They called me
“wonder horse”...
I am watching you! I know what the spotlight feels like in the eyes, I know the applause that never meant anything to me, just as it doesn't to you. It drowns out your pain, and while they celebrate the riders, you are dying inside... They call you “coward”? They called me “wonder horse.”
We both “spoke”!
Vayron, we both know that behind all these names they are only hiding their inability to understand us. No, they don’t even make the attempt, because they imagine we have to understand them, have to understand them for God’s sake! My rider once claimed in an interview that I unfortunately couldn’t tell him how I was doing. I would have liked to kick the stable wall with my sick leg. Now your rider says exactly the same thing, as if years hadn’t passed — as if time had stood still. Vayron, just like you, I was constantly speaking. No, not in human, we can only recognize and assign facial expressions, but we spoke, in our own very unique way. But they refuse to learn this language! They refuse to listen to us at all. Because if they did, everything would collapse above them!
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We both screamed silently!
Vayron, I see the white in your eyes when you try to see something while they force you roughly into the Rollkur. They call it LDR now, don’t they?
These hypocrites!
Vayron, I see the white in your eyes, your shortness of breath, your cramped muscles, your attempts to escape the martyrdom, but they answer with the curb bit at the ready, with harsh jerks in your sensitive mouth, with stabs of spurs... Vayron, I see your tail swishing and know it only too well! They say you are difficult, yet you are just screaming. I also screamed, screamed silently, but they laughed and celebrated their next victory. A victory at my expense, at the expense of my body and at the expense of my soul...
You are no “coward”! You are strong!
Vayron, I could not save myself and no one else could save me. My body broke under this system. But your letter – it has changed something. Thousands have read it and they are now learning the vocabulary of your pain and the words that are supposed to disguise your pain. You are no coward! You are strong for being able to endure all of this still! Do not be afraid of having “nothing left to say” one day, because now people are starting to question the silence. I am with you. With every step – whether in the light or in the shadows...
Your Totilas
Original-Text: Regina Rheinwald
Übersetzung: Copilot
About Regina Rheinwald
Regina Rheinwald looks back on decades of experience in the equestrian world. As a former rider, competitive rider, and owner of a riding school that was a member of the regional equestrian association, she knows the system’s structures from the inside.
Her solid expertise is complemented by her studies in equine ethology at a private academy in Switzerland, her work as an equine behavior therapist, and her authorship of books and specialist articles.
In 2015, she shook the equestrian world with her investigative book, which for the first time provided proof of violence in equestrian sports and sent shockwaves through the riding community:
2015: Ein Buch, das nie erschien - vom System Gewalt gegen das Pferd
2026:
Forthcoming release Mai/Juni 2026: Systemkollaps! Vom System Gewalt gegen das Pferd im Reitsport zur wirklichen Partnerschaft!
Estimated publication date of the English edition: June/July 2026: System Collapse! From a System of Violence Against Horses in Equestrian Sports to a True Partnership!
Estimated publication date for the Implementation Compass: Late 2026 / Early Winter 2026
Learn more: https://www.regina-rheinwald-das-pferde-atelier-fuer-wort-und-bild.com/