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PUBLIC PERCEPTION

UPON speaking to a city-dwelling colleague recently, I have begun to appreciate j ust how wide the disconnect is between the general public and equestrianism.

You have covered this in your news pages with articles such as, “Efforts to overcome ‘disconnect’ between the public and horses” (1 September), so what are the changes in the way we gather information and form opinions?

Recently, I Googled “showjumping”. What comes up at the top of

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