Guest Blog 9 - The Horse Physio - Sue Palmer

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3.3.2022: Jan and Rebel

By Sue Palmer on March 3, 2022

A Guest Blog By Jan Daley On pain of death – or my beautiful HyperBike being angle-ground into inch long pieces – I was forbidden to risk my or Rebel’s life or limbs for the foreseeable future. Rebel’s behaviour, even in the exercise cart, deteriorated. On grooming, harnessing and leaving the yard he was an […]

26.2.2022 Equestrian Australia introduces rider weight rules

By Sue Palmer on February 26, 2022

I’m delighted to say that Equestrian Australia have introduced rules on rider weight. Although this will of course be controversial, in my opinion it is a much needed ruling to progress equine welfare. We all have our horses’ well being and quality of life at the forefront of our activities with them. Sometimes new evidence […]

23.2.2022 Hilary, Max and Zen

By Sue Palmer on February 23, 2022

A Guest Blog by Hilary Moses Christmas came and went, with both horses enjoying a little time off. My daughter came to stay and has always ridden, so Max and Zen went out together for a mother/daughter hack which was lovely. Then Zens’ training recommenced, firstly with his flat work, where I decided with a […]

21.2.2022 Concordia

By Sue Palmer on February 21, 2022

I’m delighted to share that I am teaming up with Concordia Equestrians to provide articles for their brand new bi-monthly magazine, Concordia. Take a look at Issue 1 here, I will be contributing from Issue 2. I love writing, and enjoy contributing regularly to the Intelligent Horsemanship magazine, which is available to members (along with […]

18.2.2022: Jan and Rebel

By Sue Palmer on February 18, 2022

A Guest Blog By Jan Daley Coming into summer 2019, the weather was amazing. Perfect for tootling around our quiet country roads, even better, I was starting to look forward to taking Rebel to the beach. Or Tollymore Forest Park. Anywhere off-road where we could up our game and have fun together. The new cart […]

13.2.2022 Why do horses open their mouths during ridden exercise?

By Sue Palmer on February 13, 2022

A Guest Blog By Dr Sue Dyson There is on-going debate about noseband fit, particularly related to tightness. One of the reasons given by riders for the use of a noseband is to restrict mouth opening. Several questions arise from this. Do tight nosebands prevent mouth opening? Does this depend on the type of noseband […]

11.2.2022 My Learnings From The Saddle Research Trust 4th International Conference

By Sue Palmer on February 11, 2022

I was grateful to be able to watch the replay of the Saddle Research Trust 4th International Conference, which was presented online on 11th December 2021. Here I share with you some of my learnings from the conference. Find out more about the Saddle Research Trust, and see the proceedings from previous conferences, at www.saddleresearchtrust.com. […]

8.2.2022 Sam and Rabbit

By Sue Palmer on February 8, 2022

A Guest Blog by Sam Ireson Welcome back guys! So I’ve had a very very busy and exciting month. As I mentioned to you all last month, we had three qualifications for area festivals. Two at Elementary and one at Medium. The first Elementary qualification we had entered at Solihull. The preparation in the weeks […]

7.2.2022 An Excerpt From The Book ‘Horse Massage For Horse Owners’ by Sue Palmer: Kneading

By Sue Palmer on February 7, 2022

Practising on yourself Make a fist with your hand, and place the flat surface between your knuckles and your finger joints against your skin. Slowly and firmly press into the skin and muscle, squashing it under your hand. Keeping the muscle squashed, gently rotate your wrist and forearm so that the skin under your fist […]

6.2.2022 My Learnings From The Saddle Research Trust 4th International Conference

By Sue Palmer on February 6, 2022

I was grateful to be able to watch the replay of the Saddle Research Trust 4th International Conference, which was presented online on 11th December 2021. Here I share with you some of my learnings from the conference. Find out more about the Saddle Research Trust, and see the proceedings from previous conferences, at www.saddleresearchtrust.com. […]

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