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21.10.2021 Cranial Osteopathy and Animals

By Sue Palmer on October 21, 2021

“To find health should be the object of the doctor. Anyone can find disease.” A.T. Still MD, DO Philosophy of Osteopathy What better way to spend my weekend that learning? In September 2021, I attended an online CPD course in the anatomy of the craniosacral system, hosted by the College of Craniosacral Therapy. Craniosacral therapy […]

19.10.2021 The Mysterious World Under The Skin

By Sue Palmer on October 19, 2021

“The body is inherently a system of seamless networks of tissues rather than a collection of separate parts. These connective tissues surround, support and penetrate all of the muscles, bones, nerves and organs. This is the stuff that shapes us and gives us both stability and mobility.” Rich Ennis Every so often I come across […]

17. Follow me…

By Sue Palmer on October 17, 2021

“To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.” Tony Robbins Join me in an ongoing discussion on the links between performance, pain and behaviour in horses. Read about the scientific studies in this […]

12.10.2021 Sharing the Science: Joint Mobilisation and the Nervous System

By Sue Palmer on October 12, 2021

I was looking into research around physical therapy and the autonomic nervous system, and I came across the review below. It triggered me to look deeper into some of things mentioned, and I’m sharing some information here to help you look in more depth if you’d like to. The review I’ve included below looked at […]

7.10.2021 An Excerpt From Horse Massage For Horse Owners

By Sue Palmer on October 7, 2021

Introduction “Think of this book like a recipe book. The ingredients of massage are explained and taught separately – anatomy and technique – and then mixed together in specific measures in a specific order with specific timing to create a simple, effective, enjoyable massage routine. This Introduction gives you some background on massage. It is […]

1.10.2021 Thank you

By Sue Palmer on October 1, 2021

“I think it’s very important to have a feedback loop, where you’re constantly thinking about what you’ve done and how you could be doing it better. I think that’s the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.” Elon Musk I feel so lucky to […]

29.9.2021 Finding The Right Help

By Sue Palmer on September 29, 2021

It can be a minefield trying to find the right help for you and your horse, and I’ve written this post in the hope of helping in some small way. Please share this information with anyone you feel would find it helpful...

27.9.2021 Excerpt from ‘Understanding Horse Performance: Brain, Pain or Training?’

By Sue Palmer on September 27, 2021

Chapter 1: How To Use This Book Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride, friendship without envy, or beauty without vanity? Here where grace is laced with muscle and strength by gentleness confined. He serves without servility; he has fought without enmity. There is nothing so powerful, nothing less violent; There […]

26.9.2021 Competition Ready

By Sue Palmer on September 26, 2021

A lot of what I do is help prepare horses for competitions. By that, I mean help them to develop and maintain strength and suppleness on an ongoing basis, in combination with the rider and the trainer. And then help with the fine tuning close to competition time. I love...

23.9.2021 Hilary and Max

By Sue Palmer on September 23, 2021

June was another busy month. We completed the treasure hunt competitions (see Mays blog) and finished with a fantastic second place in one class and a respectable fifth in the other. This month saw the introduction of trotting on the lunge and including some poles to work over. ...

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