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50 Easy last-minute holiday gifts and stocking stuffers for riders – something we all need in these hectic weeks! Here you can find gift ideas for every person on your list. From your horse-mad child to your ‘stable sister’, and from little stocking stuffers to big-ticket items. Even if...
Smash your shopping – find 12 useful gift ideas for every horse and rider in this blog post. Christmas is only a few weeks away…. Start thinking about your shopping now. And use the Black Friday-sales to find great deals for everybody on your list. Those with two legs,...
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...
Hoof care / Hooves / Horsekeeping / Practical tips
by Michele Stuurman · Published May 7, 2022 · Last modified May 8, 2022
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...
Enjoy the ride!
Michele Stuurman
Icy weather? Time for some helpful studs in your life!
February 21, 2024
