✨ 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 🐴✨🫶