Tag: Petra Andersson

Hästnäringen påverkar miljön genom exempelvis sitt beroende av transporter, konsumtion av foder, produktion av gödsel och sopor samt behov av energi. I denna artikel av Susanna Hedenborg och kolleger utforskas och analyseras hur aktörer inom hästnäringen förhåller sig till transportberoendet. Resultaten presenteras som fem berättelser om hur personer med olika roller i näringen förhåller sig till transportbehovet. Näringens kunskapsbehov ser olika ut för olika grupper, och möjligheterna att förändra näringen är delvis beroende av andra aktörers handlingar.

The horse industry affects the environment through, for example, its dependence on transport, consumption of feed, production of manure and waste, and energy needs. This article by Susanna Hedenborg and colleagues explores and analyses how actors in the horse industry relate to transport dependence. The results are presented as five stories about how people with different roles in the industry relate to transport needs. The industry's needs for knowledge differ for different groups, and the opportunities to change the industry are partly dependent on the actions of other actors.

Syftet med den här artikeln är att kartlägga och analysera hur personer inom hästsporten i Sverige och Norge definierar hästsportens miljöutmaningar, samt att, enligt COM-B-modellen, identifiera förmågor, möjligheter och motivation för att utveckla en mer miljömässigt hållbar hästsektor. Undersökningen är baserad på en enkät som besvarats av 697 personer. Sammanfattningsvis kan vi konstatera att hästsektorn utvecklat ett starkare miljöengagemang än man hade för 15 år sedan.

The purpose of this article is to map and analyze how people within equestrian sports in Sweden and Norway define the environmental challenges of the sport, as well as, with a starting point in the COM-B model, identify capabilities, opportunities, and motivation to develop a more environmentally sustainable horse sector. The study is based on a questionnaire answered by 697 people. In summary, the horse sector has developed a stronger environmental commitment than it had 15 years ago

Erica Munkwitz’ Women, Horse Sports, and Liberation: Equestrianism and Britain from the 18th to the 20th Centuries (Routledge) is the first, full-length scholarly examination of British women’s late-modern involvement in equestrianism. We asked Petra Andersson, philosopher and equestrian, for a review, and she likes book, not least the idea of the historic move from sidesaddle to riding astride symbolizing women’s liberation; however, she really would have liked to see the horse play a more central part.

In this article, Susanna Hedenborg, Petra Andersson, Simon Beames, Aage Radmann and Gabriella Torell Palmquist present a project that addresses the equine sector as a threat to the environment. Applying institutional economic theory and directional transformation, and employing a mixed methods approach, the project concentrates specifically on evaluating strategies used to implement pro-environmental changes in daily work at stables, with the aim of fostering and sustaining enduring change within the equine sector.

Ethical matters pertaining to the human–horse relationship are examined in a new anthology from Routledge, Equine Cultures in Transition: Ethical Questions edited by Jonna Bornemark, Petra Andersson and Ulla Ekström von Essen. We gave the book to our own expert in equestrian and equine studies Susanna Hedenborg, and her review reveals a close critical reading of all 16 chapters. She may have wanted more, but she calls the book as it is both challenging, stimulating and inspiring.