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5.6.2022 Don’t Miss The International Society for Equitation Science Conference!

By Sue Palmer on June 5, 2022

ISES Conference 2022 Succeed with Science: Performance, Practice & Positive Partnerships 10 – 12th August 2022 The 18th annual International Society for Equitation Science (ISES) Conference 2022 is taking place at Hartpury University and Hartpury College from 10-12 August. The event, titled ‘Succeed with Science: Performance, Practice and Positive Partnerships’, will run as a hybrid […]

4.6.2022 The Ethical Use Of The Horse In Sport

By Sue Palmer on June 4, 2022

“Horse sports are struggling to successfully match the public’s expectations of welfare. Competition demands are not always compatible with satisfying the horse’s needs, and the tension is threatening the industry’s social licence to operate. In response, the Swiss Horse Industry Council has delivered a lesson in ethical analysis and how to carry out a constructive […]

29.5.2022 Finding The Right Help

By Sue Palmer on May 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 […]

27.5.2022 Excerpt from ‘Understanding Horse Performance: Brain, Pain or Training?’

By Sue Palmer on May 27, 2022

From Chapter 12: Does your horse score 10/10 for comfort? 7. Walk and trot in straight line What to do: Ask a handler to walk your horse in a straight line away from you on level ground for about 30 paces or so, and then back towards you. Repeat in trot, both on a loose […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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