Tag: Petra Andersson
Hästsportens miljöarbete: Viljan finns – men också stora utmaningar
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.
Environmental sustainability in Equestrian Sports: Motivation and major challenges
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
Horse riding from side to astride – a precursor to women’s liberation
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.
Riding Schools as Future Learning Centers for an Environmentally Just Equine Sector and Broader Society
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.
New ways of understanding the human–horse relationship
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.
