[HIGHLIGHTS] Are horses becoming unaffordable? “The hobby is destroying itself”

Are horses becoming unaffordable? “The hobby is destroying itself”. “If riding is supposed to remain a popular sport, then we are heading in the wrong direction,” says Maike Gahr from the “HerzensGut’ active stable in Flierich.

The new fee schedule for veterinarians has been in effect for about a year, and now the President of the German Equestrian Association (FN) Hans-Joachim Erbel, has called for urgent changes.