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8.7.2022 Sam and Rabbit

By Sue Palmer on July 8, 2022

A Guest Blog by Sam Ireson Hi everyone, I hope you’re all well and enjoying life. So, another month gone by, once again it has been a quiet month for me riding wise as rabbit is still in Leonie’s capable hands. As I mentioned last time I’m still hacking, lunging, and enjoying spending time with […]

7.7.2022 An Excerpt From The Book ‘Horse Massage For Horse Owners’ by Sue Palmer

By Sue Palmer on July 7, 2022

The Back Longissimus Dorsi Action: Extends back and neck, stabilises vertebral column Origin: Wing of iliac bone, spinous processes of sacrum and lumbar and thoracic vertebrae Insertion: Transverse processes C4 to C7, and tubercles of ribs Massage Essentials When the longissimus dorsi muscle contracts, it causes the back to hollow. This is the opposite to […]

6.7.2022 Hilary, Max, and Zen

By Sue Palmer on July 6, 2022

A Guest Blog by Hilary Moses I like to be prepared for a competition. I’m not someone who can pull their horse out of the field and go off and compete without prior thought or preparation. So in May, I was already thinking about the area 5 dressage to music competition in June and how […]

5.7.2022 “..Obesity Leads To Behavioural Indicators Of Pain..”

By Sue Palmer on July 5, 2022

Diet-induced obesity leads to behavioral indicators of pain preceding structural joint damage in wild-type mice I spend a lot of time explaining to horse owners that fat horses are more likely to be in pain. The excess weight puts excess strain through their joints. If those joints already have arthritic changes going on, then the […]

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 […]

3.7.2022: Jan and Rebel

By Sue Palmer on July 3, 2022

A Guest Blog By Jan Daley March 2021! Where has that year gone?! It’s said that if St Patrick’s Day is dry, there will be no rain for 40 days. And so it has proved again. In fact due to my increasing immunosuppressant-induced photosensitivity, I got a seriously sunburned face in February. We reduced my […]

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 […]

29.6.2022 Finding The Right Help

By Sue Palmer on June 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 […]

27.6.2022 Excerpt from ‘Understanding Horse Performance: Brain, Pain or Training?’

By Sue Palmer on June 27, 2022

From Chapter 12: Does your horse score 10/10 for comfort? 8. Tight turn in walk and backing up What to do: Turn your horse in a tight turn around you in walk. Make sure that he keeps moving ever so slightly forwards as he turns, but you are aiming to have his inside hind cross […]

18.6.2022: Jan and Rebel

By Sue Palmer on June 18, 2022

A Guest Blog By Jan Daley At the end of August we finally replaced my (dead!) car with a Ford Custom van for easy transport of The Boys and cart in 1 vehicle; no towing required! After a few covid-induced false starts, we customised it with 2 new bulkheads, a water heater, roof-rack, ladder, and […]

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