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15.5.2022: The Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram – Research and Development

By Sue Palmer on May 15, 2022

Recognising Your Horse’s Pain Face Thirteen people from different equestrian backgrounds were trained to look at photographs of horse’s heads and pick out specific features. They had a list of what they were looking for (an ethogram of ridden horse facial expressions), and had to mark each item as yes, no, or cannot see. Once […]

14.5.2022 Can Humans Hibernate?

By Sue Palmer on May 14, 2022

“I’m afraid we shall waste an awful lot of time.” “Don’t worry,” answered Snufkin, “we shall have wonderful dreams, and when we wake up it’ll be spring.” Tove Jansson, Finn Family Moomintroll Can humans hibernate? This was not what I was expecting in a TED Talk! When the talk on hibernation began, and the presenter […]

13.5.2022 Does A Crooked Tail Carriage Mean Anything?

By Sue Palmer on May 13, 2022

A Guest Blog By Dr Sue Dyson, VetMB PhD A crooked tail carriage – does this mean anything? Sue Dyson, sue.dyson@aol.com A horse’s tail is effectively an extension of the thoracolumbosacral region (the back). A normal horse ‘carries’ the tail, so the dock region is variably arched upwards, rather than being clamped to the buttocks, […]

12.5.2022 Treating Equine Gastric Glandular Disease

By Sue Palmer on May 12, 2022

Sharing The Science A few weeks ago I visited a client whose horse had been diagnosed multiple times with gastric ulcers. Several times over the past few years he has been scoped, treated, and re-scoped clear, only for the ulcers to return a few weeks or months later. Thankfully the owner can recognise the symptoms. […]

11.5.2022 Time For Yourself

By Sue Palmer on May 11, 2022

“Yesterday’s the past, tomorrow’s the future, but today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present.” Bil Keane Time for yourself equals time for others If you have a good work life balance, or a good balance between time for yourself and serving others, then you are the exception rather than the rule. Listening […]

10.5.2022: The Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram – Research and Development

By Sue Palmer on May 10, 2022

Does Your Horse Lean In On The Turn? This small study looked at how much horses leant in on the circle, both in hand and ridden, in trot and canter. The researchers found no differences between the amount of lean to the left compared to the right, which suggests that leaning in more on one […]

Understanding and Using the Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram

By Sue Palmer on May 9, 2022

The Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram (RHpE) is a list of 24 behaviours, the majority of which are ten or more times likely to be seen in a horse with musculoskeletal pain. Studies have shown that a horse who shows 8 or more of the 24 behaviours listed in the ridden horse pain ethogram is likely to have musculoskeletal pain.

8.5.2022 Sam and Rabbit

By Sue Palmer on May 8, 2022

A Guest Blog by Sam Ireson Hello everyone! It seems like a very long time since I’ve written a blog, and a lot has happened since we last spoke. The last time I spoke to you, I had gained my Nationals qualification and was waiting eagerly for it to come around. We had a fantastic […]

7.5.2022 An Excerpt From The Book ‘Horse Massage For Horse Owners’ by Sue Palmer

By Sue Palmer on May 7, 2022

Cross Fibre Friction Cross fibre friction is a technique that is not included in the ‘standard’ massage routine. However, if you find an area that would benefit from further massage work, this is a technique that you can use. You will find that I refer to it often in the chapter on ‘Problem Solving’. Practising […]

6.5.2022 Being Real

By Sue Palmer on May 6, 2022

“The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau This morning’s ‘Daily Trip’ meditation on Calm was around being real. We put so much effort into making good impressions, putting on the right face, wanting to say and do the right thing. I’m not saying that we shouldn’t think […]

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