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23.5.2022 Hilary, Max and Zen

By Sue Palmer on May 23, 2022

A Guest Blog by Hilary Moses March began with a busy week for Zen. I’m very excited about doing dressage to music with him, so we hired a local long arena and went to film the floor plan which I’ve written. He was very good, having never been to the venue, and it was good […]

22.5.22 Trees Can Help Lower Blood Pressure

By Sue Palmer on May 22, 2022

Sharing The Science Who knew that science would be needed to prove that taking time out in nature is good for you? I read a sentence recently about how, although it’s important for what we do to be evidence-based (to be led by the science), it’s also important to apply common sense. For example, real […]

21.5.2022 An Excerpt From The Book ‘Horse Massage For Horse Owners’ by Sue Palmer

By Sue Palmer on May 21, 2022

Anatomy This chapter discusses seven key muscles in the horse. I aim to give an overview of the whole body through picking muscles that cover a large proportion of the horse. Please don’t get hung up on remembering the names of the muscles – think of them as labels necessary for me to be able […]

20.5.2022: The Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram – Research and Development

By Sue Palmer on May 20, 2022

Can You Recognise Lameness From Your Horse’s Face? Using a previously developed list of facial expressions in the ridden horse (facial expression ethogram), a researcher studied 519 photographs of lame and non-lame horses. The photos included some horses before and after nerve blocks (i.e. lame, and then sound / non-lame). Pain scores were higher for […]

19.5.2022 Being Creative With Emotions

By Sue Palmer on May 19, 2022

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart” Helen Keller I listened to some advice on how to manage anger. It was fascinating, a meditation teacher starting his talk by admitting that he has anger management issues. Who would have thought […]

18.5.2022: Jan and Rebel

By Sue Palmer on May 18, 2022

A Guest Blog By Jan Daley January 2020 saw Rebel and his goat companion Snowy (The Boys) going to live with Pony Borstal Lady (PBL) for a couple of months for re-schooling since I wasn’t physically or emotionally fit enough to do the groundwork. My confidence was at an all-time low, and only the thought […]

16.5.2022 Healing Tears

By Sue Palmer on May 16, 2022

“But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more.”Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid I’ve done a lot of crying over the last year. I miss my dad. Often, I’ve tried to hide my tears from my son, and when I do cry in front of him, I tend to apologise […]

15.5.2022: The Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram – Research and Development

By Sue Palmer on May 15, 2022

Recognising Your Horse’s Pain Face Thirteen people from different equestrian backgrounds were trained to look at photographs of horse’s heads and pick out specific features. They had a list of what they were looking for (an ethogram of ridden horse facial expressions), and had to mark each item as yes, no, or cannot see. Once […]

14.5.2022 Can Humans Hibernate?

By Sue Palmer on May 14, 2022

“I’m afraid we shall waste an awful lot of time.” “Don’t worry,” answered Snufkin, “we shall have wonderful dreams, and when we wake up it’ll be spring.” Tove Jansson, Finn Family Moomintroll Can humans hibernate? This was not what I was expecting in a TED Talk! When the talk on hibernation began, and the presenter […]

13.5.2022 Does A Crooked Tail Carriage Mean Anything?

By Sue Palmer on May 13, 2022

A Guest Blog By Dr Sue Dyson, VetMB PhD A crooked tail carriage – does this mean anything? Sue Dyson, sue.dyson@aol.com A horse’s tail is effectively an extension of the thoracolumbosacral region (the back). A normal horse ‘carries’ the tail, so the dock region is variably arched upwards, rather than being clamped to the buttocks, […]

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