As the Russian offensive in Ukraine has stalled over the past few weeks there have been reports that disillusioned Russian troops, many of them conscripts, are refusing to follow orders, deserting and even defecting to offer the Ukrainian military vital intelligence. It’s hard to verify these reports, but the Russian military has a track record of alienating its soldiers, going back perhaps most famously to the mutiny on the Battleship Potemkin before the first world war.

In the second world war, as many as 150,000 Russian soldiers were shot for desertion (usually retreating in the face of enemy fire), and desertion became commonplace in Russia’s invasions of Afghanistan and Chechnya. Now, with morale plummeting, this pattern seems to be repeating itself.

There are few sights more stirring than a thoroughbred horse in full flow over jumps or on the racecourse. But the equine world is dogged with stories of ill treatment of these magnificent creatures. We owe it to them to train and treat them ethically. And if you find you are sore after training, here’s how to avoid the pain of muscle recovery.

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