Guest Blog 7 - The Horse Physio - Sue Palmer

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23.5.2022 Hilary, Max and Zen

By Sue Palmer on May 23, 2022

A Guest Blog by Hilary Moses March began with a busy week for Zen. I’m very excited about doing dressage to music with him, so we hired a local long arena and went to film the floor plan which I’ve written. He was very good, having never been to the venue, and it was good […]

22.5.22 Trees Can Help Lower Blood Pressure

By Sue Palmer on May 22, 2022

Sharing The Science Who knew that science would be needed to prove that taking time out in nature is good for you? I read a sentence recently about how, although it’s important for what we do to be evidence-based (to be led by the science), it’s also important to apply common sense. For example, real […]

21.5.2022 An Excerpt From The Book ‘Horse Massage For Horse Owners’ by Sue Palmer

By Sue Palmer on May 21, 2022

Anatomy This chapter discusses seven key muscles in the horse. I aim to give an overview of the whole body through picking muscles that cover a large proportion of the horse. Please don’t get hung up on remembering the names of the muscles – think of them as labels necessary for me to be able […]

18.5.2022: Jan and Rebel

By Sue Palmer on May 18, 2022

A Guest Blog By Jan Daley January 2020 saw Rebel and his goat companion Snowy (The Boys) going to live with Pony Borstal Lady (PBL) for a couple of months for re-schooling since I wasn’t physically or emotionally fit enough to do the groundwork. My confidence was at an all-time low, and only the thought […]

14.5.2022 Can Humans Hibernate?

By Sue Palmer on May 14, 2022

“I’m afraid we shall waste an awful lot of time.” “Don’t worry,” answered Snufkin, “we shall have wonderful dreams, and when we wake up it’ll be spring.” Tove Jansson, Finn Family Moomintroll Can humans hibernate? This was not what I was expecting in a TED Talk! When the talk on hibernation began, and the presenter […]

13.5.2022 Does A Crooked Tail Carriage Mean Anything?

By Sue Palmer on May 13, 2022

A Guest Blog By Dr Sue Dyson, VetMB PhD A crooked tail carriage – does this mean anything? Sue Dyson, sue.dyson@aol.com A horse’s tail is effectively an extension of the thoracolumbosacral region (the back). A normal horse ‘carries’ the tail, so the dock region is variably arched upwards, rather than being clamped to the buttocks, […]

8.5.2022 Sam and Rabbit

By Sue Palmer on May 8, 2022

A Guest Blog by Sam Ireson Hello everyone! It seems like a very long time since I’ve written a blog, and a lot has happened since we last spoke. The last time I spoke to you, I had gained my Nationals qualification and was waiting eagerly for it to come around. We had a fantastic […]

7.5.2022 An Excerpt From The Book ‘Horse Massage For Horse Owners’ by Sue Palmer

By Sue Palmer on May 7, 2022

Cross Fibre Friction Cross fibre friction is a technique that is not included in the ‘standard’ massage routine. However, if you find an area that would benefit from further massage work, this is a technique that you can use. You will find that I refer to it often in the chapter on ‘Problem Solving’. Practising […]

5.5.2022: The Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram – Research and Development

By Sue Palmer on May 5, 2022

On The Turn Although we know that horses move differently on a circle to how they move in a straight line, the differences in movement of the back haven’t been measured. This study set out to address that. The authors found that there was less symmetry in the movement of the back within the stride […]

5.5.2022: The Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram – Research and Development

By Sue Palmer on May 5, 2022

On The Turn Although we know that horses move differently on a circle to how they move in a straight line, the differences in movement of the back haven’t been measured. This study set out to address that. The authors found that there was less symmetry in the movement of the back within the stride […]

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