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1.5.2022 Thank you

By Sue Palmer on May 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 […]

29.3.2022 Finding The Right Help

By Sue Palmer on March 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 […]

27.3.2022 Excerpt from ‘Understanding Horse Performance: Brain, Pain or Training?’

By Sue Palmer on March 27, 2022

From Chapter 12: Does your horse score 10/10 for comfort? 5. Feel along the back and spine What to do: Using your first and second finger, press into the muscle of the ‘wither pocket’ just behind your horse’s shoulder blade, a couple of inches away from his spine. Pressing about as hard as you would […]

26.3.2022 Lower RHpE Score Linked To Higher Placings

By Sue Palmer on March 26, 2022

“Eventers that show the least signs of musculoskeletal discomfort are most likely to be highly placed, a study has found.” I was delighted to read a report in the Horse and Hound online newsletter yesterday on the application of the Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram to grassroots eventing. You can read the article here. You may […]

25.3.2022: The Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram – Research and Development

By Sue Palmer on March 25, 2022

Lame On Both Front Legs? This study shows just how difficult it is to recognise lameness when it’s in both front legs. The researchers created short term lameness in 11 horses, by causing pressure-induced pain on the sole. They measured the movement of the horses, sound and lame, on a treadmill. There was very little […]

24.3.2022 A Horse Is For Life

By Sue Palmer on March 24, 2022

“To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors.” Tia Walker I can’t say it any better than this beautifully written post that was shared on Facebook a couple of days ago by Natalie McGoldrick, South Coast Equine Vets. A horse is for life. I know the reality isn’t […]

23.1.2022 Hilary, Max and Zen

By Sue Palmer on March 23, 2022

A Guest Blog by Hilary Moses February began with some appalling weather. Really high winds and 3 storms in a row. Zen was booked to start his proper jump education but it was cancelled. He was also entered into another walk and trot competition at a new venue for him, but this was cancelled too. […]

22.3.2022 Sharing The Science: The 2020 Five Domains Model

By Sue Palmer on March 22, 2022

The 2020 Five Domains Model: Including Human–Animal Interactions in Assessments of Animal Welfare This is a really interesting review paper looking at the positive and negative effects of various things on the health and well being of animals. The study divides the assessment of animal welfare (not just equine) into five domains: nutrition, physical environment, […]

21.3.2022 Just A Second…

By Sue Palmer on March 21, 2022

“Alice: How long is forever? White Rabbit: Sometimes, just one second.” Lewis Carroll Just a second, that’s all it can take to change your life. Yesterday, I was on a yard when an accident happened. Completely unexpected, out of character, and impossible to predict. I was not involved, other than in caring for those affected. […]

20.3.2022: The Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram – Research and Development

By Sue Palmer on March 20, 2022

Would A Bone Scan Help You Figure Out What’s Wrong? As a lay person, it’s easy to think that a bone scan is one of the best diagnostic tools available, a gold standard in diagnosing what’s wrong with our horse. This study looked at how effective the bone scan is, by looking at how well […]

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