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A Narrow Public Image of Equestrianism

Within Western / Eurocentric public image, equestrian culture today is visually framed through a narrow and dominant aesthetic.

Mainstream representations - particularly within contemporary European media, our current surroundings that seep through pop culture  and sporting culture portray the rider as: upper-class , rural , White, privately educated, and/or financially privileged.

 Shenell Wellington Interviewing Lily Klein French , Competitive Rider, 2026“From my experience in Kent, it was not very diverse. I only remember meeting one Black girl who rode horses. Apart from that, pretty much everyone I came across was British white [...] it was not something that people talked about or addressed” 

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