Ep 40: Questions Round 2

We are joined by the lovely Dr Nerida McGilchrist to talk all things Equine Nutrition! Nerida has a PhD in equine nutrition, has published lots of research on equine nutrition and works with high level competition and race horses around the world. One of her passions is educating horse owners about how to feed their horses for both every day wellness and particular nutrition related conditions. In Part 4 of this 4 part mini series, Nerida explains to us: what is the gut microbiome? Why is it such a hot topic right now and what research is coming out of the horse world? How do we know if our horse has good or bad gut microbiome and what are the implications? And most importanly, how can we improve our horse gut microbiome both as a foal and an adult?   If you want more from Nerida you can find her at: www.myhappy.horse As discussed in the episode, here is a link to an organisation in Australia that does microbiome testing: https://www.equigi.com/home

We are joined by the lovely Dr Nerida McGilchrist to talk all things Equine Nutrition! Nerida has a PhD in equine nutrition, has published lots of research on equine nutrition and works with high level competition and race horses around the world. One of her passions is educating horse owners about how to feed their horses for both every day wellness and particular nutrition related conditions. In Part 2 of this 4 part mini series, Nerida discusses how we can use nutrition to help our horses build muscle and top line. She explains the building blocks of protein, all the different 'on/off' switches, protein quality and what we need to look for in a diet. Nerida also explains nutrition labels and how to read them to make sure you are buying the right products. If you want more from Nerida you can find her at: www.myhappy.horse

We are joined by the lovely Dr Nerida McGilchrist to talk all things Equine Nutrition! Nerida has a PhD in equine nutrition, has published lots of research on equine nutrition and works with high level competition and race horses around the world. One of her passions is educating horse owners about how to feed their horses for both every day wellness and particular nutrition related conditions. In Part 1 of this 4 part mini series, Nerida breaks through the confusion of formulating a diet for your horse. What are the critical elements? Do you need to add supplements? How important is diversity (hint: Very!)? How much and how often should you be feeding? Nerida answers these questions plus more in a friendly and approachable way, you are sure to understand even if you are new to the world of nutrition!   If you want more from Nerida you can find her at: www.myhappy.horse

We are joined by the lovely Dr Nerida McGilchrist to talk all things Equine Nutrition! Nerida has a PhD in equine nutrition, has published lots of research on equine nutrition and works with high level competition and race horses around the world. One of her passions is educating horse owners about how to feed their horses for both every day wellness and particular nutrition related conditions. In Part 3 of this 4 part mini series, Nerida explains the important role nutrition has when it comes to Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome. We talk about how horses have developed over the years and why this is a disease of domestication, how what we feed and how we feed it is important to prevent, manage and treat EGUS and most importantly, why everyone should be feeding horses prior to work. If you want more from Nerida you can find her at: www.myhappy.horse

In this episode we are joined by Shane Rose, 3 time Olympic medallist, the man who rode a show jumping course in a man-kini, the face on the side of the horse truck that drives around Camden and all round top bloke. Shane was generous to not only share his riding career, but talk about his recent fall that resulted in more injuries than you can count on your both hands, that had the potential to de-rail his journey towards the Paris Olympics. He talks about how important a positive mindset has been to his recovery, his rehabilitation program, the horses that have shaped his career, tips for if you think you'd like to try eventing and even some TV and book recommendations from his time of forced rest. We hope you enjoy this episode and we wish Shane and Virgil all the best on their journey to Paris.

4* Eventer Shenae Lowings joins us to talk all things eventing! She takes us through her career so far, from when she first started riding to the big move across Australia to set up base in NSW, starting her own business while chasing her biggest goal-competing at the Olympics. We learn about her quirky horse Bold Venture, who she has qualifed for Paris 2024 Olympics with, and how qualifying for the Games is just the beginning. Hang around to the end of the episode to find out the special way Bold Venture likes to celebrate his wins....

Welcome back! Before we kick off season 3 we thought it would be worth giving you all a quick update of where we have been for the last 18months. We also wanted to let you know about a new format for season 3 and the exciting topics we have planned.

Welcome to our Season 2 finale! Since it was so popular in Season 1 we thought we would do it again! Equine surgeon Dr Victoria and Sports Medicine Registrar Dr Emma join us to answer listener questions sent to us throughout the year. Topics range from gelding to pre purchase exams to hock injections, with group discussions in between. This episode has something for everyone!

In this episode we do a deep dive into the Sacroiliac Joint. Using evidence based research we explain the anatomy of the joint, what clinical signs we see when there are issues with this joint, what possible problems we see with the joint, how we diagnose that the pain is coming from the joint and how we treat it.

Following our episode on surgical colic, we thought it would be the perfect time for discuss management and rehabilitation of horses post injury and surgery. The idea of box confinement, bandage changes and on-going treatments can be very stressful and daunting for clients. Equine Nurse Sarah Coleman runs a dedicated rehabiltation centre to manage horses during confinement and treatment, joins us to give her tips, tricks and advice for making sure horses are happy and relaxed during this time.