Our lucky streak is officially over. All was well until we started cantering about three weeks ago. Ever since we added canter work into our training there's been a gradual decrease in Caven's performance. At first it was hardly noticable, but then it got drastically worse with each training session ( Read more... )

It looks like Caven is finally out of the woods! Last weekend our physiotherapist came to check on him and she was impressed by how well he's recovered! So all the training, massages and exercises we did daily really paid off! Caven is in good shape, his back is completely pain-free and his muscles are back to how they should be. Finally some good ( Read more... )

I don't even want to sound too positive saying Caven and I are back in training, because everything is still not well... It's been four weeks now since we've slowly started working Caven under saddle again. At the same time he's been and still is being treated by a physiotherapist weekly. We build Caven's training according to her treatment and ( Read more... )

Man, why can't I keep up with the blog entries? I have so much stuff I wanna write about and every day I'm like "I'm gonna write as soon as I get home!" but guess what, that never happens ( Read more... )

Last week has been really stressful, for me as well as for Caven. We've been training, doing flatwork every day to keep Caven's stamina in shape and strengthen his muscles, had an appointment with a saddler and then had a physiotherapist check on and treat Caven throughly (massages and acupuncture included ( Read more... )

Caven is currently shedding his winter coat, and the amount of fur I brush off of him every day is insane. It's a mircale he isn't completely naked yet. And I get to take part of him home with me. His hair is simply everywhere. On my clothes, in my pockets, on the furniture at home even though he obviously has never set a foot in there. It's ( Read more... )

The beauty of communicating with a horse is, you don't need any words. You don't even need your voice. Sometimes, your mood alone is enough. Horses are extremely sensitive creatures and they can read your mood like we can read a text book ( Read more... )

Sometimes I would really love to know what Caven is thinking. Like today, when we were walking through the forest and the ground got muddy, and he got nervous. What did he think was gonna happen? That he would sink in and the ground would swallow him whole ( Read more... )

Back on Track is an expensive, German horse gear brand specializing in tack that helps the healing process and supports the curative treatment of a horse. They offer gear like rugs and horse boots made of a specific kind of fabric that reflects the horse's body heat in order to help relax sore muscles, increase the blood flow, support the oxygen ( Read more... )

Two days ago, during training, I took another heavy fall that landed me straight in hospital. In hindsight I can say I was lucky enough to have gotten away with "just" a concussion and contusions. But this time, it was a rather severe concussion, blackout and memory loss included ( Read more... )