Compassionate Riders - Happy & Healthy Horses!
by Michele Stuurman · Published February 16, 2025 · Last modified February 17, 2025
Get in TTouch with your horse – and no, that isn’t a spelling mistake. TTouch and TTeam are methods that have been developed by Linda Tellington-Jones, a very well-known horsewoman from Canada. Her work has been ground-breaking in its focus on horse welfare and gentle methods of riding, training...
Do you know how to ride the best working tempo on any horse? If yes, this will help a lot in keeping your own horse healthy and happy. Even better: it will help you improve every horse you ride! In our earlier posts, you could read why it’s so...
What is the best working gait for YOUR horse? In our last blog post we discussed Working Gaits. And how important they are in training your horse the best way. In this post you can find examples to give you an idea how this can vary from horse to...
Want to keep your horse healthy? Then it’s not just about how long you should walk, trot and canter. The question is if you ride the RIGHT walk, trot and canter. How fast or how slow you ride can make a huge difference. Hurry or wait – what is...
Dressage / Riding / Riding skills / The rider / The seat and aids / Training
by Michele Stuurman · Published April 30, 2022 · Last modified May 1, 2022
The goal of riding is easy, don’t you think? If you jump – your horse should get over the fence without touching it. If you ‘do dressage’, your horse should do all the movements and do them in the right place. Unfortunately, as most riders have found out, it’s...
Ethics / Horsekeeping / Riding / Training / Welfare
by Michele Stuurman · Published August 20, 2020 · Last modified April 10, 2021
Do you ever wonder if your horse is happy? Some people think animals have no feelings at all. Philosophers and scientists have been debating this question for centuries. For me, the answer is easy. I am around horses a lot. And I think they clearly show a lot of...
Hoof care / Hooves / Horsekeeping / Practical tips / Training
by Michele Stuurman · Published April 10, 2020 · Last modified April 10, 2021
It’s less work to keep your hoof trimmer happy than to find a new one! It is not easy finding a good hoof care professional (or ‘hoof trimmer’, as we say around here in Norway). And most good ones have more than enough to do. In other words: if you...
Enjoy the ride!
Michele Stuurman
