TIME FOR A HALFHALT...? Balance yourself - and your horse!
How would you like a job that is often dangerous? And very hard on your body? On top of that unpredictable, and needing a lot of knowledge, technical skills and physical strength? Horse hooves need maintenance. Doing hoof maintenance for a living – as a farrier or a barefoot...
The goal of riding is easy, don’t you think? If you jump – your horse should get over the fence without touching it. If you ‘do dressage’, your horse should do all the movements and do them in the right place. Unfortunately, as most riders have found out, it’s...
Do you ever wonder if your horse is happy? Some people think animals have no feelings at all. Philosophers and scientists have been debating this question for centuries. For me, the answer is easy. I am around horses a lot. And I think they clearly show a lot of...
It’s less work to keep your hoof trimmer happy than to find a new one! It is not easy finding a good hoof care professional (or ‘hoof trimmer’, as we say around here in Norway). And most good ones have more than enough to do. In other words: if you...