This is a 6-year-old 2020 blog that I have updated a bit. The curse of the curves is about my ever-ongoing consciousness of my weight. I'm not the lightest. Not the shortest either, though for Dutch standards I'm pretty average. In the UK however I seem to tower over many of my fellow endurance riders. The topic of rider w...
This is a recorded webinar from the "Train smarter" trilogy of webinars, and it focusses on how every horse is different.You already know a lot of this because of the first series of tutorials, but it is always good to have it all in one talk.Enjoy
A separate talk for the balance of conformation of our horse, it is vital for healthy performance and therefor vital for us as riders to have an idea of what we have to look for in the balance of an endurance horse. A horse that is build on the forehand will have a greater risk of injury of the front legs. When we are aware of that, we can help the...
A separate talk for the balance of conformation of our horse, it is vital for healthy performance and therefor vital for us as riders to have an idea of what we have to look for in the balance of an endurance horse. A horse that is build on the forehand will have a greater risk of injury of the front legs. When we are aware of that, we can help the...
Can't say I am particularly fond of gravy really (something to do with not wanting different foods on my plate to touch each other...) but I know a lot of people like the stuff, especially here in the UK. Though I'm pretty sure nobody likes cold gravy. ?Cold gravy is stagnant, it smells iffy, it tastes crap, and it looks disgusting... (and it ...
Do you know the expression "having a monkey on your back"? It means you have an addiction. Well, I wish it was just a monkey on my back. Suffering from multiple horse syndrome, I have horses on my back. And they are bloody heavy! Horses get a lot heavier on your back in the winter months... especially long tough winters like this one and last winte...
In this week of mental health awareness, I felt like writing a little piece to share some of my thoughts and experience about this. What we all see on the outside is not necessarily what is going on on the inside. We try to look our best, act confident and pretend all is well. Social media is aiding that: don't we all select th...
