Compassionate Riders - Happy & Healthy Horses!
Horse care / Tack / Welfare
by Michele Stuurman · Published February 29, 2024 · Last modified March 18, 2024
Is bandage use in horses now forbidden?!? Should you stop wrapping up your horse? In this blog post you will find out all about the background of this development. And many tips about what you can do instead, to keep your horse healthy and happy. Fashion comes and goes...
by Michele Stuurman · Published January 11, 2024 · Last modified January 14, 2024
Can my poor horse be outside in really cold weather? And wait – why is there a picture of a moose on this blog page? Aren’t we talking about horses here? Our home, Raaken Farm, is in the south of Norway. Recently temperatures have been dropping to -25....
Contraction (2): How to easily recognize this hoof problem Our last post discussed the work of an english veterinarian, Bracy Clark (find it here). Bracy Clark did some very interesting experiments with horse hooves. One of the things he showed with these experiments was that shoeing over time will change...
Hoof care / Hooves / Horsekeeping / Welfare
by Michele Stuurman · Published October 12, 2023 · Last modified October 19, 2023
Contraction (1): What an experiment from 200 years ago can teach us today… More than 200 years ago, a young English veterinarian realized that many horses in use were suffering from a certain hoof problem. A problem that caused (amongst other things) sore feet, stumbling, short steps and lameness. He...
Ethics / Horsekeeping / Riding / Training / Welfare
by Michele Stuurman · Published August 20, 2020 · Last modified April 10, 2021
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...
Enjoy the ride!
Michele Stuurman
Icy weather? Time for some helpful studs in your life!
February 21, 2024
