Dr Gillian Tabor introduces Lorna Cameron, a senior lecturer at Hartpury University. Lorna discusses her work on female equestrians and, specifically, body image.

Body Image has been investigated in diverse sports, yet not in equestrian, where a high proportion of female participants. Does this mean it is not an issue? Or just not talked about.

Why may BI be an issue?

What do you think?

Subjective judging?

This conversation will continue on the DrDavidMarlin.com Facebook Group. In future episodes of the Women In The Saddle podcast series Dr Gillian Tabor will be looking at the science of the female body and perception, women's health and what young and older female riders should be aware of.

WANT TO WATCH THE WEBINAR - you can watch the full visual of this on the DrDavidMarlin website here >>> https://drdavidmarlin.com/webinar-body-image-in-female-equestrians-lorna-cameron/

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Headaches in horses.

Why do we think horses get horses?

What can we do to help elevate the discomfort?

Dr Gillian Tabor looks at the following:

• The equine skeleton and confirmation - what can cause discomfort and generate headaches?
• How do posture and training affect the body, neck and affect the head
• What should we look for - across and around the face
• Behavioural changes
• Vets and their assessments
• Treatments, comfort and restoring range of motion and quality

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In this episode, Dr David Marlin looks closer at Sugar and Starch - Are they always bad for horses?

Sugar and starch are everywhere in our horse’s diets. Even grass can be a source of sugar and starch. And in fact, our horses might struggle on a ZERO sugar and ZERO starch diet, which is good news because it would be impossible to achieve. And part of the sugar and starch problem is how it’s fed. So a horse eating grass or hay with a moderate sugar or starch content over the course of several hours will cope better from a metabolic perspective than if the same volume of sugar and starch were given in one go in a hard feed that could be eaten in 10 minutes!

Dr David Marlin has delved into great detail on this subject, and to read and learn more on this, please check out the extensive article on the website here >>> https://drdavidmarlin.com/sugar-and-starch-good-or-bad/

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In this podcast, Dr Gillian Tabor reviews a paper that investigates the size of the deep spinal stability muscle, multifidus, in relation to chronic lameness. Whilst admitting a positive bias as to the topic of the paper, Gillian discusses the validity of the methodology and the results, as well as the outcome and the key take-home messages.

Research Review of Paper:

Sullivan, H.M., Acutt, E.V., Barrett, M.F., Salman, M.D., Ellis, K.L. and King, M.R., 2022. Influence of chronic lameness on thoracolumbar musculus multifidus structure in the horse. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 117, p.104053.

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Equine Joint Supplements UPDATED for January 2023

In this podcast, Dr David Marlin discusses his recent work reviewing equine joint supplements.

How do you find the BEST equine joint supplements for your horse?

• What are equine joint supplements?
• Are equine joint supplements important?
• What are the efficacy of using them and some of their ingredients?
• What can you and can't you expect from a joint supplement?
• What ingredients can we find in them?
• Are joint supplements legal to compete on?
• Which ingredients have research papers supporting them?
• What should you look for and EXPECT from an honourable and reputable supplement company?
• Where to find the BEST joint supplements

At DrDavidMarlin.com we have explored the world of equine joint supplements in great detail with INDEPENDENT research and reviews of their compositions. We have a huge area of the website dedicated to equine joint supplements with all the independent NON-BIAS information you could want.

Here is a page with all this and much more information >>> Equine Joint Supplements

Here is are the results from our joint supplement survey, what do the rest of the equestrian world think about joint supplements, and which ones do they think really work? >>> The equine joint supplement survey RESULTS – January 2023

Here Dr David Marlin has looked at 16 of the TOP RATED equine joint supplements to evaluate exactly what is in each of them, how much they cost and whether they have research to suggest they do actually work! >>> Equine Joint Supplement Composition – January 2023

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Dr Gillian Tabor meets Emily Plummer from @wisewomeninsport, and together they open the discussion of how women in sport and specifically equestrianism tackle various challenges and health implications of riding. Together they delve into the health of women touching on physiology, age, menstrual cycle, body changes following pregnancy and body image.

Under discussion in this podcast:

• Menstrual cycle and the reproductive cycle
• Recent body image discussions at Riding Clubs and Pony Club
• The limitations of a lot of sports science research in regard to women
• Female rider performance and how it can be affected by monthly cycles and what you can do to improve your well-being and competitive chances
• Mental health for women throughout their monthly cycles
• How can you fuel your body differently to benefit your riding
• Women competing at elite levels
• The importance of menstral health for young female riders
• The changes to the female body following pregnancy and childbirth

This conversation will continue on the DrDavidMarlin.com Facebook Group. In future episodes in the Women In The Saddle podcast series Dr Gillian Tabor will be looking at the science of body image and perception, women's health and what young and older female riders should be aware of.

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Gillian discusses the effects of a technique commonly applied to horses to lift and round their backs. This movement is often used as part of therapy treatments and prescribed to owners to repeat with their horses on a regular basis. Whilst it is possible to see the ‘lift’ and flexion of the back, this paper evidences the effect on the vertebrae and discusses their effect in horses diagnosed with kissing spines

In this podcast Dr Gillian Tabor reviews the research paper:

Paper: O’Sullivan, S., McGowan, C.M., Junnila, J. and Hyytiäinen, H.K., 2022. The effect of manually facilitated flexion of the thoracic spine on the interspinous space among horses with impinging dorsal spinous processes of the thoracic vertebrae. The Veterinary Journal, 289, p.105909.

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Recently, we have seen a few posts about an apparent problem with a specific product where owners have said their horse wouldn’t eat it or that their horse has become ill after eating it! So if this happens to you, what steps should you take?

In this podcast, Dr David Marlin discusses:

1. Be careful what you post on social media
2. Why might a horse or pony not eat a feed or supplement?
3. Remember – horses and ponies get ill every day!
4. What to do if you suspect a problem with a feed or supplement

If this topic is of interest and you would like to learn more, check out this article on the Dr David Marlin website >>> https://drdavidmarlin.com/how-to-deal-with-horse-feed-and-supplement-issues/

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Dr David Marlin is the President of the UK National Equine Welfare Council and President of the Internationally established Sport Horse Welfare Foundation, and with David's deep and varied experience across the spectrum of the international equine world, he is well positioned to discuss this HOT topic.

Is what we 'equestrians' do acceptable?

Here David discusses society's view/s on the equestrian world's social licence to operate.

Thought-provoking and eye-opening... what is in store for the equestrian world, could it go the way of fox hunting, jump racing in Australia or the removal of the equestrian element from Modern Pentathlon?

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2023 Where to start? Planning for a great year! Dr Gillian Tabor

Gillian shares her ideas and thoughts on how to make 2023 a great year for you and your horse!

Gillian compares your horse's plan to a car sat nav.

1. Where to start
2. What to look at
3. What you can do for your horse
4. Planning ahead – building a strategy 

If this topic is of interest and you would like to learn more, watch a webinar that goes into greater depth, then check out this on the Dr David Marlin website >>> https://drdavidmarlin.com/webinar-2023-where-to-start-planning-for-a-great-year-dr-gillian-tabor

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