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20.10.2021 How To Fix Fear Of The Farrier

By Sue Palmer on October 20, 2021

How To… Fix Fear Of The Farrier… In 10 Easy Steps Chapter 1: Practise, Practise, Practise It’s not up to your farrier to train your horse. Put yourself for a moment in his position. Yes, he’s experienced (hopefully!) and he knows horses. But he’s bending down for much of the day, day after day, week […]

19.10.2021 The Mysterious World Under The Skin

By Sue Palmer on October 19, 2021

“The body is inherently a system of seamless networks of tissues rather than a collection of separate parts. These connective tissues surround, support and penetrate all of the muscles, bones, nerves and organs. This is the stuff that shapes us and gives us both stability and mobility.” Rich Ennis Every so often I come across […]

18.10.2021 Jan and Rebel: Chapter 8

By Sue Palmer on October 18, 2021

A Guest Blog From Jan Daley Rebel and I were slowly building confidence together. He was still very nervous of strangers, especially men. However, the car park, for all my distaste for sharing “my” space, was the perfect place for training. The amount and variety of litter, although disgusting on every level, was useful as […]

17. Follow me…

By Sue Palmer on October 17, 2021

“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 […]

16.10.2021 That’s Not My Job

By Sue Palmer on October 16, 2021

“This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, […]

15.10.2021 How To Fix Fear Of The Farrier

By Sue Palmer on October 15, 2021

How To… Fix Fear Of The Farrier… In 10 Easy Steps Introduction Jack was one of the most reliable coloured cobs you could ever have asked to meet. He hacked out once or twice a week in walk and trot around the lanes, safe and apparently sound. He was easy to do in every way, […]

14.10.2021 Lucky Lady

By Sue Palmer on October 14, 2021

“I have never been bored an hour in my life. I get up every morning wondering what new strange glamorous thing is going to happen and it happens at fairly regular intervals. Lady Luck has been good to me and I fancy she has been good to everyone. Only some people are dour, and when […]

13.10.2021 Guest Blog from Dr Sue Dyson

By Sue Palmer on October 13, 2021

Indicators from a rider’s perspective that something may be wrong By Dr Sue Dyson Sometimes a horse’s ridden performance changes without there being any obvious signs of what the underlying problem may be. Frequently this is due to low grade lameness which the horse effectively obscures by adapting its movement, most notably by stiffening the […]

12.10.2021 Sharing the Science: Joint Mobilisation and the Nervous System

By Sue Palmer on October 12, 2021

I was looking into research around physical therapy and the autonomic nervous system, and I came across the review below. It triggered me to look deeper into some of things mentioned, and I’m sharing some information here to help you look in more depth if you’d like to. The review I’ve included below looked at […]

11.10.2021 The Importance Of Family

By Sue Palmer on October 11, 2021

“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.” Jane Howard Since losing my dad in June this year, I’ve spent a lot more time with my family than I usually would’ve done. And to be fair, I’m […]

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