Growing up in the 1990s and early 2000s, I never had much experience with real bullying. Sure, there were the odd bullies in school who could put a damper on a good day, but they didn’t follow me home. When school was over, I was able to walk away from them until the next time I saw them. At the barn, none of my fellow riders ever said anything mean to me, and if anyone ever whispered about me at shows, I never knew about it.
These days, however, with the addition of social media, everyone is linked to everyone else. The bullies can follow you home now. Anything you post is out there for the world to see and comment on. The equestrian world, especially, is filled with bullies and “keyboard warriors”— people who sit behind their computer screens and type awful things to complete strangers with zero consequences.
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