I just want to make a post in support of the incredible person that is Shelby Dennis of Milestone Equestrian @sdequus @sdequus2 - who is dealing with a lot of hate after a certain horse Youtuber made a very cruel and petty video about her.
Shelby has been revolutionising the horse world, founding an Equine Welfare organisation that is holding the FEI to account and showing incredible growth and progress in the world of positive reinforcement horse training.
To see someone's education and years work be diminished to "trying to get more followers by copying *insert person's name here* thing" actually makes me so angry and the video that was made by this person was just nothing but unhinged ranting about a decade old drama and personal attacks, calling Shelby a grifter despite very clear evidence to the contrary and transparency.
Shelby has been advocating for marginalised groups and been outspoken against the genocide in Palestine - at risk to her own business. Her advocacy extends beyond just animals, which is admirable and brave given the current political climate.
I'm tired of seeing actual grifters tear down others to avoid taking accountability for their own behaviour. And rather than given the nastiness more attention than it deserves, I want to draw attention to Shelby's work instead. I celebrate her contribution to progressing horse training and equine science forward and she gives me hope for the future of horse training.
See some videos below of some of the actual real transformations that she acheived through positive reinforcement and welfare based methods.
There's hope for the horse world in Shelby Dennis' work and advocacy and I post this just as a fan of her work to try to create some more positivity in a very frustrating and difficult world right now.
