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2.3.2022 Sharing The Science: Investigation And Diagnosis of Lameness In Horses

By Sue Palmer on March 2, 2022

Pain Management In Horses Pain is an essential for survival. However, we know that sometimes we have to cause pain to horses, for example through surgery. And we know that there are various other ways in which horses end up in pain. What’s more difficult is how we recognise that pain, and how we manage […]

1.3.2022 Thank you

By Sue Palmer on March 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 […]

28.2.2022 Finding The Right Help

By Sue Palmer on February 28, 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 […]

27.2.2022 Excerpt from ‘Understanding Horse Performance: Brain, Pain or Training?’

By Sue Palmer on February 27, 2022

From Chapter 12: Does your horse score 10/10 for comfort? 4. Feel through neck and girth area What to do: Feel through the muscles in your horse’s neck, particularly around the base of the neck. Use the tips of two or four fingers (as opposed to the palm of your hand), pressing as hard as […]

Study Supports Equestrianisms Social License To Compete

By Sue Palmer on February 26, 2022

Eventing placings related to how comfortable the horse is in his ridden work A study published yesterday found that horses with a lower score on the Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram were more likely to be placed in the top three at BE 90, BE 100, and BE Novice events. The most common score on the […]

26.2.2022 Equestrian Australia introduces rider weight rules

By Sue Palmer on February 26, 2022

I’m delighted to say that Equestrian Australia have introduced rules on rider weight. Although this will of course be controversial, in my opinion it is a much needed ruling to progress equine welfare. We all have our horses’ well being and quality of life at the forefront of our activities with them. Sometimes new evidence […]

25.2.2022: The Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram – Research and Development

By Sue Palmer on February 25, 2022

Lameness investigation should include ridden assessment Subjective Gait Assessment of 57 Sports Horses in Normal Work: A Comparison of the Response to Flexion Tests, Movement in Hand, on the Lunge, and Ridden Normally, if we’re looking to see if a horse is lame, we watch him in hand and on the lunge. Sometimes, however, lameness […]

My thoughts on recent events in the equestrian world…

By Sue Palmer on February 24, 2022

Whatever your feelings are on these matters, it is clear that the views of the general public, both equestrian and non-equestrian, have had a significant impact on the sport of riding horses. Equestrianism’s social license to compete requires public acceptance of the use of horses in sport, and the general public will not tolerate what they see as abuse, whether or not the equestrian public and professionals see things the same way.

24.2.2022 The Worlds Best Value Equine Membership Club…

By Sue Palmer on February 24, 2022

I’m not into selling. It’s educating and informing that interests me. Sharing knowledge that those with better brains than me have learned and shared. Disseminating the science in a way that makes sense to me, and hopefully to you. Picking through what’s out there and doing my best to figure out what’s real and what’s […]

23.2.2022 Hilary, Max and Zen

By Sue Palmer on February 23, 2022

A Guest Blog by Hilary Moses Christmas came and went, with both horses enjoying a little time off. My daughter came to stay and has always ridden, so Max and Zen went out together for a mother/daughter hack which was lovely. Then Zens’ training recommenced, firstly with his flat work, where I decided with a […]

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