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4.9.2021 New Treatment Clinic In Stafford

By Sue Palmer on September 4, 2021

The most exciting part of this for me is the opportunity to help more horses, and in turn you, the owners, riders and handlers.

3.9.2021 Jan and Rebel. Part 5

By Sue Palmer on September 3, 2021

Making that decision not to throw in the towel, climbing out of bed and out of my wallow of self-pity despite a poor prognosis is the hardest thing I’ve ever done.

2.9.2021 Sharing the Science

By Sue Palmer on September 2, 2021

“Physiotherapy assessment of the equine athlete is carried out by qualified physiotherapists…”

1.9.2021 It’s Good To Be Back

By Sue Palmer on September 1, 2021

“He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much…”

17.9.2021 Follow me…

By Sue Palmer on June 17, 2021

Join me in an ongoing discussion on the links between performance, pain and behaviour in horses. Read about...

14.6.2021 How To Resolve Ear Shy Behaviour

By Sue Palmer on June 14, 2021

‘Her frustration rose each time he jerked his head away from her. Why did he have to be so annoying? It wasn’t as though she was asking much of him. She just wanted to clean the mud from behind his ears. They couldn’t go to the lesson looking like this.’ A study published in 2016 […]

11.6.2021 If only I had had a sharper pair of scissors…

By Sue Palmer on June 11, 2021

I heard the yelling in the next door barn, and I ran. The bay colt had the ring of his head collar caught on the catch of the stable door. I sprinted back to my stable, grabbed my scissors, and shot back to the colt. I sawed away at the head collar, and he struggled. […]

New Beginnings

By Sue Palmer on May 5, 2021

How do you decide who to ask to help you with your horse? It depends of course on the kind of help that you are looking for. I attended a BHS CPD day run by, at the time, one of only two BHS instructors who is also a level 4 UKCC coach. She talked about […]

How To Make More Time

By Sue Palmer on May 4, 2021

“It’s not a matter of getting more time, it’s a matter of making more time” In this time of crazy mad rushing around to get everything done, it’s easy to think that we haven’t got enough time. A couple of my favourite books about making more of our time are ‘Rest’ by Alex Pang, and […]

How Do Horses Behave When They’re Tacked Up?

By Sue Palmer on May 3, 2021

On 23rd January 2021 a study was published in Equine Veterinary Education titled “An investigation of behaviour during tacking‐up and mounting in ridden sports and leisure horses.” Authors Dyson, Bondi, Routh, Pollard, Preston, McConnell, and Kydd concluded that “Abnormal behaviour during tacking‐up and mounting was common.” The objective of the study was to look at […]

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