Conversations in Equine Science

Summary of 2022, looking back on our favorite episodes.

This week Kate and Nancy discuss their favorite episodes of 2022. We also reveal the most popular episodes as determined by our listeners.
Thank you for your support and listenership. We appreciate each and every one of you!
Happy and Healthy 2023,
Kate and Nancy

The most popular episode of 2022....The Equine Gut Brain Connection.

This week Nancy and Kate revisit the episode with the most downloads of 2022.
Reference:
Mach, N., Ruet, A., Clark, A. et al (2020). Priming for welfare: gut microbiota is associated with equitation conditions and behavior in horse athletes. Scientific Reports 10, 8311.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-65444-9

(Part 2) Deciphering misinformation in the horse world.

This week Nancy and Kate continue their discussion with Dr. Sheryl King.
Dr. King is an expert on "myth-busting" horse information that occurs frequently within the horse industry. Make sure to listen to Part 1 to get her explanation on how these myths become a part of the equine management industry. This episode will discuss fact checking skills and nutrition fallacies.

Deciphering misinformation in the horse world.

This week Nancy and Kate welcome Dr. Sheryl King to the podcast. Dr. King is an expert on misinformation in the horse industry.
Please direct any questions to Kate on the Conversations in Equine Science Instagram account or Nancy on the Conversations in Equine Science Facebook page. We'll pass them onto Dr. Sheree or send her a friendship request via Sheree King at her Facebook page.
We'll continue Part 2 next week.
Thanks for listening in !

The neurological exam of the horse. (Part 2)

Kate and Nancy wrap up their discussion of this interesting paper on the neurological exam of the horse.
Reference:
Caroline Hahn, (2022). Neurological Examination of Horses, Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, Volume 38, Issue 2,
pp. 155-169.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cveq.2022.05.001

Neurological Examinations of Horses (Part 1).

On this week's episode, Nancy and Kate discuss a recent research article on the neurological exam of the horse.
Research Reference:
Caroline Hahn, DVM, (2022). Neurological Examination of Horses, Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, Volume 38, Issue 2 pp. 155-169.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749073922000219

What equestrians really think about safety.

This week Kate and Nancy discuss equestrian safety and what a survey of 1,718 respondents reveals.
Research reference:
Chapman, Meredith, Matthew Thomas, and Kirrilly Thompson. (2020). "What People Really Think About Safety around Horses: The Relationship between Risk Perception, Values and Safety Behaviours" Animals 10, no. 12: 2222.
Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10122222

Recurrent Exertional Rhabdomyolysis (RER)

This week Nancy and Kate discuss the tying up syndrome (RER) that appears to affect 8.4% of racehorses.
Research Reference:
https://www.nzsap.org/system/files/proceedings/trainers-perceptions-impact-different-feeding-and-management-practices-racehorses-they-identified.pdf
Wood , LJ, Lancaster, B, Breheny, MR & Rogers, CW 2020, 'Trainers perceptions of the impact of different feeding and management practices on racehorses they identified displaying symptoms of recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis', Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, vol. 80, pp. 90- 94.

A look at PSSM.

This week Kate and Nancy delve into the research of Dr. Valberg at Michigan State University. She runs the Equine Neuromuscular Diagnostics Laboratory and is a fervent researcher of equine muscular diseases. You can access her informative webpages here.
Research Reference (Open Access):
Valberg, SJ, Williams, ZJ, Finno, CJ, Schultz, A, Velez-Irizarry, D, Henry, ML, et al (2022). Type 2 polysaccharide storage myopathy in Quarter Horses is a novel glycogen storage disease causing exertional rhabdomyolysis. Equine Veterinary Journal.
https://beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/evj.13876

Hair Whorls in Horses.

This week Nancy and Kate discuss the latest research in equine hair whorls, reactivity and laterality.
Research Reference:
Mark J. Deesing, Temple Grandin, (2022). Chapter 10 - Behavior genetics of the horse (Equus caballus), Editor(s): Temple Grandin,
Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals (Third Edition), Academic Press, pp. 377-433
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780323857529000068#bib153
Previous episode on laterality and cognitive bias: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/18g054aCGub