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13.9.2021 How should a normal horse feel to ride?

By Sue Palmer on September 13, 2021

It may seem a simplistic question to ask how a normal horse should feel to a rider, but I have observed that many riders are unaware how a horse free from musculoskeletal pain should perform. This is either because they have never had the opportunity to ride a pain-free horse, or because they have become accustomed to riding horses that have adapted their movement to minimise discomfort.

12.9.2021 Sharing the Science

By Sue Palmer on September 12, 2021

A study in 2016 looked at what owners saw as the main issues for their horse(s) in dressage and eventing, and the main reasons they fed supplements.

11.9.2021 Decisions, decisions

By Sue Palmer on September 11, 2021

It can be uncomfortable for us to think about how stressful it can be for our horse simply being surrounded by people or by objects. The difference for a horse between being in his natural environment, or even in his field, and being in a stable or at a show, is huge. As with everything, some horses cope with it better than others,

10.9.2021 How To De Spook Your Horse: Chapter 6

By Sue Palmer on September 10, 2021

It can be uncomfortable for us to think about how stressful it can be for our horse simply being surrounded by people or by objects. The difference for a horse between being in his natural environment, or even in his field, and being in a stable or at a show, is huge. As with everything, some horses cope with it better than others,

9.9.2021 Ask A Busy Person

By Sue Palmer on September 9, 2021

Have you noticed that the people who are most likely to do the things they say they’ll do are often the busiest people, who seem least likely to have the time to do what you’ve asked of them? A phrase I learned many moons ago is “Ask a busy person“.

8.10.2021 Sam and Rabbit

By Sue Palmer on September 8, 2021

A Guest Blog from Sam Ireson Well where to start?! I’s been a little while since my last update. Rabbit has of course been an absolute superstar as always. We went to two further Area Festivals. One went horribly wrong due to unforeseen circumstances and resulted in a very tense Rabbit. The second I’m pleased […]

8.10.2021 Sam and Rabbit

By Sue Palmer on September 8, 2021

A Guest Blog from Sam Ireson Well where to start?! I’s been a little while since my last update. Rabbit has of course been an absolute superstar as always. We went to two further Area Festivals. One went horribly wrong due to unforeseen circumstances and resulted in a very tense Rabbit. The second I’m pleased […]

7.9.2021 Being Committed

By Sue Palmer on September 7, 2021

What if our horses don’t answer our questions? What if they are half-hearted in their response to us, or they do their best to avoid doing what was asked of them? Can we ask in a different way? Should we just ask again? And what can we do if they flatly refuse?...

6.9.2021 Growing old

By Sue Palmer on September 6, 2021

“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a ride!” Hunter S Thompson Nobody wants to get old. If […]

5.9.2021 How To De Spook Your Horse: Chapter 5

By Sue Palmer on September 5, 2021

…most of us have known a horse who wouldn’t take a wormer, or one who wouldn’t walk past a field of pigs…

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