Rider’s fitness week 1: Squats
Today is the beginning of a ten-week rider’s fitness challenge! And you are invited to participate. Together with Rider vitality coach, D…
Interview with Leonie Hoppe
Leonie Hoppe is one of Germany’s most successful young riders ever. With her silver dapple stallion Fylkir vom Kranichtal she won the F1 …
Fitness for riders: Dayenne Vos explains
To compete at a high-level horses have to be in top condition, but the same goes for the riders. The fitter you are the better you can ri…
NK: Christa F1,F2& T3 champion
Today was the final day of the Dutch championships at Wedstrijden Zuid in Oirschot. The day started early at eight ‚O clock sharp because…
NK: Christa in the lead in F1 & F2
The second day of the Dutch Championships in Oirschot began early today with the fourgait V3 at 8:30. In the heat, the riders and horses …
NK Oirschot: Rúna, Odette, Valerie & Jin in the lead
Today was the first day of the Dutch Championships in Oirschot. The tournament began on the pace track, where the PP1 was ridden at 9:30 …
Hafnarfjörður shooter is in police custody
This morning, an armed man fired shots at around 7 o’clock in the morning in a building in Hafnarfjörður. The Icelandic special task forc…
Guðmundur; the first man with transplanted arms
Seventeen months ago the Icelander Guðmundur Felix Grétarsson went to Lyon for a 15-hour surgery. He walked into the hospital with no arm…
Watch & learn: the hoof GP
Maybe you wouldn’t have thought you would be looking at videos of cow’s hooves, but I frankly have found it very educative. I always saw …
Patting horses on the neck, reward or cause of stress?
We all know those riders who finish a great test and then pat a horse on the neck with enthusiasm. But does this “patting“ mean a rewar…
Riders, be mindful of how you use ‚your‘ photos
Lately, competition photos have become a hot item. They are everywhere. On Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, personal websites, isibless, Eiðf…
AT: Salzburger & Tiroler championships
This weekend, the Salzburger and Tiroler championships took place at Islandpferde Burghauser, which is half an hour from the city of Salz…