While we are primarily a dressage channel recently the USEF clinic with Katie Prudent has been all over social media with controversy so we thought we would go ahead and share the complete sessions. While we don't agree with everything we also realize that that particular video currently circulating social media is EXTREMELY narrow and only highlights some particular moments whereas the clinic as as whole had many many good take aways and contrary to what is being shown Katie talks a lot about rewarding the horse and being fair which is not what those clips would have you believe. This is the group 1 session-this was THE group that sparked all the controversy now keep in mind USEF has removed some of those controversial moments (we actually feel they've done themselves a disservice by doing this as that content is already out there all over social media) that being said you can very clearly see where they've edited those moments out and do the math if you've seen the highly edited version of all the controversial spots floating around on the internet. Our personal feelings are that while Katie was very tough in moments she always explained why she was tough and that it was based in wanting the riders to be in control for safety sake and this is something that we can definitely understand! Feel free to share your comments and let us know your thoughts!
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