Horse & Hound

The crucial role commentators can play in horse sport's future

COMMENTATORS play a key role in how horse sport is perceived by the general public –and the language used needs to reflect this, stakeholders agree.

As the industry continues to look at public acceptance of horse sport, it has been discussed that everyone has a part to play.

Commentator John Kyle, who covered the Rio and Tokyo Games for Olympic Broadcasting Services, told he believes the broadcaster and commentators’ role in social licence has been “somewhat overlooked”.

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