Stable Science from Dr David Marlin's Animalweb

Caroline is LIVE from Burghley Horse Trials, and David is away on holiday, but the two found a little time to catch up and discuss their work.Caroline is a renowned Eventing Coach who works with many leading horses and riders. Although spending her life producing horses and riding up to 5*, Caroline’s passion has always been in coaching and helping others achieve their goals. Caroline became a Fellow of the British Horse Society in 2008, had three years of experience as a Young Rider selector and spent the next ten years as a Youth Performance Coach for British Eventing.Now, Caroline enjoys coaching riders of all ages, nationalities and levels and has helped riders medal at Junior, Young Rider and Senior levels, including European, World and Olympic Games. In 2023, Caroline published her first book, Training To Win, and is actively working within programmes to develop performance riders and coaches for the future.LIVE from Burghley - Listen to Caroline and David muse about the industry and pick up a few hints and tips to help you and your horse! -----------------------------------------To find out more about becoming a member >>> AskAnimalweb.comNot a Member? Join for as little as £6 a month or £8 on a month-by-month basis to access all the test results and have a say in what we test and investigate next. For this, you also get access to all past and future webinars, videos, podcasts, and articles, the opportunity to take part in testing and research and SOOOO much more.

What is the autonomic nervous system, and how does it affect our horses?In this podcast Dr Gillian Tabor discusses the flight and fight, rest and digest elements of horse behaviour and poses the questions:Is being in a high arousal state always a concern?Can it be beneficial in rehab and training?We have a lot to learn about motivation and ideas such as 'flow state' and how they can be applied to horses, but we must consider that much can be translated. What do you think?-----------------------------------------To find out more about becoming a member >>> AskAnimalweb.comNot a Member? Join for as little as £6 a month or £8 on a month-by-month basis to access all the test results and have a say in what we test and investigate next. For this, you also get access to all past and future webinars, videos, podcasts, and articles, the opportunity to take part in testing and research and SOOOO much more.

Animalweb's Equine Physiotherapist Dr Gillian Tabor reviews two new research papers on rehabilitation exercises: The first paper investigates the horse's trunk kinematics and limb movement when walking backwards and forwards.Jobst, I.D., Zsoldos, R.R. and Licka, T.F., 2024. Trunk kinematics and limb movement of horses walking backwards and forwards in hand and lifting a single limb. The Veterinary Journal, p.106202. Links to the studies can be found on the Animalweb website. The second paper evaluates the electromyography activity of a horse's hindlimb muscles during exercises.Elósegui, M., Cediel, R., Goyaga-Elizalde, J. and Hernández-Fernández, T., 2024. Evaluation of the electromyography activity of hindlimb muscles during core exercises in horses. Journal of Equine Rehabilitation, p.100013. Links to the studies can be found on the Animalweb website.Gillian then muses on what we can learn and use in our daily lives from these two new studies and whether we are using the correct exercises for the rehabilitation of our horses.-----------------------------------------To find out more about becoming a member >>> AskAnimalweb.comNot a Member? Join for as little as £6 a month or £8 on a month-by-month basis to access all the test results and have a say in what we test and investigate next. For this, you also get access to all past and future webinars, videos, podcasts, and articles, the opportunity to take part in testing and research and SOOOO much more.

Dr David Marlin Interviews Charlotte Hodgetts of Myerscough College about her latest Research into Cooling Horses.David chats with Charlotte about how her equine science career started and what led her to research cooling horses.Charlotte's work and abstract can be found on the Animalweb website here.To understand more, here is the Introduction:Introduction: Strenuous exercise like British Eventing (BE) cross-country competition can increase equine core body temperatures to critical levels, particularly in hot/humid conditions without suitable acclimatisation (Marlin et al., 1996). Heat stroke is a welfare concern, particularly with increasing occurrences of UK heatwaves due to global warming (Kendon et al., 2021). Cooling practices have been investigated for international competition horses working maximally (Marlin et al., 2018), but not specifically the practices used in industry by riders at grassroots level. The aim was to investigate cooling practices used after cross-country phases at BE affiliated grassroots and international-level competition.

Listen to Dr David Marlin as he discusses in-depth how he advises the FEI and IOC on climate mitigation and, essentially, how to manage competitions in terms of climate and temperature.This is an incredible podcast where David discusses:EducationSchedulingAir-conditioningCompetition modificationCooling facilitiesMonitoringPlus, David makes weather predictions and suggestions for the teams out in Paris.-----------------------------------------To find out more about becoming a member >>> AskAnimalweb.comNot a Member? Join for as little as £6 a month or £8 on a month-by-month basis to access all the test results and have a say in what we test and investigate next. For this, you also get access to all past and future webinars, videos, podcasts, and articles, the opportunity to take part in testing and research and SOOOO much more.

