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Dr Gillian Tabor on Equiband and the use of training aids.

Dr Gillian Tabor, a Chartered Physiotherapist who specialises in the treatment and rehabilitation of horses, discusses training aids. Although training aids aren't compulsory, they are useful in the right context with the right horse, at the right time and set up correctly. Gillian talks about the use of this specific system made by a company called Equity Core concepts.

Dr David Marlin discusses the topic of Stress in Horses and Riders.

When most of us hear the word “stress” we probably immediately think of it as something bad.  So is there such a thing as “good stress?”. What is too much stress?  Can you have too little stress?  In this Podcast we’ll look at stress from a different perspective.

Dr Gillian Tabor is the Programme Manager and lectures on the MSc Veterinary Physiotherapy course at Hartpury University and is undertaking research, both her own equine projects and supervising students.

Gillian discusses Underperformance in horses and how it can be linked to Gut Health - This podcast accompanies Dr David Marlins Gut Health Webinar, click here

Dr David Marlin discusses the topic of Stress and is it always a bad thing?

When most of us hear the word “stress” we probably immediately think of it as something bad.  So is there such a thing as “good stress?”. What is too much stress?  Can you have too little stress?  In this Podcast we’ll look at stress from a different perspective. This is the full discussion with Dr David Marlin.

Dr David Marlin discusses the topic of Stress and is it always a bad thing?

 

When most of us hear the word “stress” we probably immediately think of it as something bad. So is there such a thing as “good stress?”.  What is too much stress? Can you have too little stress? In this Podcast we’ll look at stress from a different perspective.

Dr David Marlin follows on from his webinar and Q&A with a podcast on rugging, to view all of Dr David Marlins work see www.drdavidmarlin.com

What is tapering?

Tapering is reducing the amount of training time on the days prior to your competition.  Tapering is not about reducing the intensity or effort that you or your horse puts into training but the actual duration that you work them for, this is key.  Tapering is a tried and tested method to improve performance at your competition and has been used successfully in human athletes over the past 30 years but isn't so widely known in the equestrian community.  In this Podcast, Dr David Marlin explains what Tapering is and how to use it in your horse's fitness and training plan to greatly improve your horse's performance!

Over the years I've come across many horse owners who bring a horse home and then find they are having problems with it in the first few days or even weeks, whether that be changes in temperament, illness or both.  Moving home is extremely stressful for some horses and can even lead to colic, tying up and respiratory problems to name just a few.  We cannot overestimate the stress of travelling and changing home for our horses, changing forage and feed, bedding material and so forth.