Native Horsemanship

It’s been a while since I posted an update here, but here I am! Life’s just been busy — work here, work in Holland, and last week we moved my sister and her horses to Spain as well. Some friends came over to help her (and me), and they stayed a little longer, which meant that finally Mel took some new pictures of me working here in Spain. So now we can replace those Dutch photos with images that actually show the environment I work in now.

I’m so happy that so many horse owners are finding their way to me for barefoot trims. And I can truly say that, after more than a year, I’m really living my dream here in Spain. Thanks to you!

Do you also need a barefoot trimmer for your horse? I have a few spots available between Alicante and Valencia, just send me a message.

I promise I’ll try to be a bit more active here again. 😊

26-9 tot 1-10 Ben ik weer in Nederland. Als het goed is heeft iedereen een bericht van mij gehad.
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The importance of starting to trim your foals hooves at an early age.

A lot of the problems horses have with their hooves could have been prevented with the proper hoofcare, nutrition and movement from the day they were born.

Foals usually don’t move enough. When a foal is born their hooves are smaller than that of a grown up horse. The pressure they get from different kind of surfaces will ensure the bones will take its rightful form. If the bones stay to narrow, it can cause problems in the future.

Horses are ment to walk between 15-30 kilometers a day. They don’t walk on soft surfaces, but are used to walking on hard, uneven and challenging ground. Even foals have to walk over these surfaces to follow the herd form day one. This ensures the foals get very strong hooves and tendons.

Donderdag ga ik weer naar Nederland. De weken vliegen voorbij. Voelt alsof ik er vorige week nog was maar het is toch echt alweer 6 weken geleden.
Wil jij nog een afspraak maken? Ik heb nog een paar plekjes vrij.

Oude foto gelukkig hoef ik nu geen winterjas mee te nemen 🤪