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17.9.2021 Follow me…

By Sue Palmer on September 17, 2021

“To effectively communicate, we must realise 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 […]

14.9.2021 Quarter To Forever

By Sue Palmer on September 14, 2021

Owned and bred by Sarah Weston, Juma was just 4 years old. He was hit by a car. Below is what Sarah posted on Facebook to share the news, in the hope of raising awareness of the dangers that ponies in the Forest face from traffic....

11.9.2021 Decisions, decisions

By Sue Palmer on September 11, 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,

9.9.2021 Ask A Busy Person

By Sue Palmer on September 9, 2021

Have you noticed that the people who are most likely to do the things they say they’ll do are often the busiest people, who seem least likely to have the time to do what you’ve asked of them? A phrase I learned many moons ago is “Ask a busy person“.

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 […]

7.9.2021 Being Committed

By Sue Palmer on September 7, 2021

What if our horses don’t answer our questions? What if they are half-hearted in their response to us, or they do their best to avoid doing what was asked of them? Can we ask in a different way? Should we just ask again? And what can we do if they flatly refuse?...

6.9.2021 Growing old

By Sue Palmer on September 6, 2021

“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a ride!” Hunter S Thompson Nobody wants to get old. If […]

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…

3.9.2021 Jan and Rebel. Part 5

By Sue Palmer on September 3, 2021

Making that decision not to throw in the towel, climbing out of bed and out of my wallow of self-pity despite a poor prognosis is the hardest thing I’ve ever done.

1.9.2021 It’s Good To Be Back

By Sue Palmer on September 1, 2021

“He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much…”

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