No hoof no horse they say …

No hoof no horse they say …

Over the years Ivanhoe has had issues with his feet, we never seem to get past his separation. I tried on several occasions to trim his feet myself under guidance of other professional hoof trimmers, I bought books and watched video’s.  It is very daunting to...
Movement Education Continues

Movement Education Continues

My trainer Jossy Reynvoet from Bittles Art of Riding (BAR) asked me a question in regards the Debono Moves, what I think was a great question and answer to share with you all. Jossy:“How do you know when a movement is healthy or not? What do you base this on. The...
Movement Education

Movement Education

Mary Debono has created a concept what she calls the Debono Moves. The Debono Moves is Movement (Re)Education and is influenced by the Feldenkrais method. Mary is a Feldenkrais practitioner (for humans) and has also been working on dogs and horses (and other animals)...
The steps

The steps

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...