“Depending on the horse, I travel them in either four bandages or only two. All of them get bell boots in front, and also depending on the horse some of them get travel boots on top of the bandages on the hind legs.

I usually like to have a blanket on, even a thin one if it is hot, because I like to keep their backs warm. I would rather have more blankets on and have the air fresh in the truck, than the other way around.

In the plane I want my horses to have their own hay nets so that if they get greedy there won’ be a fight. I also like to use the head-board between the horses so that they have some peace. I normally send with them a cooler and a thin woollen blanket in the flight bag. I also pack a few bags of muesli and mash, and add some vitamin c to the food to make sure they stay fresh. I don’t put my horses on fluids before flying; Checkmate was the only horse I ever set on fluids before getting on the plane. It was not that he was a bad traveller, he just got really excited.  

What works super is to put a handful of mash in a bucket of water, my horses drink really well like that. I have been told that it is also better for the horses to get the water in this way, because it gets into their system slower than when they get fluids into the vein.

When I arrive at a show I always leave all the boots and bandages on in the box and wait until they have rolled. I have had horses that roll so much they might get hurt while doing that, that is why I leave the protection on.”

“For the ring, I usually start with brushing the horse. Some of them get a magnetic – or massage – blanket on, and I plait them while they have it on. If it is a bigger class, I plait, but if I know we will be only doing a training round, I don’t plait.

If they get bell boots on – or studs – I do that in the beginning to make sure I have enough time in case there is a problem putting those things on.

After jumping, I wash them if needed or brush them. I like to use Arnica, Traumeel gel or Tendonil on the legs and knees. Most of my horses get iced after jumping, and the majority of them also get bandages at night – or stable boots – depending on the horse. Depending on the ground and how much the horses have been jumping, I pack the hoofs with Magna-Poultice.

As to the tack, our bridles and saddles are from Prestige, all boots, blankets and saddle pads are from Eskadron and clothes from Pikeur.”

“Our horses eat muesli and Lucerne three times a day. Lucerne is good for the stomach because it has a lot of fibre in it, and it makes the horses eat a bit slower. We feed hay three times a day also. Most of our horses are stabled on shavings.

Depending on the horse, most them go out in the paddock, they are ridden and go out to the walker daily. Each horse has their own plan depending on how they are feeling and how much they are showing; Fibonacci for example goes out in the paddock two times a day.”