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6.10.2021 No Foot, No Horse

By Sue Palmer on October 6, 2021

“I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet.” Denis Waitley Musculoskeletal pain is likely to be aggravated by poor foot balance. Team GB farrier Haydn Price contributed to my book ‘Understanding Horse Performance: Brain, Pain or Training’. In his piece for the […]

5.10.2021 How To De Spook Your Horse: Conclusion

By Sue Palmer on October 5, 2021

Ruling out pain issues in a spooky horse is essential. One of the main causes of spooking, in my opinion, is discomfort. This could be musculoskeletal discomfort such as joint pain or muscle spasm, or internal discomfort such as hormonal dysfunction or gastric ulcers. Contact your vet and your local Registered Animal Musculoskeletal Practitioner (www.rampregister.org) […]

4.10.2021 Getting The Help You Need

By Sue Palmer on October 4, 2021

“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 I couldn’t help but think of dad when I came across this quote. If nothing else, for the amount […]

3.10.2021 Jan and Rebel: Part 7

By Sue Palmer on October 3, 2021

A Guest Blog by Jan Daley Lunging is all very well, but it’s hard work and it’s borrrrrring. Rebel’s weight had significantly decreased, and although his hooves would get warm occasionally, I haven’t felt digital pulses since he started his journey towards driving. The horn quality had not improved, but his hoof boots saved the […]

2.10.21 Sharing the Science

By Sue Palmer on October 2, 2021

Animal-assisted therapy for dementia In my work, I believe that the horses give me as much to me as I give to them. Since I don’t own my own horse at the moment, when I’m not at work I don’t get much equine interaction. After time off, I always notice the difference in my frame […]

1.10.2021 Thank you

By Sue Palmer on October 1, 2021

“I think it’s very important to have a feedback loop, where you’re constantly thinking about what you’ve done and how you could be doing it better. I think that’s the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.” Elon Musk I feel so lucky to […]

30.9.2021 How to De Spook Your Horse: Chapter 10

By Sue Palmer on September 30, 2021

If you’re on the ground, your horse should be able to stand relaxed either with you at his head, or with you at the end of a 12ft line out in front of him, to the side of him, or behind him, for at least 10 minutes. If you’re in the saddle, then your horse should be able...

29.9.2021 Finding The Right Help

By Sue Palmer on September 29, 2021

It can be a minefield trying to find the right help for you and your horse, and I’ve written this post in the hope of helping in some small way. Please share this information with anyone you feel would find it helpful...

28.9.2021 Poems from Pam

By Sue Palmer on September 28, 2021

_Learning how to say goodbye is the hardest thing I know_ For soon you will not be here and I’ll have to let you go. The years we’ve spent together are so special in my heart, Which now is close to breaking as too soon ...

27.9.2021 Excerpt from ‘Understanding Horse Performance: Brain, Pain or Training?’

By Sue Palmer on September 27, 2021

Chapter 1: How To Use This Book Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride, friendship without envy, or beauty without vanity? Here where grace is laced with muscle and strength by gentleness confined. He serves without servility; he has fought without enmity. There is nothing so powerful, nothing less violent; There […]

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