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Equine Careers – Interview with Emma Dyer Mar 31, 2024

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Helen chats with Emma Dyer about Equine Careers. We interviewed Emma to learn why she is one of Animalweb's new experts and what she can help our members with.

Emma has already written us an article on how to write a job advert – Read it on the website here – How to write a job posting that brings in awesome candidates by Emma Dyer.

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Pain Scoring - Dr Gillian Tabor interviews Diane Howard Mar 24, 2024

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Dr Gillian Tabor chats with Diane Howard, lead author of a research study developing a pain scoring system for owners to use for horses with osteoarthritis. The article and the scoring system – the Equine Brief Pain Inventory (EBPI) – is openly available for anyone to access and use. Diane and her team used a reliable methodology to design a questionnaire to help owners assess the posture, facial expression, movement and behaviour of their horse. The resulting tool is undergoing further reliability testing in a larger population of owners/caretakers of arthritic and healthy horses before it can be introduced in practice. If you are reading this in 2024 and have a horse with OA, and would like to help with the study – please get in touch!

Link to the paper: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/2/181

Howard, D.L., Lancaster, B. and de Grauw, J., 2024. Development and Preliminary Validation of an Equine Brief Pain Inventory for Owner Assessment of Chronic Pain Due to Osteoarthritis in Horses. Animals, 14(2), p.181.

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Dr Gillian Tabor discusses Kissing Spines Mar 17, 2024

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Your horse has been diagnosed with kissing spines - what next?

Firstly, don't panic or ask advice from the internet, which will definitely add to the confusion!

Gillian talks about why sharing X-rays on social media are unlikely to help and some things you need to consider before committing to the veterinary intervention. Working on pre-hab and planning post-intervention management and individual care are discussed, which are critical to a successful outcome.

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Dr Gillian Tabor talks to The Register of Animal Musculoskeletal Practitioners (RAMP) Feb 25, 2024

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Dr Gillian Tabor chats with Jo Paul, Chartered Physiotherapist and President of The Register of Animal Musculoskeletal Practitioners (RAMP). RAMP is a voluntary register of professionals who have signed up to take responsibility for attaining and maintaining gold standards of practice in animal musculoskeletal treatment. Professionals trained in Chiropractic, Osteopathic and Physiotherapy techniques are regarded by RAMP as one occupation - i.e. animal musculoskeletal practitioners. The register is designed to help veterinary surgeons and animal owners choose competent professionals who provide chiropractic, osteopathic, and physiotherapy techniques for the treatment of their animals.

Gillian and Jo discuss RAMPs history, and the value of the three professions working together, to raise and maintain animal welfare and support veterinary referrals and animal owners choosing their MSK practitioner. They also talk about the education and courses that gain or work towards RAMP registration. Gillian finishes by asking Jo about the future of RAMP and the profession.

https://www.rampregister.org/

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Balance Pads - research review by Dr Gillian Tabor Feb 18, 2024

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Dr Gillian Tabor reviews a recently published paper on the effects of using balance pads.

In this paper, the research team measured the postural sway and multifidus cross-sectional area after standing a horse on pads for 5 minutes, 5 days a week for 4 weeks.

Cathcart, J., Ellis, K.L. and Moorman, V.J., 2024. Short term use of balance pads on postural sway and musculus multifidus cross sectional area in horses. Journal of Equine Rehabilitation, p.100006.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S294990542400001X

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Dr Gillian Tabor on horse walkers - are they the devil or a gift from the gods? Jan 13, 2024

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Horse walkers - are they the devil or a gift from the gods?

Dr Gillian Tabor investigates

Views on using horse walkers to exercise horses are very polarised. But what does the research say? Dr Gillian Tabor, an equine physiotherapist, talks through a pragmatic approach to their use.

Research papers discussed are:

Freire, R., Buckley, P. and Cooper, J.J., 2009. Effects of different forms of exercise on post inhibitory rebound and unwanted behaviour in stabled horses. Equine Veterinary Journal, 41(5), pp.487-492.
Walker, T.J., Collins, S.N. and Murray, R.C., 2012. Horse walker use in dressage horses. Comparative Exercise Physiology, 8(1), pp.63-70.
Murray, R.C., Walters, J.M., Snart, H., Dyson, S.J. and Parkin, T.D., 2010. Identification of risk factors for lameness in dressage horses. The Veterinary Journal, 184(1), pp.27-36.

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Surviving Winter with Dr Gillian Tabor Jan 06, 2024

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As 2024 begins Dr Gillian Tabor offers up some much-needed winter survival ideas and suggestions to support your horse if they are stabled for long periods.

Gillian focuses on the BIG 3 F's - Friends, Forage and Freedom, as well as giving suggestions to help manage your horse's physical health.

Please enjoy this podcast and Happy New Year!

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Hot horses, thermal imaging and the Olympic Games - Dr David Marlin Dec 28, 2023

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Dr David Marlin discusses his recently published paper on comparative exercise physiology. With colleagues Dr David Marlin looked at the use of thermal imaging to assess how hot horses are during training, warm-up, during and after competition.

Marlin, D.J., Reynolds, H., Mukai, K., Neil, K., & Akerstrom, G. (2023). Estimating rectal temperature

in exercising horses in a competition environment using infrared thermal imaging. Comparative

Exercise Physiology (published online ahead of print 2023). https://doi.org/10.1163/17552559-

20230026

Sadly this is not open open-access paper, but Dr David Marlin shares the contents, and you can read the abstract by following the link to the website. CLICK HERE to read Dr DavidMarlin's article about it and follow links to the paper.

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Recognising pain in the ridden horse with Sue Palmer Nov 25, 2023

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Recognising pain in the ridden horse – use of the ridden horse pain ethogram (RHpE) with Sue Palmer (interviewed by Dr Gillian Tabor)

“All too often, pain in ridden horses is labelled as ‘bad’ behaviour. The apparently ‘sound’ horse is ‘naughty’, ‘lazy’, ‘difficult’, ‘explosive’, ‘spooky’, ‘nappy’, and more. These labels are wrong. Pain impacts all aspects of a horse’s performance, including its partnership with the rider, and its potential to progress. It does not always create lameness. Relieving pain can lead to improved performance, a deeper partnership, and greater potential.”

Sue and Gillian discuss the Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram (RHpE), developed by Dr Sue Dyson and colleagues. The RHpE is a checklist of 24 behaviours to check for musculoskeletal pain in the ridden horse. Horses can only demonstrate pain through their behaviour and performance. Only through first recognising pain can we then address it through accurate assessment, diagnosis and treatment. Sue Palmer and Dr Sue Dyson have recently published ‘Harmonious Horsemanship: Use of the Ridden Horse Ethogram to Optimise Potential, Partnership and Performance’.

Sue Palmer has worked in the equestrian industry for over 25 years, is an ACPAT and RAMP registered Chartered Physiotherapist, and based in Staffordshire, UK

https://www.harmonioushorsemanship.co.uk/

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Hoof Supplements and Treatments - Dr David Marlin Nov 18, 2023

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Most people seem to be feeding hoof supplements and or applying treatments to their horse's feet. But what are they made up of and do they actually do anything?

Dr David Marlin answers a few of your questions:

Where does the hoof strength come from?

What are the most commonly found ingredients in hoof supplements?

What does the research show us and are there any studies that we can learn from?

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