🐴 GET GOOD HORSEMANSHIP TIP 16.
✨ Longevity is built quietly - unfortunately so is damage. Every rushed session, every ignored stiffness, every “just get through it” ride adds up. We don’t take years off a horse in one dramatic moment. We do it through repetition, imbalance, poor preparation, and uneducated decisions. It’s the daily choices, in no particular order: ✔️ balanced work on both sides ✔️ good (and suitable) nutrition ✔️ living conditions ✔️ social life ✔️ hoof care (barefoot or shod) ✔️ dental care ✔️ a worm care program ✔️ disease control & prevention (vaccinations etc.) ✔️ proper recovery (from intense exercise or injury or sickness) ✔️ understanding how their body functions ✔️ never ending education If we truly love them, the goal isn’t short-term performance, it's putting years into their bodies and not taking them away - for the long term. 👉 2 x questions: What would you need to Get Good at understanding better, to protect your horse’s body? What else would you add to the list? Zoë 🐴✨🫶