by jannie | Oct 2, 2021 | journal, Uncategorized
I was pleased to see so many people sharing my post on Skeletal Maturity. If you haven’t read it yet here is a link: https://janniesmit.com.au/skeletal-maturity/ As for most, riding is the main goal with their horses but if we can’t ride them before they get close to...
by jannie | Oct 2, 2021 | journal
I am disappointed to see that still horses as young as two years old are started under saddle, despite the clear information on the detrimental effects on starting horses too young is readily available. I am very aware there are many different opinions on when to...
by jannie | Feb 6, 2021 | journal
When am doing my Feldie sessions I try to focus on the start of the movement. This goes as far back as just the thought of that movement as all movement comes from our brain. It is quite amazing what you can feel when you really focus. It made me think about the work...
by jannie | Jun 8, 2020 | vlog
I was recently watching a lecture by Bent Branderup where he said that he hoped that every student would have at one stage a difficult horse in their life. Ivanhoe came into my life just over 10 years ago and our journey has for sure been a challenge in many ways. It...
by jannie | May 17, 2020 | journal
It has now been over 22 years ago that this girl surprised me. We have been through a lot together. My part of our journey has been full of the most wonderful moments but also filled with many mistakes (at least I recognised them later as mistakes) and huge learning...
