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17.9.2021 Follow me…
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Sue Palmer
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June 17, 2021
Join me in an ongoing discussion on the links between performance, pain and behaviour in horses. Read about...
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To a Trickle Haynet
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Sue Palmer
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April 30, 2021
Oh evil instrument of equine teasing, morsels of food through micro holes squeezing. Filling my belly is much impeded. Takes lots of effort and much time needed. Your green nylon string so thick and strong. For a horse this is torture and just plain wrong. Tempting strands visible but so hard to attain. So very […]
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Introducing the new IHRT, Mel Nagele
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Sue Palmer
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April 27, 2021
Mel says: “… The benefits of the Intelligent Horsemanship training methods continued with a horse I purchased as a ‘weanling’, Spaghetti. IHRT Sandra Williams helped me with ‘groundwork’, ‘horse agility’ and with ‘backing’. After 20 years of not eventing, Spaghetti has completely inspired me to get back to eventing and in 2020 we completed a […]
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25.4.2021 Guest Blog from Dr Sue Dyson
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Sue Palmer
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April 25, 2021
An ethogram is a series of behaviours each with strict definitions, for example ears back behind a vertical position for five seconds or more. The Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram (RHpE) was developed to facilitate the recognition of discomfort in ridden horses, which was likely to reflect either primary musculoskeletal pain or discomfort caused by the […]
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Guest Blog: Amy MacKinnon
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Sue Palmer
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April 24, 2021
Guest guest blog from @amymackinnonequestrian Quiet, peaceful mornings I absolutely adore my quiet, peaceful mornings caring for my horses. The earlier the better! The horses low whinnies and the robin’s song are a welcome greeting. Turning out in the half light , the sounds accompanying me are birdsong and I notice the feline population of […]
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One Sixth Saddles
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Sue Palmer
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April 21, 2021
Today’s guest blog is by Val Evans from One Sixth Saddles Toys… everyone played with them as kids, everyone had a favourite toy. When I saw my favourite Marx toy horse – some 40 years after I last played with him – it brought back so many memories! I was blown away by the amazingly realistic […]
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The Effect of a Physiotherapy Intervention on Thoracolumbar Posture in Horses
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Sue Palmer
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April 15, 2021
This is the title of a peer reviewed study published in the journal Animals in October 2020. The authors are Amy Shakeshaft and Gillian Tabor. The link to the full article is below, it is open access which means it’s free for anyone to read. Amy and Gillian looked at whether baited stretches changed the […]
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Hilary and Max: February
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Sue Palmer
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April 13, 2021
A Guest Blog from Hilary Moses This month allowed Max and I to get back into the school and to hopefully start some real work. The hacking time was building up and we were doing longer distances with all the trotting. My vet had told me to avoid hills and muddy paths and that’s quite […]
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The importance of good saddle fit
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Sue Palmer
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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 […]
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What is the Intelligent Horsemanship Association?
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Sue Palmer
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March 25, 2021
With courses, horse help, membership (including a fantastic magazine and over 40 hours of online footage availabe to members), Intelligent Horsemanship has been helping horses and their owners for over 20 years. I’ve been a member of the Intelligent Horsemanship, from the very beginning. I remember, really early on, discussions with people about how this […]
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