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18.11.2021 Jan and Rebel: Chapter 10

By Sue Palmer on November 18, 2021

A Guest Blog by Jan Daley Our next step was shafts. I use the term loosely. I found a curtain pole broken in 2, tied it into the tugs, and bumped the ends against his flanks, rubbed them over him, dropped them, let them clatter down beside him … when he rested a back hoof […]

15.11.2021 How To Fix Fear Of The Farrier

By Sue Palmer on November 15, 2021

How To… Fix Fear Of The Farrier… In 10 Easy Steps Chapter 6: Is he in pain? Difficult behaviour for the farrier is one of the ‘flags’ in my book ‘Understanding Horse Performance: Brain, Pain or Training?’ which suggest that a vet check could be beneficial. This is more about horses who pull their leg […]

14.11.2021 Review of Centaur Biomechanics Seminar 2021

By Sue Palmer on November 14, 2021

In October 2021 I was lucky enough to attend the Centaur Biomechanics Equine Sports Seminar Virtual Summit. As always, the lectures were of a very high quality and there was an immense amount to take in. Here I share with you some of my understanding. Prof. Michael Weishaupt: Evidence-based shoeing in healthy feet: Biomechanical considerations. […]

11.11.2021 Review of Centaur Biomechanics Seminar 2021

By Sue Palmer on November 11, 2021

In October 2021 I was lucky enough to attend the Centaur Biomechanics Equine Sports Seminar Virtual Summit. As always, the lectures were of a very high quality and there was an immense amount to take in. Here I share with you some of my understanding. Dr. Sarah Hobbs: Functional consequences of uneven feet Dr Sarah […]

10.11.2021 How To Fix Fear Of The Farrier

By Sue Palmer on November 10, 2021

How To… Fix Fear Of The Farrier… In 10 Easy Steps Chapter 5: Just a second… Holding his foot in the air is, from the horse’s point of view, removing his option to flee. The option to flee may, as far as his instincts are aware, be the only thing that keeps him alive, should […]

9.11.2021 Review of Centaur Biomechanics Seminar 2021

By Sue Palmer on November 9, 2021

In October 2021 I was lucky enough to attend the Centaur Biomechanics Equine Sports Seminar Virtual Summit. As always, the lectures were of a very high quality and there was an immense amount to take in. Here I share with you some of my understanding. Dr. Simon Curtis: Unilateral deviations in foals: assessment, treatment and […]

6.11.2021 Review of Centaur Biomechanics Seminar 2021

By Sue Palmer on November 6, 2021

In October 2021 I was lucky enough to attend the Centaur Biomechanics Equine Sports Seminar Virtual Summit. As always, the lectures were of a very high quality and there was an immense amount to take in. Here I share with you some of my understanding. Dr. Rikke Schultz – How fascia and myofascial kinetic lines […]

5.11.2021 How To Fix Fear Of The Farrier

By Sue Palmer on November 5, 2021

How To… Fix Fear Of The Farrier… In 10 Easy Steps Chapter 4: Keep him comfortable I suspect we all know how it feels to struggle to move as well as we’d like to, and our horses are no different, particularly if they’ve stood in the stable all night. The position that the farrier needs […]

4.11.2021 Review of Centaur Biomechanics Seminar 2021

By Sue Palmer on November 4, 2021

In October 2021 I was lucky enough to attend the Centaur Biomechanics Equine Sports Seminar Virtual Summit. As always, the lectures were of a very high quality and there was an immense amount to take in. Here I share with you some of my understanding. Prof. Michael Weishaupt: Compensatory strategies in horses with weight-bearing lamenesses […]

3.11.2021 Jan and Rebel: Chapter 9

By Sue Palmer on November 3, 2021

A Guest Blog by Jan Daley Trying to source equipment for a 36” stocky Shetland pony is not easy. I eventually bought a really cheap harness just to continue introducing new things to Rebel, to see how he would react. He accepted it, but was somewhat bemused and concerned when I tried long reining. He […]

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