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		<title>Can&#8217;t ride because you&#8217;re injured? Here&#8217;s some ideas to cope with it!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2018 21:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Equestrian is not the safest amongst all sports, but, even if it was, life is dangerous in itself. As I&#8217;m sitting here in my chair with a broken rib, I&#8217;m thinking that there should be many other injured riders worldwide. So, what does one do when an injury or illness keeps them away from the yard? First of all, stop weeping. I&#8217;ve tried it and it doesn&#8217;t work. Unless you live in an unbreakable and immobile bubble, chances are that you&#8217;ll get an illness or injury at least once in your lifetime. You&#8217;re not the first one nor the last person to be in physical pain. Try to be sociable.&#160;Feeling bad about what has happened to you may turn you into an introvert. Personal experience is speaking again! This will only make your mood worse. If you can&#8217;t get out of the house, use your social media accounts, e-mail or phone and contact people that you are in good terms with. You can even invite them to your place. If you feel that you can&#8217;t, there are two ways in my opinion: 1. force yourself to do it; 2. download smartphone application that can help you with your mood issues, such as Wysa. I&#8217;ve done both. Keep yourself informed.&#160;The time that cannot be spent in the yard should not be wasted, should it? So, you can read a book or few articles or watch documentaries. And you might want to know that Amazon Kindle has always amazing offers on equestrian literature! Keep yourself amused. It is important that you maintain your spirits high. So, now it&#8217;s the time to see that film that you didn&#8217;t have time for. Or, why not reading some good fiction book? Other feasible activities include Pinterest boards; what you can find on Pinterest equestrian boards! Oh, and you can always ask your friends to send you some pictures from the stables! Move your body.&#160;Unless you are totally helpless (like me in the first two weeks after I broke my rib), try to do some workouts. The workouts don&#8217;t need to be something planned for the marines; a few stretches and a few repetitions on parts of your body that are not injured will do the job. I have begun doing exactly that for the last five days and I have seen big difference in my mood and pain levels! Take good care of yourself. It is crucial that you take your time in recovering from your injury or illness. Sometimes, especially for the residents of the adult world, we don&#8217;t follow the medical instructions that are given to us or we return to our regular duties too soon. And the most common result is that our medical problem turns chronic or returns when we least expect it. But we forget that our health and safety is what our humans and horses need from us the most! And, last but not least, remember to be positive every single day!]]></description>
		
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		<title>Update on Totilas&#8217; health</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2015 22:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Equestrian topics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clinic]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[After the detailed examinations in the Belgian clinic which he was admitted last Friday, Totilas&#8217; final diagnosis seems to be periostitis, according to the magazine dressage-news.com . Totilas will remain out of competition for at least 4-5 months, and his permanent retirement from shows still remains a possibility. According to the website horse-diseases.com, periostitis is a bone disease which makes the bone membrane swallow, and get thicker and redder than normal, thus making its stripping from the bone very easy. There are three sorts of periostitis: the simple/acute, the suppurative and the osteoplastic. The second and the third form can occur as a result of the first one and all three forms can become chronic. The cause of this disease is the infliction of slight injury to the bone membrane, and the presence of an actual wound is not necessary. The website dressage-international.com reports Paul Schockemohle, Totilas&#8217; co-owner, stating that the stallion will keep being used for breeding, but with smaller frequency than before. After this update, let&#8217;s all hope that this much-loved stallion recovers fast.]]></description>
		
