Back Pain in Equine Athletes

What are the common pathological and training-related issues underlying back pain in sport horses? What diagnostic tools can be used to diagnose this condition? In this episode we are joined by Dr. Natalia Domańska-Kruppa and Elżbieta Stefanikwho cover all things back-pain related in horses?----------Title Sponsor Name and Text Link: Ignite - www.igniteforequineathletes.com----------Guest Names: Dr. Natalia Domańska-Kruppaand Elżbieta StefanikWebsite: https://www.sggw.edu.pl/?pracownicy=natalia-domanska-kruppa----------Link for Show Notes: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/5/698

How common are weight issues in sport horses? How does insulin dysregulation impact overall health? What are the positive impacts that exercise produces in obese horses (beyond simply reducing weight)? We chat with Dr. Shannon Pratt-Phillips about these topics and others on this episode of the Sport Horse Podcast.----------Title Sponsor Name and Text Link:  Achieve Equine – FLAIR Equine Nasal Strips  https://achieveequine.com/----------Guest Name: Dr. Shannon Pratt-Phillips Website: https://cals.ncsu.edu/animal-science/people/shannon-pratt-phillips/----------Relevant Links: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/5/727https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0737080622003355?via%3Dihubhttps://thehorse.com/1author/shannon-pratt-phillips-msc-phd/

What impact do modern sport horse management practices have on bone health? How do we ensure bone develops correctly in young horses? In this episode, we speak with Dr. Brian Nielsen about his research into bone health and discuss practical recommendations for sport horse owners and trainers.Episode LinksHosts:  Nicole Lakin and Dr. Tim Worden of the IGNITEPodcast Website:  Sport Horse PodcastPresenting Sponsor:  IGNITEGuest: Dr. Brian NielsenLink: A Review of Three Decades of Research Dedicated to Making Equine Bones Stronger: Implications for Horses and HumansLink: Training Young Horses: The Science behind the Benefits

Surface electromyography is becoming a viable tool to study how a horse’s muscles are activated to move the body during ridden exercise. In this episode, we welcome back Dr. Lindsay St. George to discuss some of her findings examining muscle activation in horses on the flat and during jumping.

How is the gut microbiome related to equine asthma? What causes gut dysbiosis and what can be done to ‘correct’ it? In this episode, we have a fascinating discussion with Dr. Marcio Costa on all things gut and the impact that the bacterial content in the GI system can have on the rest of the body.

How can we design practice to develop the horse-rider partnership? How do the environment, the horse/rider, and tasks interact to determine the ways in which an exercise will be performed? To answer these questions and more, we chat with UK Coach Developer and PhD candidate Marianne Davies. ----------Title Sponsor Name and Text Link:  Ignite - www.igniteforequineathletes.com----------Guest Name: Marianne DaviesWebsite: https://dynamics-coaching.com/home/marianne-davies/Instagram: @river.tiger----------Link for Show Notes: https://dynamics-coaching.com/home/marianne-davies/Link for Show Notes: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/361313928_Can't_jump_won't_jump_Affordances_of_the_horse-rider_dyad_underpin_skill_adaptation_in_showjumping_using_a_constraints-led_approach

Dr. Eva Marunova is an accredited equestrian coach, a university lecturer, and a researcher in based in the UK. In this episode, she details her journey to completing her PhD and describes her research examining equine compensatory movement strategies during lameness.----------Title Sponsor Name and Text Link:  Ignite - www.igniteforequineathletes.com----------Guest Name: Dr. Eva MarunovaWebsite: https://empoweredequitation.co.uk/----------Link for Show Notes: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36210019/Link for Show Notes: https://www.igniteforequineathletes.com/store

In this wide-ranging interview with Dr. Joop Loomans, we talk about his research examining veterinary practice characteristics, the importance of mentorship in 2023, and his time leading a veterinary clinic and training program in China.Sport Horse Podcast Guests and Links Episode 46:Hosts: Nicole Lakin and Dr. Tim Worden of the Equine High-Performance Sports GroupPodcast Website: Sport Horse PodcastPresenting Sponsor: Equine High-Performance Sports Group and Ignite for Equestrian AthletesGuest: Joop LoomansLink: IGNITE Sport Horse SeriesLink: IGNITE

Does a rider’s nationality or start order affect their dressage score? How do humans allocate visual focus to assess movement and assign scores? In this episode, Dr. Inga Wolframm is joined by Dr. Peter Reuter to discuss recent research efforts to better understand different sources of bias in judged sports and how expert evaluators form visual search patterns to arrive at their assessments.Sport Horse Podcast Guests and Links Episode 45:Hosts: Nicole Lakin and Dr. Tim Worden of the Equine High-Performance Sports GroupPodcast Website: Sport Horse PodcastPresenting Sponsor: Equine High-Performance Sports Group and Ignite for Equestrian AthletesGuest: Dr. Inga WolframmGuest: Dr. Peter ReuterLink: Let Them Be the Judge of That: Bias Cascade in Elite Dressage JudgingLink: Selective Attention Test – Simons & Chabris 1999Link: Sports Performance Research from Tobii

Join Nicole and Tim as they cover highlights from the past year of the Sport Horse Podcast as well as the exciting projects planned for the Sport Horse Series and Ignite in 2024! Sport Horse Podcast Guests and Links Episode 44:Hosts: Nicole Lakin and Dr. Tim Worden of the Equine High-Performance Sports GroupPodcast Website: Sport Horse PodcastPresenting Sponsor: Equine High-Performance Sports Group and IgniteLink: www.igniteforequineathletes.com