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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 […]

11.2.2022 My Learnings From The Saddle Research Trust 4th International Conference

By Sue Palmer on February 11, 2022

I was grateful to be able to watch the replay of the Saddle Research Trust 4th International Conference, which was presented online on 11th December 2021. Here I share with you some of my learnings from the conference. Find out more about the Saddle Research Trust, and see the proceedings from previous conferences, at www.saddleresearchtrust.com. […]

10.2.2022 How To… Care For The Older Horse… In 10 Easy Steps: Conclusion

By Sue Palmer on February 10, 2022

Conclusion Whether he’s lived his life with you, or has had multiple owners before he came into your life, your older horse has done his duty, served his time. It’s only right that you continue to do your best by him as he ages. We cannot stop the ageing process, and it is inevitable that […]

8.2.2022 Sam and Rabbit

By Sue Palmer on February 8, 2022

A Guest Blog by Sam Ireson Welcome back guys! So I’ve had a very very busy and exciting month. As I mentioned to you all last month, we had three qualifications for area festivals. Two at Elementary and one at Medium. The first Elementary qualification we had entered at Solihull. The preparation in the weeks […]

7.2.2022 An Excerpt From The Book ‘Horse Massage For Horse Owners’ by Sue Palmer: Kneading

By Sue Palmer on February 7, 2022

Practising on yourself Make a fist with your hand, and place the flat surface between your knuckles and your finger joints against your skin. Slowly and firmly press into the skin and muscle, squashing it under your hand. Keeping the muscle squashed, gently rotate your wrist and forearm so that the skin under your fist […]

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