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		<title>End of road for Totilas&#8217; career?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2015 20:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last Thursday was a bad one for the German dressage team at the 2015 FEI European Championships in Aachen. From the first moment of the appearance of Totilas&#8217; and his new rider, Matthias Rath in the arena, it appeared that there was something wrong with the welfare of the multi-million stallion. To the trained eyes, it was obvious that Totilas was lame and in agony throughout the test. His rear left leg appeared sore while Rath was saluting. Later, Totilas -now 15 years old- was taken to a clinic and was diagnosed with bone edema. Consequently, a long pause in sports duties has been advised, with the end of his dressage career being in sight as well. This injury revived the outrage of the equestrian world and sports media regarding the chronically poor interest in Totilas&#8217; welfare by his riders and owners. Throughout his career, this greatly talented stallion has been ruthlessly exploited by the equine industry, without any real interest in his health. Wonder horses like Totilas are seen as good business, a wise investment and nothing much more. Another concern was that the stallion should not have been qualified for the championships, raising suspicion upon the transparency of the selection procedures. Totilas&#8217; first rider, Edward Gal, with whom he gained three world records, is acuused by many of having made the start of the damage, as he trained the stallion with the LDR (Low, Deep and Round) method, based on hyperflexion. This technique is claimed to cause physical harm to the horse and is regarded as mental abuse by the FEI. The love that this stallion has received from the equestrian audience is probably equal to the abuse he has received by his owners and trainers. Indeed, the more you learn about Totilas, the more you see the extent of animal cruelty imposed on him. Below is the video of Totilas&#8217; performance in the 2015 FEI European Championships in Aachen: Here are the links to relevant German articles: http://www.st-georg.de/news/pferde-und-leute/totilas-diagnose-bekannt http://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/mehr-sport/reiten/drama-um-totilas-der-schwarze-und-die-drei-affen-13750937-p2.html]]></description>
		
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		<title>Health and safety frustration</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2015 23:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Equestrian clubs]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dear readers, if you own or manage an equestrian club, this might be a disturbing post for you. Very rude, maybe, but it derives from my experience as a volunteer. I will write my opinion, and well, I don&#8217;t give a damn if you have cooperated with me and feel that this post has to do with you. Maybe it does. The Greek proverb says &#8220;the one who has the fly feels it&#8221;. Besides, anybody can write what he/she wants on the blogosphere. For God&#8217;s sake, be a little rational when it comes to health and safety issues. Working with unpredictable animals that weight more than 400 kg, is of course dangerous and people who work or have fun in equestrian clubs know that and accept the risk. What surprises me is not meeting health and safety standards, being indifferent regarding the welfare of people who work for you, but at the same time, considering irrelevant things as health and safety risks. If you organize group lessons with up to 20 people without having enough space for that, have your workers catch up to four horses simultaneously from the field, don&#8217;t keep a first aid kit, don&#8217;t give a damn when 12-year old workers are painfully injured by your animals, put terrified four-year olds on the back of dodgy horses, keep your school ponies cramped in filthy outdoor yards with solidified poo being their floor on a permanent basis, are OK with debris lying on your outdoor arenas, expect your workers to collect droppings right from the butt of horses that stand in line during lessons (especially if there are horses right behind that butt), please don&#8217;t remind me about health and safety issues when I show affection to horses that have manners, especially when they cry.  It doesn&#8217;t make sense. Thank you, I hope that I&#8217;m not too harsh.You had been warned anyways.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The benefits of witch hazel on barn injuries</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2015 14:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[healing]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[  I recently wrote a post about an injury I had while I was volunteering at a local equestrian club. As the bruises continue coming up, I realize the size of the area affected by the horse&#8217;s hoof. Bruises are good, because it means that my foot has started healing. My walk is not perfect yet, but at least I can keep  all my toes on the ground. Yesterday it felt bad. I had been feeling well during the day, but, in the evening, when I stood up to get ready for the super market, I felt terrible pain on the most affected part. The pain continued till the time I went to bed. I simply could not walk and supported my weight on my unaffected foot and the two front toes of my affected one. So, while I was getting ready, I thought about the witch hazel bottle I keep in my fridge. Mixed with honey, it is my own personal face lotion. I noticed that bruise pain was included in the target symptoms, so I thought &#8220;why not?&#8221;, it&#8217;s just witch hazel and honey anyway. I took the bottle and poured some quantity on a cotton pad, which I pressed all over my injured area. I immediately felt major relief, but I did not want to make any firm conclusions before I woke up. Et voila! When I indeed woke up this morning, my foot looked and felt much better! About witch hazel Witch hazel (or hamamelis) is a flowery tree mainly growing in America and Japan. It blooms every autumn for up to six weeks and its rich spidery flowers have a sublime, spicy fragrance. The species Hamamelis virginiana has been used by the American Indians as a medical remedy. Today we mostly use distilled witch hazel water. This product is extracted by coppicing the whole plant and boiling up the bark, stems, leaves and wood and distilling the liquid. Distilled witch hazel water can be found in most pharmacies and does miracles in a big number of uses apart from healing my bruised foot: Lessening of the varicose veins Relief from sunburns Reduction of under-eye bags Controlling acne Cleaning wounds and stopping the bleeding Easing of the sore throat Soothing of bug bites and stings Treatment of hemorrhoids Prevention of razor burns Generally used on bruise discomfort, sprains, skin irritation, swellings, as well as rough or sore skin And the list goes on and on. *Please consult your doctor before taking any medicines or remedies whatsoever. What works for me might not work for you! Sources Bunny Guiness, &#8220;Which Hazel: A Magical Plant for Winter&#8221; , The Telegraph, February 2014 Rona Horowitz, &#8220;16 Unbelievable Uses for Witch Hazel&#8221; , POPSUGAR, February 2015 Unknown, &#8220;Witch-hazel&#8221;, Wikipedia]]></description>
		
