Bitless bridles are also now permissible in lower levels as one northern European country reacts to the challenge of 'social licence'.

The Danish Ride Forbund (DRF) decision is the first known case of an off-camera remark personnel being held to account.

Mark Bellissimo has sold the equestrian publication that has been in existence for 85 years to Andreas Helgstrand's Global Equestrian Group.