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22.2.2022 Sharing the Science: Equestrians’ Perceptions of Horse Happiness?

By Sue Palmer on February 22, 2022

Investigating Equestrians’ Perceptions of Horse Happiness: An Exploratory Study This study asked people, via a questionnaire distributed through social media, whether their horse was happy, and whether they felt that they could recognise happiness in their horse. The vast majority of respondents felt that they could recognise when their horse was happy (94%), and that […]

21.2.2022 Concordia

By Sue Palmer on February 21, 2022

I’m delighted to share that I am teaming up with Concordia Equestrians to provide articles for their brand new bi-monthly magazine, Concordia. Take a look at Issue 1 here, I will be contributing from Issue 2. I love writing, and enjoy contributing regularly to the Intelligent Horsemanship magazine, which is available to members (along with […]

20.2.2022: The Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram – Research and Development

By Sue Palmer on February 20, 2022

Why does your saddle slip? The interrelationship of lameness, saddle slip and back shape in the general sports horse population The saddle slipping to one side is usually blamed on the saddle fit, or sometimes on the rider or on the shape of the horse. This study, involving 506 sports horses, looked at how often […]

19.2.2022 Used But Not Abused

By Sue Palmer on February 19, 2022

We owe our horses a debt of gratitude, for without them, we would not be where we are today. They deserve our respect and understanding, no matter what the commercial or competitive pressures may be. In 2014, Roly Owers, Chief Executive of World Horse Welfare, spoke to the FEI about equestrianism’s social license to operate. […]

18.2.2022: Jan and Rebel

By Sue Palmer on February 18, 2022

A Guest Blog By Jan Daley Coming into summer 2019, the weather was amazing. Perfect for tootling around our quiet country roads, even better, I was starting to look forward to taking Rebel to the beach. Or Tollymore Forest Park. Anywhere off-road where we could up our game and have fun together. The new cart […]

17.2.2022 Follow me…

By Sue Palmer on February 17, 2022

“To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.” Tony Robbins Join me in an ongoing discussion on the links between performance, pain and behaviour in horses. Read about the scientific studies in this […]

16.2.2022 Equestrianism’s Social License to Operate

By Sue Palmer on February 16, 2022

“Horse sport increasingly needs a ‘social license’ to operate, meaning it must behave ethically and responsibly if it is to continue to maintain public support.” World Horse Welfare website What is a ‘social license to operate’? Basically, it’s the support of the general public. Generally, horses in sports and leisure are very well cared for. […]

15.2.2022: The Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram – Research and Development

By Sue Palmer on February 15, 2022

Developing the RHpE Development of an ethogram for a pain scoring system in ridden horses and its application to determine the presence of musculoskeletal pain Despite evidence that nearly half of competition horses are perhaps lame, this lameness is not well recognised by owners or trainers. Another way of recognising pain in the ridden horse […]

14.2.2022 How a horse helped a human through her grief

By Sue Palmer on February 14, 2022

‘He is my world’: how a special horse helped his rider deal with grief This is the title of an article that appeared in Horse and Hound online in January 2022. Kerry Humphries talks about her relationship with her horse, One Pekan, who has helped her to handle the loss of her mother last year. […]

13.2.2022 Why do horses open their mouths during ridden exercise?

By Sue Palmer on February 13, 2022

A Guest Blog By Dr Sue Dyson There is on-going debate about noseband fit, particularly related to tightness. One of the reasons given by riders for the use of a noseband is to restrict mouth opening. Several questions arise from this. Do tight nosebands prevent mouth opening? Does this depend on the type of noseband […]

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