On Sunday late afternoon after riding, I popped over to see my friend, Jessica Kidd, who had just got back from the Vets with Horsepower tour, where a group of vets, headed by Professor Derek Knottenbelt, had biked around Italy delivering lectures and raising money for great charities, including an Intelligent Horsemanship favourite: Shy Lowen. Jessica is not ‘only’ a world class orthopaedic vet (it was her who I trusted to operate on Hugo after all!) but also a super woman generally and in the short time together as well as plying me with tea and Sicilian lemon tart, had organised for the world’s leading equine cardiologist*, Prof Gunther van Loon DVM, PhD, dipECEIM to do a webinar for Intelligent Horsemanship, given me details of someone to fix my roof and explained in detail the workings of the muscles that run under the saddle area from a veterinary surgeon’s point of view. Unsurprisingly, I left Jessica feeling positively empowered. BELOW a picture of the cool Horsepower vets | | On Monday, the equines (I’m having trouble finding a suitable collective noun as they range in sex and height) had a day off. At 4 pm, I looked at a new treatment I’d been recommended for Hugo to spot and relieve any aches and pains. It’s called the Hoffmag. You can listen to all the theory but it’s good to see it in practise and I’m booking him another treatment (and Pie) to see what the effects might be and I enjoyed talking to the practitioner, Phillippa Ariss, I’ll let you know more in time. IH trainer and The Horse Physio, Sue Palmer, is working hard to get the message out about spotting the little things before they turn into big things and we’re including a checklist for this in the next IH Magazine. I read something the other day about bankruptcy, it said bankruptcy happens very, very slowly, and then all of a sudden. And I thought, yes the same with medical issues, miss the small signs and suddenly you’ve got lameness or bucking or whatever and you’re going to say ‘it came completely out of the blue’. Well maybe, maybe not. So do promise me you'll look after the little things before they become big things – for your life, your horse and for YOU. Lots of Love Kelly xxx | *”Oh” you might think “why should I be interested in equine cardiology if I'm not training horses for speed or endurance?” Well, if you are riding a ‘horse of a certain age’ it could be very relevant. Pie of course is fabulous at 30 and we canter and jump and have a great time. But it is risk with older horses that their heart can go, and so I was saying to Jessica I should just get his heart tested to know what’s going on there. That’s definitely something to check with your oldie if they're seeing your vet anyway. And that’s when Jessica got in touch with the World’s Leading Equine Cardiologist for us. As one does. 🐴 Free Mini Masterclass from The Horse Physio Our friend Sue Palmer MCSP, Chartered Physiotherapist, IHRT, and author of Horse Massage for Horse Owners, is offering a free 3-day mini masterclass to help you learn simple massage techniques to support your horse’s comfort and well-being. Each video is short, practical, and designed so you can watch in your own time, whenever it suits you — no need to be online at a specific hour. The first video will be emailed at 8 pm on Wednesday, 30th July, with the next two following on Thursday and Friday. Please note: Late sign-ups won’t receive the first video, so it’s best to register before 8 pm Wednesday if you’d like all the videos! Sign up here for free… |
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