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Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger as they describe sleep in horses, including:

• Types of sleep in horses
• Normal sleep requirements in horses
• Causes of sleep-deprivation in horses

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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In this episode Dr. Chastain and Ginger describe how knowing how to catch pigs and hogs affects how pigs are raised, including:

• Preparation to catch pigs and hogs
• Catching pigs in an indoor, large volume environments compared to in small farm outdoor environments
• Use of hog snout snares and snubbing ropes

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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Learn to help puppies learn with Dr. Chastain and Ginger, including:

• Preparing puppies for socialization classes
• Expectations for meaningful puppy classes
• Proper puppy exposures to other animals and to children

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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Follow along with Dr. Chastain and Ginger as they explain the:

• Definition of ponying
• Benefits of ponying a horse
• Techniques to avoid risks of ponying horses

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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Please join Dr. Chastain and Ginger this week to learn about:

• Recommendations for bird cage size
• Hazardous materials to avoid for bird cage construction
• Better shape for bird cages

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Ginger explain:

• Normal behaviors of guinea pigs
• Catching and restraining guinea pigs
• Gender determinations of guinea pigs

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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Interested in cattle restraint?  Join Dr. Chastain and Ginger in a review of:

• Construction of a rope halter for cattle
• Proper application of a rope halter with a lead rope
• Tying a cow's head in a chute with a rope halter

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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This week Dr. Chastain and Ginger invite you to learn more about horses':

• Non-leverage bits
• Leverage bits
• Specialty bits

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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Dr. Chastain and Ginger hope you will join them as they describe:

• Housing considerations for all small mammal pets
• Rodent housing requirements
• Rabbit housing requirements

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com

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This week, Dr. Chastain and Ginger go over:

• Advantages of pastures turn-outs for horses
• Advantages of barns and stables for horses
• Reasonable combinations of pasture time and stall confinement

Link to show notes:  BetterAnimalHandling.com