What do Apple Cider Vinegar, Aloe Vera and Sweet Potatoes have in common?

They are all things that "internet experts" are recommending for horses...

Dr David Marlin investigates the questions:

• Can I feed my horse sweet potatoes?
• Are sweet potatoes beneficial to horses with gastric ulcers?
• What does the science tell us, and what research is there into sweet potatoes and gastric ulcers?
• Is Aloe Vera helping horses prone to gastric ulcers?
• What are the animal studies that lead to concerns about Aloe Vera?
• Are there any benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV), if any?
• Is there any science behind ACV?
• What are the false claims behind ACV?
• What are the dangers of acidic feeds?

If you want to learn more read our feeding articles on the website -

Aloe vera – is this a good option for horses prone to gastric ulcers?

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Gillian reviews a paper published in the Equine Veterinary Journal in 2020 that tested using a LED device to heal wounds on horses’ necks. The paper has good methodology with a control group, and those taking the measurements did not know whether the wounds were being treated. Listen to find out if the LED device sped up healing!

Michanek, P., Toth, T., Bergström, E., Treffenberg‐Pettersson, H. and Bergh, A., 2021. Effect of infrared and red monochromatic light on equine wound healing. Equine veterinary journal, 53(1), pp.143-148.

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A podcast about equine respiratory disease and, in particular respiratory issues that often start in Spring.

Dr David Marlin answers the question, 'what problems do the warmer days and onset of Spring cause your horse?'

• Why are the lungs sensitive, and why are they prone to environmental changes?
• What do allergic and/or allergens do to the lungs?
• What is Equine Asthma?
• Where do the air quality problems come from?
• What can you do to help and protect your horse?

Dr David Marlin has delved into great detail on the subject of respiratory issues, equine asthma and why horses cough. To learn more, please check out the extensive resources on the website here:

1. Why Does Your Horse Cough? - https://drdavidmarlin.com/why-does-your-horse-cough/
2. Spring Associated Respiratory Disease - https://drdavidmarlin.com/spring-associated-respiratory-disease-is-coming-2/
3. Respiratory Tips - https://drdavidmarlin.com/respiratory-tips/
4. Respiratory Supplements Reviewed - https://drdavidmarlin.com/respiratory-supplements-for-horses-reviewed/
5. Respiratory problems in horses: How to recognise, manage and avoid them - https://drdavidmarlin.com/respiratory-problems-in-horses-how-to-recognise-manage-and-avoid-them/

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John Moore is a renowned equine development professional in America. Some may call John a horse behaviourist, although he does not like the title… he prefers to think of himself as providing equine educational opportunities for humans to understand what our horses are thinking, feeling, and why.

Dr David Marlin has asked John to share a few of his thoughts and learnings about horse behaviour with us.

The interview was conducted over Zoom as John is based in Montana in the USA. 

In the coming months, we hope to have John on to discuss various aspects of how horse behaviour is important to how we keep and care for our horses. We hope to cover topics including; when science meets behaviour, demographic differences, horses are ever naughty, spotting a horse's reaction to pain and other interesting subjects.

If you have any questions for John or ideas for topics you would like him to cover then please let us know in the Members' Facebook Group or by email - [email protected]

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A review of cold therapy when used for horses.

• The history of cold therapy
• Looking at local applications not whole body.
• RICE – should we still follow the protocol of Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation in animals?
• A sneak peek at a recent survey of Equine Physios and their use of cold therapy.
• Cryotherapy for laminitis
• Using cold therapy to reduce whole body heat
• Tendon and ligament injuries – how does cold therapy benefit them and/or prevent injury? If at all.

David explores the different research papers, science investigations and evidence available.

This is based on a webinar that David held in December 2022 - you can watch the full webinar here >>> https://drdavidmarlin.com/webinar-a-review-of-cold-therapy-cryotherapy-by-dr-david-marlin/

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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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