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How To Be Happier: Chapter 8

By Sue Palmer on April 20, 2021

Planning “Mother gave me support with one of her terse asides: ‘That’s what you want to do? Then nothing beats a trial but a failure. Give it everything you’ve got .I’ve told you many times, can’t do is like don’t care. Neither of them have a home.’” Maya Angelou, in “I Know Why The Caged […]

How To Be Happier: Chapter 7

By Sue Palmer on April 17, 2021

Learning “To teach is to touch a life forever.” Anonymous I had this quote pinned on my cork board when I was a teenager, and I still have the same one, now stuck on my freezer with a fridge magnet. I love learning. I am an eternal student. Not that I like exams. But I […]

How To Be Happier, Chapter 6

By Sue Palmer on April 14, 2021

Connection “A teacher affects eternity, he can never tell where his influence stops.” Henry Adams When I say ‘connection’, I’m talking about connection on many different levels. There’s the connection between friends and family that’s familiar to many of us. But how about other ‘connections’? Your connection to your animals, or to your home, or […]

How To Be Happier: Chapter 5

By Sue Palmer on April 11, 2021

Friends and family ‘Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you.‘ Misty Copeland I know that everyone has their own story, and that not all families are happy families. But for the vast majority of us, friends and family are (in the main) a source of happiness. Can you remember […]

How To Be Happier: Chapter 4

By Sue Palmer on April 8, 2021

Time “No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle.” Winston Churchill There are plenty of quotes about not wasting time, making the most of your time, making sure that you do things today rather than leave them until tomorrow. I think that they’re all relevant. Often we try to distract ourselves […]

How To Be Happier: Chapter 3

By Sue Palmer on April 5, 2021

Outdoors “The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” – Alexander Supertramp Mccandless The phrase that has helped me most in times of sadness has been “This, too, shall […]

How To Be Happier: Chapter 2

By Sue Palmer on April 2, 2021

Meditation You might think it’s not for you. But maybe the word meditation has become a bit cliched. We think of sitting quietly with our legs crossed. That’s not something that all of us either want to or are able to do. How about, if instead of the word meditation, you thought of another activity. […]

How To Be Happier: Introduction

By Sue Palmer on March 27, 2021

I wonder whether I’m being a bit presumptuous writing this. Then I think, if just one thing I say makes a difference to even one person, that’s good enough for me. So I’m giving it my best shot. As one of my favourite authors Brene Brown would say, I’m being awkward, brave, and kind. Please […]

How to… Box Rest: Conclusion

By Sue Palmer on March 24, 2021

In my experience, box rest is generally more stressful for the owner than it is for the horse. Having said that, there are very definitely horses who struggle with it. Sometimes the effects can be long lasting. That makes it important to do our best to reduce the risks of stress related behaviour from the […]

How to.. Box Rest: Chapter 10

By Sue Palmer on March 21, 2021

Core Stability Core strength helps to maintain comfort during periods of enforced rest, and is definitely going to be important once your horse starts to come back into ridden work. Core strength supports the back, reducing the risk of pain or injury. It allows the horse to lift through his forehand, and to bring his […]

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