Doctors and horses


I do hope all is well with you, I’ve seen that it’s not so humid for you. I do hope that is the case. Here in London the leaves are dropping, an early autumn due to drought. Drought or floods seem to be the state our planet is in.
So I have an uplifting, in my opinion, news item. A doctor Roberto Afonso based in a rural are of Piedmont, visits his patients on horseback. The area is famous for wine and hazelnuts. Roberto’s patients are in general older people. He travels on his horse called Ambra, he prefers this to any other type of transport, especially for non urgent visits. He travels 80-100 kilometres a week in all seasons. Roberto loves the views and exercise.
Initially he’d wanted to be a footballer, however at 14 he developed asthma and took up horse riding.
Roberto believes that his horse has a positive impact on his patients, a conversation point and makes the doctor patient relationships more personable. Some of his patients enjoy petting the horse. I would love to witness a doctor on horseback.
In a hospice in Calais doctor Peyo takes his horse into hospital to visit patients. The horse brings comfort to the patients and family. The horse intuitively seems to know which patient will benefit by a visit. He stops outside the rooms he wants to enter or he raises his hoof. Wonderful animals and people.
Bloggers have a good week over and out London.













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Globes


I hope that you are all managing in the heat and humidity. Finally we had rain in London, however it was torrential and the roads were flooded. I had to wade across a road to get home.
I was in the city of London near St Paul’s, and was surprised to see three huge globes depicting different aspects of the history of the slave trade. They were remarkable and thought provoking. I researched and found out they were part of a project funded by the banks in the city called the World Reimagined.
The project commissioned artists and communities to create globes that would become a street exhibition in cities across the UK. The community groups, schools and colleges were provided with resources and leaders to create globes. The groups explored different aspects of the history the UK’s trading in people and goods, and the impact this has had on the world. It is hoped that the street sculptures will promote discussions about the past. It is also hoped that the globes will make people realise the interconnectedness of all species to the planet.
How we have a duty of care to protect each other and the planet.
The exhibition was launched in the garden of Westminster Cathedral fourty two globes were on display and then transported to different cities. The globes made by community groups will be on display too. I look forward to seeing more.
Take care bloggers over and out London.








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GLOBES

I hope that you are all well. We finally had rain in London it was soo heavy

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