Sharing Knowledge 2 - The Horse Physio - Sue Palmer

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How to understand what your horse is telling you

By Sue Palmer on February 21, 2023

I know that I will look back in ten years, and wish I knew now what I will know then about how horses communicate. Even when we do our best to understand what our horse is telling us, I suspect we could know more.

How To Grow A Healthy Horse: Part 2

By Sue Palmer on January 2, 2023

The British Horse Foundation’s ‘Better Beginnings’ round table event was held at Weatherbys on Monday 10th October 2022. I have split this blog into three parts, to keep them short, as there is so much information. This is part 2.

26.12.2022 How To Grow A Healthy Horse: Part 1

By Sue Palmer on December 26, 2022

This is a report of my own learnings from the British Horse Foundation Round Table Event, held in October 2022. You can watch the full set of presentations at www.britishhorsefoundation.org.uk under ‘Better Beginnings’. The British Horse Foundation’s ‘Better Beginnings’ round table event was held at Weatherbys on Monday 10th October 2022. I have split this blog into three parts, to keep them short, as there is so much information. This is part 1.

10.12.2022 Should I operate if my horse has kissing spine?

By Sue Palmer on December 10, 2022

I am sharing an in-depth blog on this subject on 13th December 2022 at www.thehorsephysio.co.uk, so for more detailed information, put that date in your diary. But because it’s a question that I come across so often, and a subject that I am so passionate about, I thought I would share one simple piece of […]

29.8.2022 Finding The Right Help

By Sue Palmer on August 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 […]

27.8.2022 Excerpt from ‘Understanding Horse Performance: Brain, Pain or Training?’

By Sue Palmer on August 27, 2022

From Chapter 12: Does your horse score 10/10 for comfort? 10. Carrot stretches What to do: Use a treat or training to encourage your horse to bend his head as far round towards his point of hip as he can reach. There are various ways to do this safely. You can spear a piece of […]

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, […]

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 […]

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, […]

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