Winter is here and with it the eternal question: “Do I put a blanket on my horse?”. In fact, the best one to inform you would certainly be your horse themselves, you would just need to find a way to make them speak. Well, this is what Norwegian researchers have done. We explain you…
“My horse refused to jump another red obstacle…I tell you he doesn’t like that color! It scares him! And he keeps seeing ghosts in the woods when I’m out hacking, I think he needs glasses!” Well, how do horses see? What if I tell you that horses can’t see red and that they can…
Breaking-in is still regularly associated with bucking. This is often the case until one discovers that with an ethological approach, one can break in their horse in a calm and gentle way. To have some advice on this, I called on Sébastien Jaulin, ethologist and head of the Education Department at the Haras de…
Relaxation exercises for your horse is a great way to help them progress and prevent musculoskeletal problems. These 13 exercises are perfectly complementary to ridden exercises and they will give great results, on the condition that you do them well and that you respect your horse! In this article, we have given you all…
Here are a few general pieces of advice to learn and understand the crucial things in the search for performance and pleasure! By Jonathan Rougier, sport psychologist and hunter trainer 1️⃣ Set goals and achieve them! Setting goals for yourself allows you to structure your progression, and to assess your progress as the season…
“But what’s that noise!? This being the first question that comes to mind when we call it for the first time. This rather impressive noise usually alerts riders first. But what is it? Is it a handicap for the horse? And what should we do about it? I’ll explain everything! 1 – Laryngeal Hemiplegia,…
As in humans, horses can too become overweight! It is common for horse owners to say that they like their horse being a bit chubby, but trust me, it can do more harm than good. In this article, we will discuss the risks associated with an overweight horse, how to detect it and also…
Mastering the art of impulsion is important to progress, both in dressage and jumping. It is important when jumping to have the correct canter to approach the jumps, or in dressage to have the correct pace to perform your movements, this can only be achieved when you have correct impulsion. In this article, we…
“Wow you have an awesome six-pack! How did you get it? Do you work out?” “Uh, no…I just ride.” “No way, that’s crazy! I ride every day and I’m not nearly as fit.” “Well, you just need the right exercises!” We talk a lot about building your horse’s strength on this blog, but not…
“Yikes! That course is brutal. The course designer really cut loose today. He must have woken up on the wrong side of the bed and decided to take it out on us. This is going to be a disaster.” Have you ever looked a course and thought about saying your final goodbyes to your…
