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What Ethically Run Horse Business Owners Wish People Knew About This Life
The Week of the Abscesses, 3 out of 3.5 horses lame. Only Splashy Pony (in the photo) has four good feet. Splashy checking out the hoof ascess gear and poultice. I remind myself, as I am shuffling poultices and buckets and farrier tools, how blessed I am to have studied farriery in Finland in the 90s. It means I can do my own hoof care and support my herd through weeks like this. But much like our beloved farmers, we as horse owners cannot control the conditions, the weather,

Merja Sumiloff
Dec 7, 20254 min read


Q: How to make sense of the Charlotte Dujardin situation?
The privilege of being the Personality Decoder in the equestrian industry is that in times of shock, people turn to me to make sense of...

Merja Sumiloff
Jul 25, 20243 min read


Failing Forward
How to shoot for the stars and not get discouraged in the process If you could achieve anything with your horse, what would it be? Would...

Merja Sumiloff
Jul 13, 20243 min read
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