Stable Science from Dr David Marlin's Animalweb

Oct 27 2024 90 ep. 26 mins 16
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STABLE SCIENCE is a must to promote the health, well-being and performance of all horses. Dr David Marlin’s Animalweb offers a straightforward approach to challenges, disrupting and reshaping the outdated equestrian education many of us have grown up with.

Along with a mighty team of experts, David is helping all horse owners, riders and breeders achieve optimal performance for their much-loved horses, horses are living healthier, happier, longer lives by using the latest that science and technology can give us.

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Dr David Marlin interviews Farrier Ben Benson at ACPAT

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Dr David Marlin took the opportunity to catch up with his old friend and colleague, farrier Ben Benson, at the annual Acpat seminar at Leamington Spa in October 2024.Ben Benson AWCF Farrier presented at the conference 'The Farrier's role in influencing equine posture and injury prevention'.They discuss the role of the farrier and how they can work with other professionals to determ

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Dr David Marlin on Blue Tongue

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Sep 06 2024 37 mins  
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Dr Gillian Tabor reviews TWO Rehabilitation Exercise Research Papers

Aug 17 2024 20 mins  
Animalweb's Equine Physiotherapist Dr Gillian Tabor reviews two new research papers on rehabilitation exercises: The first paper investigates the horse's trunk kinematics and limb movement when walking backwards and forwards.Jobst, I.D., Zsoldos, R.R. and Licka, T.F., 2024. Trunk kinematics and limb movement of horses walking backwards and forwards in hand and lifting a single

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Aug 10 2024 22 mins  
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