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8.2.2022 Sam and Rabbit

By Sue Palmer on February 8, 2022
A Guest Blog by Sam Ireson Welcome back guys! So I’ve had a very very busy and exciting month. As I mentioned to you all last month, we had three qualifications for area festivals. Two at Elementary and one at Medium. The first Elementary qualification we had entered at Solihull. The preparation in the weeks […]
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7.2.2022 An Excerpt From The Book ‘Horse Massage For Horse Owners’ by Sue Palmer: Kneading

By Sue Palmer on February 7, 2022
Practising on yourself Make a fist with your hand, and place the flat surface between your knuckles and your finger joints against your skin. Slowly and firmly press into the skin and muscle, squashing it under your hand. Keeping the muscle squashed, gently rotate your wrist and forearm so that the skin under your fist […]
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6.2.2022 My Learnings From The Saddle Research Trust 4th International Conference

By Sue Palmer on February 6, 2022
I was grateful to be able to watch the replay of the Saddle Research Trust 4th International Conference, which was presented online on 11th December 2021. Here I share with you some of my learnings from the conference. Find out more about the Saddle Research Trust, and see the proceedings from previous conferences, at www.saddleresearchtrust.com. […]
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5.2.2022 How To… Care For The Older Horse… In 10 Easy Steps: Chapter 10

By Sue Palmer on February 5, 2022
Chapter 10: Comfort In my opinion, the older horse has earned the right to a level of comfort. One of the difficulties, of course, is working out what ‘comfort’ means for your horse. Don’t assume that keeping him comfortable means having him wrapped up in plenty of rugs, or kept safe in the stable out […]
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4.2.2022 My Learnings From The Saddle Research Trust 4th International Conference

By Sue Palmer on February 4, 2022
I was grateful to be able to watch the replay of the Saddle Research Trust 4th International Conference, which was presented online on 11th December 2021. Here I share with you some of my learnings from the conference. Find out more about the Saddle Research Trust, and see the proceedings from previous conferences, at www.saddleresearchtrust.com. […]
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3.2.2022: Jan and Rebel

By Sue Palmer on February 3, 2022
A Guest Blog By Jan Daley 2019 started well. By March, Rebel – now nearly 9yo – was getting trim and fit. I’d given him a really dreadful bib clip, as although the weather was improving and he was sweating up, it was still very changeable. I was finding the exercise cart heavy for me […]
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2.2.2022 Sharing The Science: The Horse-Rider Relationship

By Sue Palmer on February 2, 2022
Symbiosis or Sporting Tool? Competition and the Horse-Rider Relationship in Elite Equestrian Sports by Rachel C. Hogg and Gene A. Hodgins Is the horse-rider relationship essential to success, irrelevant to success, or does it negatively impact on success? Is success determined by how the rider sees success, or by how others see success? As you […]
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31.1.2022 My Learnings From The Saddle Research Trust 4th International Conference

By Sue Palmer on January 31, 2022
I was grateful to be able to watch the replay of the Saddle Research Trust 4th International Conference, which was presented online on 11th December 2021. Here I share with you some of my learnings from the conference. Find out more about the Saddle Research Trust, and see the proceedings from previous conferences, at www.saddleresearchtrust.com. […]
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30.1.2022 How To… Care For The Older Horse… In 10 Easy Steps: Chapter 9

By Sue Palmer on January 30, 2022
Chapter 9: Farrier The older horse is likely to need some extra care and attention to his feet, but for different reasons to the younger horse. Hoof growth usually slows down as the horse ages, and so you might get away with less regular visits from the farrier. On the other side of the coin, […]
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29.1.2022 Finding The Right Help

By Sue Palmer on January 29, 2022
“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” Ralph Waldo Emerson It can be a minefield trying to find the right help for you and your horse, and I’ve written […]
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