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Webinar with Dr Veronica Fowler

By Sue Palmer on March 20, 2021

Have you come across the Facebook page ‘Dr Fowler’s BadScience:MadScience’? Dr Veronica Fowler breaks down the most talked about equine topics and provides a unique insight into why sometimes conclusions are much less conclusive than we might think. And now there’s an opportunity to listen to her in person! Dr Fowler is giving a webinar […]

Sue’s Journal: Do What You Love

By Sue Palmer on March 19, 2021

“If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.” Marc Anthony As time moves on, so does life, and I’m excited to be steering my business in new directions as well as continuing to do what I know. My work treating horses is a passion, and it’s rewarding to be […]

How to… Box Rest: Chapter 9

By Sue Palmer on March 18, 2021

Feet and teeth As a physio, these are not my area of expertise. However, if I had a horse on box rest, the farrier and equine dental technician would definitely be part of the ‘team’ looking after him. Much is going to depend on the reason for the box rest. Your farrier may already be […]

Do you want to lose weight?

By Sue Palmer on March 17, 2021

Guest blog from Lorraine Harris, @simplicityhealthandweightloss People want to lose weight for a variety of reasons; fitness, health or to make sports easier. Focusing on why you want to lose weight is key to getting started. Being clear about your end aims, and the reasons behind it, ensures that you can make short term and […]

What is the Register of Animal Musculoskeletal Practitioners, also known as RAMP?

By Sue Palmer on March 16, 2021

Chiropractic, Osteopathy and Physiotherapy approaches to animal care are very popular with animal owners. The RAMP Register only accepts people who meet the RAMP Standards. These include educational qualifications including knowledge base, skills & proficiency, proof of Professional Indemnity Insurance, proof of Public Liability Insurance – to make sure you are covered in case of […]

How to… Box Rest: Chapter 8

By Sue Palmer on March 15, 2021

Keep him occupied Sometimes it can help to keep your horse occupied, to help relieve the boredom of being in all the time. Many horses actually cope surprisingly well with box rest, and it doesn’t seem to bother them at all. Others hate it. As with everything else, you have to weigh up the pros […]

14.3.2021 What is the British Horse Society?

By Sue Palmer on March 14, 2021

The British Horse Society, more commonly known as the BHS, was founded in 1947. It has grown over the past 70 years to become the largest and most influential equestrian charity in the UK, with over 115,000 members. They aim to protect and promote the interests of all horses and those who care about them, […]

Hilary and Max: January

By Sue Palmer on March 13, 2021

A Guest Blog by Hilary Moses This was the month that Max and I had been looking forward to massively. At last his rehab allowed us to trot. We were up to 45 minutes of walking every other day and you really can’t get very far in 45 minutes at walk. The routes were all […]

12.3.2021 How to… Box Rest: Chapter 7

By Sue Palmer on March 12, 2021

Physical Therapy I’m a Chartered Physiotherapist, of course I’m going to recommend physio for a horse on box rest! Being serious though, I struggle to understand why someone would say that their horse doesn’t need treatment when he’s on box rest, unless they’re managing to do all the grooming, mobilisation and walking out exercise suggested […]

11.3.2021 Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?

By Sue Palmer on March 11, 2021

“Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates. At the first gate, ask yourself “Is it true?”. At the second gate ask “Is it necessary?”. At the third gate ask “Is it Kind?”” Normally I would attribute a quote to it’s original source, but in this case, I haven’t been able to find […]

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