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		<title>The price of volunteering</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2015 00:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[My adventures]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[And now that the&#8230; democratic show has officially ended in Greece, it&#8217;s time to return to my daily routine, including regular blogging. I failed to blog so often, as I spent many hours watching live on news websites discussions and updates from the Greek and the rest of the political world. This is so irrelevant to this post, but, anyway, I would like to share it with somebody. Two days ago I volunteered with the new equestrian club. Before I even got up in the morning, the day had been proved a disaster. There was a thunderstorm outside, I had to go on foot to the next bus stop (as the one I would stop at did not work), I was almost running late, I forgot to take with my my hair elastic (very big loss on a hot day at the stables), plus that I was hanging around like stupid. I was also saved a number of times from horses cantering and trotting through the arena, plus a horse stepped on me and still I can hardly walk. A lot of things are done differently here, but I don&#8217;t want to get into too much detail. But I learned a lot of things. First of all, I learned how to catch a horse from the field. Actually, before I knew it, I was walking through the field with two of them. The more experienced volunteers put the face of each horse into a tied rope and handed the rope to the other volunteers. I also learned how to put on them the collar, plus how to muck out stalls. Moreover, I had the chance to practice some skills, such as grooming, leading kids on lessons and helping them do their exercises, which was fun. But on one of those lessons I was not so lucky! It was a first-time beginners&#8217; class and I was leading a six-year old girl, sitting on a beautiful but stubborn horse, Woody. Woody decided to go silly throughout the lesson, fighting me every time he had the chance, only to behave later, as I always won the fight. Things got worse and the girl began getting nervous, calling mommy, who was actually very close. But mommy wanted her daughter to carry on with the lesson. So, I kept telling her that animals sometimes get silly. She would not try at all, would not pay attention to the instructor and would also let the reigns go all the time, giving Woody the chance to fight me more. One moment, when I glanced at her, I noticed that she was in tears. I told the instructor, who found mommy and spoke to her. I had to stop for this and wait for the decision about what to do with the girl. And then it happened; Woody stepped on my foot and forgot to let it go! I literally began to scream, as my foot was under the hoof of a 300kg, shoed horse. Although I had a lot of understanding from the people running the club, I had to carry on with the day, ending up standing on two toes. I could hardly walk home! And I&#8217;m still in pain! Urgh! I think I should end the post here, as my brain is not functioning properly at the moment. See you tomorrow with more exciting blog posts!]]></description>
		
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