Lindsay Grice's Blog – September 2013 Archive (3)

Is the Grass Really Greener?

"If only"…

I was asked to speak to a women's group this week in Toronto on the topic of marriage and singleness.

Big topic…but the potholes on either road are the "if onlys". Fall in, and we'll miss the scenery along road.

In the show ring, in…

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Added by Lindsay Grice on September 30, 2013 at 7:30am — No Comments

Is My Horse in Pain? Part 2

Humans show pain through facial expressions which have been coded and used to assess the discomfort of patients who cannot communicate their suffering in other ways, such as babies.

Scientist have done the same for laboratory animal (for example the “Mouse Grimace” scale).

And now the Horse Grimace Scale has been…

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Added by Lindsay Grice on September 17, 2013 at 6:00am — No Comments

Is My Horse in Pain? Part 1

You hit a roadblock at a horse show and, because youre a thinking rider, you don’t jump to the “he’s just being a jerk” or “his saddle doesn’t fit” or “she must be in heat” conclusion, with a sigh and a wave of your hand. You look deeper. A common thread. Go through your mental files of personal experience, and the proven facts about horse physiology and behaviour…

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Added by Lindsay Grice on September 12, 2013 at 8:00pm — No Comments