Comments on: My Letter To Astrid http://doversworld.com/blog/2010/09/06/my-letter-to-astrid/ The website of Robert Dover Tue, 22 May 2012 09:03:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8-bleeding-edge hourly 1 By: Jamaal Wintjen http://doversworld.com/blog/2010/09/06/my-letter-to-astrid/comment-page-1/#comment-72232 Jamaal Wintjen Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:14:44 +0000 http://doversworld.com/blog/?p=3085#comment-72232 Hi there, just become alert to your weblog through Google, and located that it is truly informative. I am going to be careful for brussels. I will be grateful if you proceed this in future. Lots of folks will be benefited out of your writing. Cheers! Hi there, just become alert to your weblog through Google, and located that it is truly informative. I am going to be careful for brussels. I will be grateful if you proceed this in future. Lots of folks will be benefited out of your writing. Cheers!

]]> By: michelle http://doversworld.com/blog/2010/09/06/my-letter-to-astrid/comment-page-1/#comment-11065 michelle Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:31:47 +0000 http://doversworld.com/blog/?p=3085#comment-11065 Theo I'm now swallowing anything;) Anky sued Astrid, Astrid has nasty emails(never smart to do)from Sjef Anky dropped the law suit. Now If Astrid pulled out all the guns to defend herself well I say DUH. I'm still waiting for Robert to answer my questions but apparently they arne't going to be answered. Theo I’m now swallowing anything;) Anky sued Astrid, Astrid has nasty emails(never smart to do)from Sjef Anky dropped the law suit. Now If Astrid pulled out all the guns to defend herself well I say DUH. I’m still waiting for Robert to answer my questions but apparently they arne’t going to be answered.

]]> By: TheovanBruggen http://doversworld.com/blog/2010/09/06/my-letter-to-astrid/comment-page-1/#comment-11064 TheovanBruggen Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:20:33 +0000 http://doversworld.com/blog/?p=3085#comment-11064 @ Michelle It's obvious that you are missing the point. BUT just continue with your daily program. Just swallow the things Astrid put on your plate, without any knowledge were the food came from and how it was prepared. @ Michelle

It’s obvious that you are missing the point. BUT just continue with your daily program.

Just swallow the things Astrid put on your plate, without any knowledge were the food came from and how it was prepared.

]]> By: katja http://doversworld.com/blog/2010/09/06/my-letter-to-astrid/comment-page-1/#comment-11047 katja Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:32:49 +0000 http://doversworld.com/blog/?p=3085#comment-11047 As a admirer of both Anky and Astrid I really appreciate your words Robert, very wise indeed. Thanks for all the effort you put into writing your thoughts up, you must have put quite some time and effort into it! Hopefully this storm will blow over now, and we can all start to gear up for something way more exciting than this; the WEG! Good luck to Canada !!(from a dutch born, currently living in Sweden who spend a year in highschool in Canada;-)) As a admirer of both Anky and Astrid I really appreciate your words Robert, very wise indeed. Thanks for all the effort you put into writing your thoughts up, you must have put quite some time and effort into it!
Hopefully this storm will blow over now, and we can all start to gear up for something way more exciting than this; the WEG!
Good luck to Canada !!(from a dutch born, currently living in Sweden who spend a year in highschool in Canada;-))

]]> By: Michelle http://doversworld.com/blog/2010/09/06/my-letter-to-astrid/comment-page-1/#comment-11028 Michelle Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:09:07 +0000 http://doversworld.com/blog/?p=3085#comment-11028 Well Astrid can't control her "camp" and she didn't write them.. Can't say the same for Sjef. You crack me :) up a simple court case..Theo when you sue someone you better expect them to fight and fight hard. Exactly what did you expect? They went after her and her livelihood, good for her for taking off the gloves!!! Maybe it's American thing but you sue someone over here you'd better be prepared for a battle. Well Astrid can’t control her “camp” and she didn’t write them.. Can’t say the same for Sjef. You crack me :) up a simple court case..Theo when you sue someone you better expect them to fight and fight hard. Exactly what did you expect? They went after her and her livelihood, good for her for taking off the gloves!!! Maybe it’s American thing but you sue someone over here you’d better be prepared for a battle.

