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10.9.2021 How To De Spook Your Horse: Chapter 6

By Sue Palmer on September 10, 2021

It can be uncomfortable for us to think about how stressful it can be for our horse simply being surrounded by people or by objects. The difference for a horse between being in his natural environment, or even in his field, and being in a stable or at a show, is huge. As with everything, some horses cope with it better than others,

8.10.2021 Sam and Rabbit

By Sue Palmer on September 8, 2021

A Guest Blog from Sam Ireson Well where to start?! I’s been a little while since my last update. Rabbit has of course been an absolute superstar as always. We went to two further Area Festivals. One went horribly wrong due to unforeseen circumstances and resulted in a very tense Rabbit. The second I’m pleased […]

8.10.2021 Sam and Rabbit

By Sue Palmer on September 8, 2021

A Guest Blog from Sam Ireson Well where to start?! I’s been a little while since my last update. Rabbit has of course been an absolute superstar as always. We went to two further Area Festivals. One went horribly wrong due to unforeseen circumstances and resulted in a very tense Rabbit. The second I’m pleased […]

5.9.2021 How To De Spook Your Horse: Chapter 5

By Sue Palmer on September 5, 2021

…most of us have known a horse who wouldn’t take a wormer, or one who wouldn’t walk past a field of pigs…

17.9.2021 Follow me…

By Sue Palmer on June 17, 2021

Join me in an ongoing discussion on the links between performance, pain and behaviour in horses. Read about...

Introducing the new IHRT, Mel Nagele

By Sue Palmer on April 27, 2021

Mel says: “… The benefits of the Intelligent Horsemanship training methods continued with a horse I purchased as a ‘weanling’, Spaghetti. IHRT Sandra Williams helped me with ‘groundwork’, ‘horse agility’ and with ‘backing’. After 20 years of not eventing, Spaghetti has completely inspired me to get back to eventing and in 2020 we completed a […]

Guest Blog: Amy MacKinnon

By Sue Palmer on April 24, 2021

Guest guest blog from @amymackinnonequestrian Quiet, peaceful mornings I absolutely adore my quiet, peaceful mornings caring for my horses. The earlier the better! The horses low whinnies and the robin’s song are a welcome greeting. Turning out in the half light , the sounds accompanying me are birdsong and I notice the feline population of […]

Hilary and Max: February

By Sue Palmer on April 13, 2021

A Guest Blog from Hilary Moses This month allowed Max and I to get back into the school and to hopefully start some real work. The hacking time was building up and we were doing longer distances with all the trotting. My vet had told me to avoid hills and muddy paths and that’s quite […]

The Importance of Good Saddle Fit, by Dr Sue Dyson

By Sue Palmer on March 26, 2021

A study of 63 horses, in normal work and presumed by their owners to be working comfortably, was performed and we showed that the average changes in back dimensions were greater in horses working correctly compared with those not working correctly. The changes were also influenced by rider skill. Rider ability was categorised as: good - the rider was consistently in rhythm and balance, was sympathetic and showed correct use of the aids; moderate – the rider had knowledge of the basic principles of riding ‘on the bit’, but lacked core strength and stability, or did not consistently apply the aids correctly; and poor – the rider had poor knowledge or ability to ride a horse ‘on the bit’ and / or was very unbalanced. The changes in back dimensions were greatest for the good riders and smallest for the poorly skilled riders.

What is the Intelligent Horsemanship Association?

By Sue Palmer on March 25, 2021

With courses, horse help, membership (including a fantastic magazine and over 40 hours of online footage availabe to members), Intelligent Horsemanship has been helping horses and their owners for over 20 years. I’ve been a member of the Intelligent Horsemanship, from the very beginning. I remember, really early on, discussions with people about how this […]

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