Part 2 of my conversation with US show jumper, Lacy Stormes.

Show notes to follow.

My fabulous guest, Dr Gal Ziv can be found on Research Gate at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gal-Ziv

'Gal's main research interest is the role of attention and perception in human performance of motor skills. Specifically, he is interested in the role that visual attention plays when learning complex skills such as flying an aircraft or performing surgery.'

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2023.1095639/full

My fabulous guest this week is USA showjumper, Lacy Stormes.

In the first part of this episode Lacy shares how she ended up with a barefoot horse and becoming more curious and, almost accidentally, going against the 'do what has always been done, how it's always been done' advise.

This was a fascinating conversation and I learnt so much. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Part two will be out soon!

Contacts for my guest: Lacy Stormes

•Stormes Horsemanship and Showjumping 

• Lacy Stormes Barefoot Showjumping

Professional rider and coach

On Instagram: Stormes Showjumping

On Facebook:

Stormes Horsemanship and Showjumping

Lacy Stormes Barefoot Showjumping USA

Lacy Stormes and barefoot L.A. LOVE

2023 Grand Prix of Flintridge 

8th place finish

Lacy Stormes and barefoot Totem Du Phare

2023 Shamrockin Show Speed Stake

Champion

Photo Credit: Grandpix

My guest on this episode is Dr Carrie Ijichi.
I reached out to Carrie after reading some of her research about how horses cope and respond to stress. Her research is refreshing, much needed and will hopefully help us to understand our equines better.

In this conversation Carrie brings to life how a horses personality is influenced by biology and experience, and how in turn, that influences the way they cope and the way they experience pain.

About my guest
"I'm interested how coping style affects the expression of negative states including differences in pain behaviour & stereotypy between individuals & whether these can be explained by personality. More recently, I've been investigating various factors that influence how well animals cope with human handling including pressure headcollars, handler bond and welfare during learning. I use behavioural analysis, salivary cortisol, heart rate variability and infrared thermography in my research."

ResearchGate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carrie-Ijichi

Nia is an Equine Nutritionist and Podiatrist with a particular interest in species appropriate feeding and management of the horse for optimum health and performance. She is a Director of Finer Forage, a natural horse food and supplement company. She is also a tutor at Areion Academy where she teaches equine nutrition, and co-owns Pony Pedicures with Ali.
www.areion.co.uk/een
www.finerforage.com
www.facebook.com/equineandpetnutrition

Ali is an Equine Podiatrist, working with Nia and Harriet at Pony Pedicures. He has a particular interest in the rehabilitation of hoof pathologies and believes that rebuilding the hoof structures to improve function, comfort and performance is usually possible when a whole horse approach is employed, by working collaboratively with other professionals such as physiotherapists, nutritionists and vets.
www.ponypedicures.com
www.facebook.com/ponypedicures

Harriet is a horse trainer focussing on harmonious partnerships and healthy biomechanics and is passionate about rehab work and holistic horse care and management. She is also an Equine Podiatrist working with Ali Taylor at Pony Pedicures and runs her own business H&H training and hoof care.
https://www.facebook.com/Horses.Hattie

My guest this week is the fabulous equine ethologist, Renate Larssen. We covered so many topics exploring the intersection of equine ethology, learning and skill acquisition.

I know that this is a long podcast again, but it was so worth it. We delved into so many areas including, philosophy, ethics, relationships, agency, research directions, and lives worth living.

My guest, Renate Larssen
Ethologist (MSc) | Equine behaviour specialist | PhD student human-animal relations BODY-POLITICS/University of Leicester.
"I have a BSc in Veterinary Medicine from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and a MSc in Applied Ethology from Linköping University. My published research can be found here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168159122001095

Currently enrolled as a PhD student at the University of Leicester School of Archaeology and Ancient History, where I apply modern ethological research into animal cognition, emotion and behaviour to re-theorize human-animal relations in the Scandinavian Iron and Viking Age as part of the ERC-funded BODY-POLITICS project.

Did a brief eight-year stint in politics so I know a bit about policymaking, public affairs, and communications, too.

I write about horses and science: 
https://theequineethologist.substack.com/

Recommended books from the podcast:
Susanna Forrest, The Age of the Horse
Stephen Budiansky, The Nature of Horses
Carl Safina, Becoming Wild and Beyond Words
James Bridle, Ways of Being

My guest on this episode is Dr Niels Feddersen. Niels is a postdoctoral researcher in sports science. He studies organisational culture and power relations in elite sports organisations in the UK, Norway, and Denmark.

Niels obtained his PhD from Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK. In the research, he collaborated with several Olympic sports organisations, the FA, and Premier League football clubs.

Niels currently works at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology researching Social Psychology, Sports Psychology and Organizational Psychology. Current projects include culture and policy in Danish elite sports; sport psychology in football; and recreational exercise activities as a lifestyle intervention for people with stress, anxiety, and depression.

Here is the link to Niels' academic profile and research https://www.ntnu.edu/employees/niels.feddersen

ResearchGate profile https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Niels-Feddersen

I am very excited to share this podcast with you. My guest Dr Paula Silva is a researcher who I have been a fan of for many years, and has been hugely influential to me.

I'll add some topics to these show notes later - I'm doing a late night edit.

I am very excited to share this podcast with you. My guest Dr Paula Silva is a researcher who I have been a fan of for many years, and has been hugely influential to me.

In part 1 we explored many themes including:

1. What is anti-fragility?
2. How does anti-fragility differ from resilience?
3. Why we might want to stop trying to train/ coach perfect form and patterns.
4. How bodies learn to move and be skilful.
5. Can we use operant conditioning like they do in AI and robotics?
6. An introduction to meta-stability.

Here is a link to a video that supports the conversation about AI and training robots: https://youtu.be/5jL5wRGrCvk

My guest Paula Silva received a Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG (Brazil) in 2000, a Master's degree in Rehabilitation Science from the same university in 2002, and a PhD degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of Connecticut in 2009. 

Paula also obtained a Certificate in Quantitative Methods from the University of Connecticut and is an Associate Professor and Co-director of graduate training in the Psychology Department  and one of the primary faculty members of the Center for Cognition, Action & Perception.

Paula's research primarily focuses on human performance from the perspectives of complexity science and ecological psychology. Specifically,  action strategies employed by individuals of different ages, with and without pathological conditions, when performing various tasks. Her research has three complementary aims: (a) advancing general theoretical principles to explain coordination and perceptual regulation of biological movement supporting successful performance in diverse circumstances, (b) revealing and explaining changes in action coordination and perceptual capabilities associated with pathological conditions, and (c) applying these principles to design methods for assessing and enhancing resilience of individuals with movement-related disability and those at risk for sports injury.

Complete list of Journal Publications:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&view_op=list_works&gmla=AJsN-F4CL3SrNy-iuSs5Alrk3OIvDRJyO6g0425q3xOwib09l8oZuCyFj6trqtE2ih84Yr_PXU2qhJk6m_AzKfgdeaAI7dnnZMnAKj4tMbYyrhHmA_RAoRU&user=z9FExgcAAAAJ
 

For episode 30 I am delighted to welcome back one of my guests from episode one. Dr James Stafford joined me to explore the practical applications of measuring perception-action coupling, this time applied to concussion.

James can be contacted on
[email protected]
 
Twitter @JamesStafford94

Video
https://youtu.be/YlidtcdMxyQ

Website
https://incisiv.tech