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15. Should we even trot our horses?
The trot is a gait for locomotion created for a light jog—in other words, quite far from how we trot our horses today.
14. What happens if you blanket the horse too warmly or too coldly?
What happens if you blanket the horse too warmly or too coldly?
13. Fascia – What is it really and why is it such a big focus in this podcast?
We started with an in-depth episode about Fascia, here comes a long-awaited sequel!
12. Competitions affect the horse, perhaps often to a greater extent than we want to admit
Competition is something that many riders practice or strive for in some discipline.
11. Gastric Ulcers – How to Detect, Prevent, and How They Affect Your Horse
Gastric ulcers and how they affect your horse
10. A Taboo Subject That Must Be Addressed: The Rider's Weight and How It Affects the Horse
The rider's weight and its impact is a difficult, yet crucial, topic when it comes to horse welfare.
09. When you barely have time to think and the horse just does it – the physiological explanation for what creates this magic!
The feeling when everything feels easy and the horse just dances along, when you barely have time to finish thinking of the next step before the horse has performed it.
08. When Finances Are Tight – Tips and Good Advice for Horse Owners
Horse owners always cut back on their own expenses before the horse's, but what do you do when changes must be made there as well to make ends meet?
07. Why You MUST Request an Analysis of Both Your Horse's Forage and Its Minerals
Why is it so important to know, and how should a proper analysis be performed – debunking the common saying that "an analysis from a small part of a field says nothing about a lar…
06. WFFS, or FFS. How should one think about it and what is the underlying physical defect that creates this terrible condition?
We go a bit more in-depth into what happens physically in horses with FFS and what comparisons can be drawn to the problems in humans with EDS.
05. How can horse knowledge be both scarce AND abundant?
How do we view the horse's body today, and how does that relate to the training and horse management we practice?
04. How do I help the horse perform AND feel good?
Are insurance companies, horse owners, and veterinarians sometimes too quick to write off horses today?
00. From knowing nothing at all about horses to working with the elite – how did we end up here?
In 2013, Hans Bohlin heard that the machine he had developed for back pain was producing fantastic results in the treatment of horses.
09. When you can barely think and the horse just does it – the physiological explanation for what creates this magic!
The feeling when everything feels easy and the horse just dances along, when you barely have time to finish thinking of the next step before the horse has performed it.
03. On Euthanasia, Poor Prognoses, and My Responsibility as a Horse Owner
Are insurance companies, horse owners, and veterinarians sometimes too quick to condemn horses today?
02. Sustainable Horse Management
What should you consider, and perhaps more from the horse's perspective rather than the human's?
01. What is Fascia and how does it affect our view on horse management?
How do we view the horse's body today, and how does that relate to the training and horse management we practice?
Fascia Expert: “An explosion of new research in the last 10 years”
In 2015 veterinary Vibeke S Elbrønd published the first report on Fascia and horses. To make that happen she had to learn all there was regarding fascia, she had to become a fasci…
Hypermobility
Hypermobile people build up enormous tension in their muscles that give painful tension in the joint, and they often get nerves pinched.
Fascia in Horses – Danish veterinary exploring uncharted territory
In 2015 veterinary Vibeke S Elbrønd published the first report on Fascia and horses. Through autopsy she found that the horse has the same kind of chains and networks of connectiv…