'They've let down the equestrian world'

Dan Skelton speaks out on Brexit’s impact and why we must sell our sport

- Jennifer Donald

THE biggest problem we have right now in the horse industry, not just racing, is Brexit. We're all feeling its impact and politicians, Brexiteers and its implementers have let the equestrian world down massively.

The problems seem to stem from the fact that all the new legislation was pushed through in such a haphazard way that a lot of industries got forgotten and there's no question that the equine industry was one of the most forgotten of the whole lot.

Politicians have effectively alienated a whole section of the population, but what makes it even more frustrating is a failure to recognise its consequences since.

I have no doubt that many of them will have shrugged their shoulders in response to what they believe to be an affluent demographic struggling, but the equine world is a thriving industry as well as a pleasure market.

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