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 President of the German Equestrian Association (FN), Hans-Joachim Erbel, has called for urgent changes. There were almost 100,000 signatures for the association's petition against the veterinary fee schedule.