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In this episode, recent horse shoppers Robyn Stewart from the University of Georgia Extension, and Dr. Kathy Anderson with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln,  share how they found their new equine partner.  From savvy shopping to kicking some tires (or hooves), the key to finding a new horse - don't be in a rush!

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Kyla Szemplinski, county extension agent for Shelby County and the University of Tennessee and her all star 4-H member, Serenity Green, join us to discuss the many benefits of 4-H on shaping young people's lives. 

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Dr. Ron Gill with Texas Agrilife, helps to alleviate some of the fears horse owners may be feeling with the news of New World Screwworm making a journey northward. Good news - most likely we just need to keep doing what we have always been doing - monitoring our horses and treating wounds like normal.

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Dr. Jonathan Cammack, livestock entomologist with Oklahoma State University,  covers the big mistakes horse owners make in their battle with flying pests.  There is more to winning this war than picking up the fly spray bottle.

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In this episode, Dr. Brian Nielsen, of Michigan State University shares what 35 years of being in the "research business" have taught him to spotting bad science. Don't worry, science is still good - we just need to know what to look out for!

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In this episode, Dr. Tania Cubitt, of Performance Horse Nutrition, returns to take a deeper dive into a topic we brought up at our live taping at the Equine Science Society meetings in Fort Collins, Colorado.  We provide owners strategies on how exactly to "do your own research" and explain what types of information are out there.  So listen to this buyer beware episode!

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In this episode, we again visit some abstracts from the Equine Science Symposium, this time with Dr. Sara Mastellar, Associate Professor of the Ohio State Agriculture and  Technology Institute.  While tradition may say feeding twice a day is best, what does the data really say?

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In this episode, Dr. Colleen Brady and Dr. Camie Heleski share their thoughts on what horses really need to make them happy.  We discuss whether we even know if a horse is happy, and how much time does a horse need to feel just okay.  This one gives you a lot to think about.

Interested in learning more about horse emotion: Check out RAiSE: Recognizing Affective States in Horses.

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Dr. Danielle Smarsh from Penn State University, shares some new research from Kentucky Equine Research that finally settles all arguments on proper ways to cooll of horses.  Using imbedded microchips, researchers tried all the ways - now you can learn the absolute best ways to cool your hot horse.

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Cooling research from KER

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In this special episode, we chat with members of the Equine Science Society, about their favorite abstracts presented at the graduate and undergraduate student competition.  Join Dr. Brian Nielsen from Michigan State University as we chat about salt, Dr. Burt Staniar, from Penn State University whose love of fiber is easily apparent, and Dr. Tania Cubitt, from Performance Horse Nutrition as we discuss how to interpret research.  Don't miss the ins and outs of horse research!