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25.8.2022: Keeping the Belly in Check

By Sue Palmer on August 25, 2022

A Guest Blog By Jan Daley Rebel is often accused of being fat, sometimes with justification, especially in years gone by when I wasn’t working him as hard and often as I have been for the last couple of years. Now, he still has a wide belly, but his body conditioning score is, I think, […]

18.8.2022: Jan and Rebel

By Sue Palmer on August 18, 2022

A Guest Blog By Jan Daley July 2021 came upon us with record high temperatures, bright sunshine and blue skies. So much so that I had to remain indoors, and Rebel was just turned away for over 3 weeks. We were out once, and although we started early, it wasn’t particularly enjoyable for either of […]

7.8.2022 An Excerpt From The Book ‘Horse Massage For Horse Owners’ by Sue Palmer

By Sue Palmer on August 7, 2022

The Quarters Gluteus medius Action Extends hip and rotates limb inward Origin Lumbar part of longissimus dorsi muscle, gluteals surface of ilium, sacrum, sacroiliac ligament, broad sacrotuberous ligament Insertion Greater trochanter Biceps Femoris Action Cranial part – extends hip and stifle joints, abducts limb. Caudal part – flexes stifle and abducts limb, extends tarsal joint […]

3.8.2022: Jan and Rebel

By Sue Palmer on August 3, 2022

A Guest Blog By Jan Daley 27 May 2021, we passed our Drive500 mile marker – 14 days early! 500.8 miles took us from home to the home of a friend at Rossglass. We had lunch with Grainne (pronounced Gron-ya), then took Rebel onto Minerstown beach – his first introduction to the beach, and where […]

29.7.2022 Finding The Right Help

By Sue Palmer on July 29, 2022

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” Ralph Waldo Emerson It can be a minefield trying to find the right help for you and your horse, and I’ve written […]

27.7 Excerpt from ‘Understanding Horse Performance: Brain, Pain or Training?’

By Sue Palmer on July 27, 2022

From Chapter 12: Does your horse score 10/10 for comfort? 9. Lungeing in walk, trot and canter What to do: Lunge your horse for three to five circles on each rein on a safe, soft surface in walk, trot and canter. The ideal: The horse walks, trots and canters calmly around you in each direction, […]

18.7.2022: Jan and Rebel

By Sue Palmer on July 18, 2022

A Guest Blog By Jan Daley The Husband led us for our first outing, a beautiful 7.9 mile loop, with a 1/2 mile section along one of the loneys (ancient road, built on bedrock and boulders, bordered by stone walls) that I intend to use regularly. The bumps and jolts over the rough ground startled […]

17.7.2022 Follow me…

By Sue Palmer on July 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 […]

13.7.2022 Why is rein back often performed so badly?

By Sue Palmer on July 13, 2022

A Guest Blog By Dr Sue Dyson Sue Dyson, sue.dyson@aol.com Why is rein back often performed so badly? Rein back is a movement that we do not see horses often perform spontaneously, left to their own devices. Sometimes when two horses are playing, they will separate by moving backwards away from each other, but this […]

8.7.2022 Sam and Rabbit

By Sue Palmer on July 8, 2022

A Guest Blog by Sam Ireson Hi everyone, I hope you’re all well and enjoying life. So, another month gone by, once again it has been a quiet month for me riding wise as rabbit is still in Leonie’s capable hands. As I mentioned last time I’m still hacking, lunging, and enjoying spending time with […]

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