Horse Showing Doesn’t Just Feel Expensive — It Is

Two Point Perspective · May 28, 2026 · 27m · transcript

In Episode 23 of Two Point Perspective, Elizabeth and Reynolds discuss the growing pressure inside modern horse showing and why so many riders feel like the structure of the sport has changed dramatically over the last decade.

The conversation moves beyond one town hall or one controversy and looks at the larger issues many riders, trainers, parents, and adult amateurs are reacting to: rising costs, disappearing local horse shows, shrinking lesson programs, increasing pressure on families, and the feeling that horse showing is becoming harder and harder for everyday participants to sustain…