Mark Lucey has a 40-year career as a vet, including officiating at the Olympic Games and working as an eventing team vet, and is a former partner at Bourton Vale Equine Clinic in Gloucestershire. David and Mark have worked together for many years, and in this relaxed interview, they discuss why the surfaces our horses runs on are so important and why this is important for ALL horses and not just the top-level competitors.In this interview, David and Mark discuss:Their history together and Mark's busy career as a leading Racing and Evening vetHow are different surfaces measured and checkedWhat are different scientists doing to improve surfaces for our horsesHow can surface data help with event and course decisions?What does the 'bowling ball' test do?Which discipline seems the most in tune and aware of changes in the surface?How do studs and riders/horses influence the way they go on a surface?What funding is available, and how has Mark influenced the equestrian industry?David and Mark discuss the recent Badminton Horse Trials cross-country surface and how the horses (and their rider's) coped with it.-----------------------------------------To find out more about becoming a member >>> AskAnimalweb.comNot a Member? Join for as little as £6 a month or £8 on a month-by-month basis to access all the test results and have a say in what we test and investigate next. For this, you also get access to all past and future webinars, videos, podcasts, and articles, the opportunity to take part in testing and research and SOOOO much more.

Equiband Pro Research - Latest UpdateDr Gillian Tabor reviews a recently published paper on the effects of the Equiband Pro system on gait symmetry in horses at trot.The papers discussed are:Pfau, T., Simons, V., Rombach, N., Stubbs, N. and Weller, R., 2017. Effect of a 4‐week elastic resistance band training regimen on back kinematics in horses trotting in‐hand and on the lunge. Equine veterinary journal, 49(6), pp.829-835.Ellis, K.L. and King, M.R., 2020. Relationship between postural stability and paraspinal muscle adaptation in lame horses undergoing rehabilitation. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 91, p.103108.Shaw, K., Ursini, T., Levine, D., Richards, J. and Adair, S., 2021. The effect of ground poles and elastic resistance bands on longissimus dorsi and rectus abdominus muscle activity during equine walk and trot. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 107, p.103772.Zarski, L.M., Rombach, N., Marchenko, D.A. and Rutten, L., 2024. The Equiband Pro System improves gait symmetry in horses at the trot. agriRxiv, (2024), p.20240123286.------------------------------------------Dr Gillian Tabor has reviewed the Equiband and it's use on the website - please check it all our for more information.Podcast – Equiband by Dr Gillian TaborDon’t miss Dr Gillian Tabor discussing the Equiband systemWebinar – Elastic Resistance Bands – Bum Bands by Dr David Marlin & Dr Gillian Tabor-----------------------------------------To find out more about becoming a member >>> AskAnimalweb.comNot a Member? Join for as little as £6 a month or £8 on a month-by-month basis to access all the test results and have a say in what we test and investigate next. For this, you also get access to all past and future webinars, videos, podcasts, and articles, the opportunity to take part in testing and research and SOOOO much more.

A relaxed chat with Helen Reynolds, who is one of the world's leading equine thermographers, BUT there is so much more to Helen than even we realised!Hear about Helen's life with horses, what thermography is, and how it has become a crucial diagnostic tool. PLUS we chat about Helen's work with 'Hot Horses', thermo imaging at the Tokyo Olympics and what her role as Heat Mitigation Officer at the upcoming Paris Olympics entails!Helen is one of very few veterinary team members attending from the UK and she will be updating us regularly through the Olympics and Paralympics.Following the Tokyo Olympics, Helen's work with Dr David Marlin and others was documented in a formal paper - Hot horses, thermal imaging and the Olympic GamesRead the full paper and learn more about their work here - https://drdavidmarlin.com/hot-horses-thermal-imaging-and-the-olympic-games/We also release some exciting news about the Paris Olympics and Helen's involvement on behalf of Animalweb!Enjoy!-----------------------------------------To find out more about becoming a member >>> AskAnimalweb.comNot a Member? Join for as little as £6 a month or £8 on a month-by-month basis to access all the test results and have a say in what we test and investigate next. For this, you also get access to all past and future webinars, videos, podcasts, and articles, the opportunity to take part in testing and research and SOOOO much more.