Henson Friesian Stud

17/01/2025

Horse of the Year 2025 🖤

The South African Friesian Breeders Association is proud to be a part of “The Horse of the Year 2025” event. Please visit the link below for all entry and Show details.
We hope to see all our members supporting this Show.

https://www.kyalamiparkclub.co.za/

15/01/2025

After the storm… 🌧️

05/01/2025

Henson 2024 (2)

05/01/2025

Henson 2024 (1)

23/12/2024

Feetjies @ Henson 🧚 🧚‍♀️ 🧚‍♂️
Almal jubel & loof U saam na die lekker reën😇
Dankbaar!

20/12/2024

PELVIC PROBLEMS – UNDERSTANDING SACROILIAC DISEASE IN HORSES

Sacroiliac disease is a relatively common condition that affects the sacroiliac (SI) region in horses.

The sacroiliac joints, located where the spine meets the pelvis, play a crucial role in the horse’s locomotion and ability to carry weight.

Damage and dysfunction in the joints and the region generally can give rise to obvious pain and lameness, but symptoms are often more subtle and not immediately apparent. Either way, issues in this sacroiliac area can significantly impact a horse’s performance and overall well-being.

In this article, we look at the symptoms of sacroiliac disease, the way it is diagnosed, and how it can be treated and managed.

You can read the article here:

https://hqmagazine.co.za/pelvic-problems-understanding-sacroiliac-disease-in-horses/

20/12/2024

11/12/2024

Sums Up The Way Horses Make You Feel ♡ ♥💕❤😘

11/12/2024

RECOGNISING HIDDEN PAIN IN HORSES

Recent advancements in research and the development of ethograms cataloguing signs of pain are casting light on what has long been an area of silent suffering for horses. Over the past decade, numerous studies have confirmed specific facial expressions and behaviours that typically indicate pain in horses. However, cultural influences steeped in centuries of art have normalised and even romanticised these very signs—such as wide eyes, gaping mouths, and hyper-flexed necks—leading to their acceptance in horse sport. As a result, even clear warning signs like pinned ears, tail swishing, and pawing are frequently overlooked or misinterpreted as 'bad behaviour'.

Anthropomorphising horses has undoubtedly helped foster a deeper connection between humans and equines. Nonetheless, it has also perpetuated harmful myths, such as the notion of horses 'scheming' to avoid work or plotting against riders. Such misinterpretations can lead to dismissing genuine signs of discomfort, labelling mares as 'mare-ish', or labelling certain horses as inherently grumpy. However, horses lack a highly developed frontal lobe, making it impossible for them to scheme and fake injuries or to be inherently 'grumpy'.

In this article, we look at the changes that are occurring in understanding pain, discomfort, anxiety, and other welfare-compromising states and begin to examine what this new knowledge means for horse owners and horse sport in the future.

You can read the full article here:

https://hqmagazine.co.za/recognising-hidden-pain-in-horses-a-shift-in-perspective/

11/12/2024

Waiting for the rain 🌧️ 🌧️ 🌧️

09/12/2024

Barak van Henson,three weeks old!
Sire:Kalvin Fân Stal Bellefleur
Dam: Liskje R (Ulke 338 X Jillis 301)
🖤🖤🖤

09/12/2024

Wium van Huyssteen with the trophies from KPC League 2024 Dressage series held at Kyalami Equestrian Park 2024 for Kalvin Fan Stal Bellefleur for the Big Tour🖤🖤 & Cecil-John F van Benmar for Elementary🖤
Well done👌🏻

07/12/2024

Henson Faith made her dressage debut into Novice with rider & trainer
Cecilia Michalethos Otto this weekend with 63% & 68%🖤
Congratulations to owner Laurien Botha Kemp🖤