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Category: Compassion, Connection, Curiosity and Communication

“Please listen to me”

By Sue Palmer on April 23, 2023

I don’t want to buck you off. There’s a sharp pain every time I go into canter when you’re riding me, and I can’t help but react to it. I don’t understand it, it doesn’t happen if I canter in the field. Please listen to me. I know you love me and want the best for me. I don’t know how else to tell you I’m hurting.

How to understand what your horse is telling you

By Sue Palmer on February 21, 2023

I know that I will look back in ten years, and wish I knew now what I will know then about how horses communicate. Even when we do our best to understand what our horse is telling us, I suspect we could know more.

10.7.2022 When You’re Feeling The Pressure

By Sue Palmer on July 10, 2022

I love writing. It’s something I’ll do when I’ve got time on my hands, just for the fun of it. Wait… what does that mean, having time on my hands?! At this point, I’m feeling the pressure. I’m so delighted to be writing my next book, on recognising pain in the ridden horse, and in […]

4.7.2022 The Miracle That Is Our Body

By Sue Palmer on July 4, 2022

The Horse and Hound report on how Nicola Wilson is doing after her fall is a sobering reminder of just how much we take our bodies for granted. It’s also a reminder to me of how much good the Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists do as part of the medical team. Although there are mistakes and […]

1.7.2022 Thank you

By Sue Palmer on July 1, 2022

“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 […]

1.6.2022 Thank you

By Sue Palmer on June 1, 2022

“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 […]

28.5.2022 Who has helped you recently, and how?

By Sue Palmer on May 28, 2022

A Guest Blog by Jan Daley I know I do bleat on about The Husband, and if I was listening to someone else I’d probably roll my eyes and mime fingers-down-throat-and-vomit at such nauseating gushing. I know that no-one else would invest the ongoing time, effort, care, and meticulous planning that this man invests in […]

26.5.2022 Who Inspires You?

By Sue Palmer on May 26, 2022

A Guest Blog by Jan Daley I’m not sure if “inspire” is the right word. Incite frustration, irritation, shock, incredulity, love, humour, drama; there was never room for insipid! I grew up listening to fireside tales of post-war smuggling of rationed foodstuffs, of travel, and music, and travel, and animals. Of building a gypsy caravan, […]

24.5.2022 The Limits In Your Mind

By Sue Palmer on May 24, 2022

“The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.” Arthur C. Clarke In some areas of my life, I’ve spent a lot of time being told that I’m not good enough. So much so that I’ve come to believe that I really am not good enough. […]

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 […]

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