Guest Blog 18 - The Horse Physio - Sue Palmer

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Positive Posture: Part 2

By Sue Palmer on April 7, 2021

Would you like to improve your horses’ posture? Would you like to learn some simple exercises for your horse from the ground to do this? Would you like an online course that gives you exercises to do in the stable, in the arena and out hacking? There is just such a course, with a range […]

Webinar with Dr Sue Dyson

By Sue Palmer on April 6, 2021

Join Dr Sue Dyson on a webinar with Intelligent Horsemanship on Wednesday 7th April at 7.30pm. It’s free for members of the Intelligent Horsemanship Association, or £7.50 if you’re not a member. To get your tickets, head to www.intelligenthorsemanship.co.uk. I’ve followed Sue Dyson’s work for many years. I was lucky enough to shadow her at […]

Pilates with Sally

By Sue Palmer on April 4, 2021

A Guest Blog from Sally Kitching Hi I’m Sally Kitching and I’ve been teaching Pilates for over 18 years. The Pilates method was invented by Joseph Pilates in the 1940s. He was a sickly child and as an adult didn’t want this to continue. So he took movements from yoga and gymnastics and created the […]

29.3.2021 Radio Humphrey

By Sue Palmer on March 29, 2021

A poem by Pam Neill I start at seven every day, five if Jason’s been to stay I broadcast to him what we need – you’re up now man, give us some feed! He tends to go whatever I say. Can’t he just give us some hay? It really is not much to ask. Come […]

The importance of good saddle fit

By Sue Palmer on March 26, 2021

A guest blog from Dr Sue Dyson The importance of good saddle fit for correct function of the horse’s back and for back muscle development If a horse is working correctly, so scores at least 6/10 based on conventional dressage scoring (satisfactory), with a saddle that fits well, then during a work period of 30 […]

Do you want to lose weight?

By Sue Palmer on March 17, 2021

Guest blog from Lorraine Harris, @simplicityhealthandweightloss People want to lose weight for a variety of reasons; fitness, health or to make sports easier. Focusing on why you want to lose weight is key to getting started. Being clear about your end aims, and the reasons behind it, ensures that you can make short term and […]

Hilary and Max: January

By Sue Palmer on March 13, 2021

A Guest Blog by Hilary Moses This was the month that Max and I had been looking forward to massively. At last his rehab allowed us to trot. We were up to 45 minutes of walking every other day and you really can’t get very far in 45 minutes at walk. The routes were all […]

8.3.2021 Rescue to Driving: Journey of a Shetland Pony

By Sue Palmer on March 8, 2021

“Well, if you won’t take him, he’s going to the factory next week”. So was my introduction to a 2yo Shetland, penned in a corner of a cowshed by 2 gates for 18 months. He’d never had a hand on him, other than the odd whack on the backside to usher him from one space […]

Introducing Hilary and Max

By Sue Palmer on March 4, 2021

A Guest Blog by Hilary Moses My name is Hilary and I own the most wonderful horse. His name is Friday Feeling, aka Max. He is a 16.1 IDxTB sport horse and I’ve owned him since he was 5. He’s now 13. My criteria for buying him was to find a horse with a good […]

Positive Posture: Part 1

By Sue Palmer on March 2, 2021

I’m a great believer in ‘Your best posture is your next posture.’ Have you thought much about your horse’s posture, and how it might be affecting him? Or how you might help him improve his posture? A colleague of mine, Dr Gillian Tabor, is running an online course in equine rehabilitation and posture. The course […]

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