]]> By: TheovanBruggen http://doversworld.com/blog/2010/09/06/my-letter-to-astrid/comment-page-1/#comment-11025 TheovanBruggen Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:13:18 +0000 http://doversworld.com/blog/?p=3085#comment-11025 Maybe Lita Dove and I are the only ones who saw the hatemails from the Astrid Appels camp in full detail. So don't start bashing Sjef or Anky. Astrid Appels has turned a very simple courtcase into a mud slinging party from the highest level. Maybe Lita Dove and I are the only ones who saw the hatemails from the Astrid Appels camp in full detail. So don’t start bashing Sjef or Anky. Astrid Appels has turned a very simple courtcase into a mud slinging party from the highest level.

]]> By: fran Goodsell http://doversworld.com/blog/2010/09/06/my-letter-to-astrid/comment-page-1/#comment-11015 fran Goodsell Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:28:36 +0000 http://doversworld.com/blog/?p=3085#comment-11015 just to be clear! I have no problem with Anky's training methods, i mean really! who the hell am I right? I do actually have a life!! but again, I thought this was about Astrid. Sjef did represent this system of LDR in Dressage Forums and has called it the "New Classical" system. Did he not? Just because Anky is "Anky" does not give her immunity to public opinion. I think everyone has great respect for her and her amazing career, but thinkig people question things. that is freedom to think, and when we verbalize, it becomes freedom of speech. Like every other rider, Anky displays her technique in the warm up, and doesn't care who is watching. I've seen it many times. I think she's worn a tough skin for a long time and can definatly handle the criticism. I think to have a thread like this we should leave her name out and just discuss the method, NOT invented by Anky. As for the original topic Astrid vs. Anky--prior to the lawsuit, Astrid was just doing journalism at it's best. After the MANY insults and remarks coming at her from Sjef (not Anky). she defended herself and published it. It's her right..........Period Fran- just to be clear! I have no problem with Anky’s training methods, i mean really! who the hell am I right? I do actually have a life!! but again, I thought this was about Astrid. Sjef did represent this system of LDR in Dressage Forums and has called it the “New Classical” system. Did he not? Just because Anky is “Anky” does not give her immunity to public opinion. I think everyone has great respect for her and her amazing career, but thinkig people question things. that is freedom to think, and when we verbalize, it becomes freedom of speech.
Like every other rider, Anky displays her technique in the warm up, and doesn’t care who is watching. I’ve seen it many times. I think she’s worn a tough skin for a long time and can definatly handle the criticism.
I think to have a thread like this we should leave her name out and just discuss the method, NOT invented by Anky.
As for the original topic Astrid vs. Anky–prior to the lawsuit, Astrid was just doing journalism at it’s best. After the MANY insults and remarks coming at her from Sjef (not Anky). she defended herself and published it. It’s her right……….Period
Fran-

]]> By: michelle http://doversworld.com/blog/2010/09/06/my-letter-to-astrid/comment-page-1/#comment-11009 michelle Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:09:16 +0000 http://doversworld.com/blog/?p=3085#comment-11009 I must be blind I don't see where Astrid wrote two replys on here?? I must be blind I don’t see where Astrid wrote two replys on here??

]]> By: michelle http://doversworld.com/blog/2010/09/06/my-letter-to-astrid/comment-page-1/#comment-11008 michelle Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:05:23 +0000 http://doversworld.com/blog/?p=3085#comment-11008 Kim completely agree with you on the pasture issue. Kim completely agree with you on the pasture issue.

]]> By: michelle http://doversworld.com/blog/2010/09/06/my-letter-to-astrid/comment-page-1/#comment-11007 michelle Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:03:31 +0000 http://doversworld.com/blog/?p=3085#comment-11007 Robert I like you but you are a little passive aggressive:) And you should be excited about Richard and I because as you know the next political thread you and I most likely will be on the same team and we will be calling Richard boring:) Just kidding Richard. Robert I like you but you are a little passive aggressive:) And you should be excited about Richard and I because as you know the next political thread you and I most likely will be on the same team and we will be calling Richard boring:) Just kidding Richard.

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