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Floxely is expecting a foal! Are you following along? Part 5
This will be the last part before Floxely gives birth. Since the last part, which ended in March of this year, a lot has changed with...

Heltie Horse
Jun 103 min read


Floxely is expecting a foal! Are you following along? Part 4
Soooooo happy!!! After nearly two years, it finally worked out — Floxely is pregnant! I could hardly believe it actually happened,...

Heltie Horse
May 283 min read


Floxely is expecting a foal! Are you following along? Part 1
It is now March 2025 and that means that in about 3.5 months Marjolijn's mare (Floxely) will have a foal. Super cool of course and very...

Heltie Horse
May 204 min read


Guest blog Tophooi: What is really good hay?
If you ask horse owners what the biggest challenge in horse keeping is, I think it is finding good quality hay. Not too dusty, not too...

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May 204 min read


Guest blog HOPE for Horses: communication is connection
For me, dealing with horses is a big fat party every day! The way of connecting with horses is something that is easier for me than with...

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May 205 min read


Guest blog: Brainwork for horses, a nice winter activity
With the recent unpleasant winter weather, it is not always easy to stay motivated to do something with your horse. Especially if you...

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May 204 min read


Guest blog HOPE for Horses: Sometimes you have to invest first!
I had to laugh a little at this title myself! Anyone who owns horses knows that keeping them is, or can be, quite an investment. As long...

Heltie Horse
May 205 min read


Guest blog HOPE for Horses: what are we doing?
Heady title of this blog huh? I agree, but it should perhaps be discussed at some point. Because, what are we doing in horse country? 4...

Heltie Horse
May 205 min read


HOPE for Horses: Training with a traumatized horse.
Sometimes you buy/receive a horse of which you already know that it comes with some baggage. And sometimes a horse comes into your life...

Heltie Horse
May 205 min read


# HOPE for Horses: Respect always pays back
So, "the suffering caused by fireworks" is behind us for a while. No matter how well you prepare your horses, it's not their favorite...

Heltie Horse
May 205 min read


Guest blog Marjan Cornelis: How to prevent CPL from worsening
Marjan Cornelis is an orthomolecular nutritionist and lymphatic drainage therapist for horses. She has extensive experience treating...

Heltie Horse
May 207 min read


The introverts, it's not about what you see!
*Written from personal experience by Marjolijn.* "People often say "What a calm horse you have", "She doesn't seem to startle easily",...

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May 203 min read


Guest blog HOPE for Horses: Stress in horses
The science has discovered that when a body is experiencing stress, cell division occurs differently than when there is no stress. This...

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May 205 min read


Guest blog Vitalbix: How to choose a good balancer?
A balancer is meant to restore the balance in your horse's diet. This means: replenishing the vitamins and minerals that are not present...

Heltie Horse
May 205 min read


Guest blog: Francis Dalebout - The Limits of Supplements in respiratory complaints and where homeopathy goes further.
Hay fever, pollen allergy, dust allergy, asthma... Many horses suffer chronically from respiratory problems with coughing, excessive...

Heltie Horse
May 206 min read


What nutrition and supplements does Floxely, the horse of our colleague Marjolijn, receive?
At HELTIE horse, we are all horse girls and each have our own horse. Talking about horses, horse health, and horse nutrition fits...

Heltie Horse
May 205 min read


Guest blog Miranda Hoogenberg from HOPE for Horses: from HARD to HEART
Having and training a (young) horse can be so much fun, if you have the right horse... or the right help with training..... but........

Heltie Horse
May 205 min read


Guest blog Bart van Heesbeen: Prevailing beliefs about nutrition in equestrian sports
In my previous article for HELTIE horse® I wrote about natural nutrition in sports. In this sequel, I would like to discuss prevailing...

Heltie Horse
May 205 min read


# Guest blog Horse & Habitat: everything about sowing your pasture
Spring is a good time to start sowing. Sowing has several advantages. You can fill in bare spots with plants you want to have there,...

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May 204 min read


Guest blog Growth Factory: Using a horse as a therapy horse? Is that weird?
Using a horse for the learning goals of your client? Is that strange, airy-fairy, or actually just day-care instead of working concretely...

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May 203 min read
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