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The next IH Magazine is going to be the best ever! Now you could be thinking ‘Oh well you would say that’ but for one thing
I absolutely LOVE Anthropologist, Dr Rosie Jones-McVey’s article ‘Getting Pulled Up’ which is SO thought provoking!
Assuming you’re now a grown-up (however that is judged), do you have someone in your life who will pull you up and say ‘Is this really the person you want to be?”
And will you take it on board? Which reminds me of Film Director Sam Goldwyn’s quote to his employees: “I want you to tell me the truth even if it means I have to fire you!”
If you have examples of someone who saved you from yourself, do email us the story – we love hearing from you!
(Oh, and remind me to tell you my Uncle Norman story one day)
We’ve also got more long-form content, such as ‘Therapeutic Schooling’ by Dr James Cooling, meaning how to ride in a way that can heal and benefit your horse.
Dr Sue Dyson has written about what your expectations can be from the ultimate lameness workup. Everyone needs this information! There’s a saying, “we don’t know what we don’t know”, which is catchy – but let’s not make excuses; we need to find out what we don’t know, and the IH expert team is here to help you 😊
We’ve got a great Big Interview with a Spanish Dressage Trainer with a difference, Isaac Ares, based in York, and articles by our own Abi Pass, Sue Palmer, Gillian Higgins and more!
I’ve become somewhat rehab-obsessed in the last few months – both for me and Hugo. When we’re both perfect 😊 I’ll let you have my best findings …
I keep studying, and I caught up with friends, Gillian Higgins and Clare MacLeod a while back at the McTimoney Chiropractic Conference. Always lovely to catch up with those two, and there were some interesting presentations:-
There was the Rider Bra study, which according to their data (which may be somewhat skewed as I guess it depends to some degree on who comes forward for these studies), 40% of women feel pain in their breasts when riding.
Key Learning Point: A tense, uncomfortable rider will make for a tense, uncomfortable horse. So get yourselves comfortable!
Another interesting investigation was whether it made a difference using pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMF) before McTimoney Chiropractic treatment or vice versa for equine back pain. Conclusion: Yes, using PEMF first significantly reduced pain sensitivity. There will be follow-up research on this.
This idea of reducing pain before bolder treatments came up for both Hugo and me in real life. If someone hurts you, it’s really hard to relax (not rocket science!) At least as a human, I know the intention (should be) good. Hugo wasn’t so sure. I would suggest gentle (ie PEMF, Equine Touch, light massage) early treatments for a horse in discomfort so they don’t feel the need to protect themselves with any new person putting hands on.
Also, make sure you can assess your horse’s body yourself and get them comfortable with regular grooming. Sue Palmer has inexpensive teach-yourself massage video courses.
