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2.11.2021 Sharing The Science

By Sue Palmer on November 2, 2021

Horse Collapsing When Saddled The horse who collapses during tacking up can be a real worry, and this an issue that particularly interests me. I’ve come across a handful of horses in my career who have shown this behaviour. From the research that I’ve done, there are very few studies into this. The information that […]

30.10.2021 How To Fix Fear Of The Farrier

By Sue Palmer on October 30, 2021

How To… Fix Fear Of The Farrier… In 10 Easy Steps Chapter 3: Can He Stand Still? I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… Teaching your horse to stand still is the foundation of rock that you can safely build on. I don’t mean to stand still for a minute or two, or […]

29.10.2021 Finding the right help

By Sue Palmer on October 29, 2021

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” Ralph Waldo Emerson It can be a minefield trying to find the right help for you and your horse, and I’ve written […]

27.10.2021 Excerpt from ‘Understanding Horse Performance: Brain, Pain or Training?’

By Sue Palmer on October 27, 2021

Chapter 12: Does your horse score 10/10 for comfort? “For centuries, humans have said to horses ‘You do what I tell you or I’ll hurt you.’ Humans still say that to each other – still threaten, force and intimidate… At heart, I’m saying that no one else has the right to say ‘you must’ to […]

25.10.2021 How To Fix Fear Of The Farrier

By Sue Palmer on October 25, 2021

How To… Fix Fear Of The Farrier… In 10 Easy Steps Chapter 2: Using A Fake Arm The last thing you want is for yourself or your horse to get injured, and as far too many people know, farrier problems can pose great risks! Some horses are more tricky to pick up their front feet, […]

24.10.2021 The Fascia Of Grapefruit!

By Sue Palmer on October 24, 2021

“And ye who wish to represent by words the form of man and all the aspects of his membrification, get away from that idea. For the more minutely you describe, the more you will confuse the mind of the reader and the more you will prevent him from a knowledge of the thing described. And […]

23.10.2021 Hilary and Max: September

By Sue Palmer on October 23, 2021

Guest Blog from Hilary Moses Having ended August so dismally it was time to have a think. I felt as if I’d had a proper reality check and it began to sink in that maybe Max was one of the 20% who doesn’t recover fully from the operations which he’s had. So what to do? […]

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 […]

20.10.2021 How To Fix Fear Of The Farrier

By Sue Palmer on October 20, 2021

How To… Fix Fear Of The Farrier… In 10 Easy Steps Chapter 1: Practise, Practise, Practise It’s not up to your farrier to train your horse. Put yourself for a moment in his position. Yes, he’s experienced (hopefully!) and he knows horses. But he’s bending down for much of the day, day after day, week […]

18.10.2021 Jan and Rebel: Chapter 8

By Sue Palmer on October 18, 2021

A Guest Blog From Jan Daley Rebel and I were slowly building confidence together. He was still very nervous of strangers, especially men. However, the car park, for all my distaste for sharing “my” space, was the perfect place for training. The amount and variety of litter, although disgusting on every level, was useful as […]

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