Horses as teachers for human-robot interactions.
This week Nancy and Kate discuss how horses are once again helping humans navigate the new frontier of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Research Reference and Link: Eakta Jain and Christina Gardner-McC...
28 Nov 202322min
What do rider’s want from an arena surface?
This week Nancy discusses two peer reviewed papers on how to assess arena surface safety and usefulness. Research References and Links: Holt, D., Northrop, A., Martin, J., Daggett, A. and Hobbs, S. (...
17 Nov 202315min
Results of the massage trial.
This week Nancy gives a summary of her results with replicating the hind-end massage study using her own horses. Research Reference/Link: Mabbutt, C., Yarnell, K., and Ferro de Godoy, R. (2022). Compa...
7 Nov 202338min
Social License to Operate (SLO); The Grand National.
This week Kate and Nancy discuss the recently published paper questioning the protests and disagreements that occurred at this years (2023) Grand National at Aintree. Research Reference and Link (Open...
25 Okt 202336min
Forces and pressures on the horses back during bareback riding versus riding in a conventional saddle.
This week Nancy discusses a research paper comparing pressures/forces in bareback riding with riding in a well fitted conventional saddle. Research Reference with Link: H.M. Clayton et al.(2013). Forc...
13 Okt 202328min
Update on Deworming Protocols for Gastrointestinal Parasites in Adult Horses.
This week Nancy and Kate discuss a paper that investigated a herd of 18 mares that were housed on a pasture since 1979 without a deworming program. Nancy also relates the lecture information from a se...
30 Sep 202329min
Assessing Welfare of Domestic Horses using the Wild Horse Herd Model.
This episode Kate and Nancy discuss a paper revealing updated research on the requirements of horses using the 5 domains model. This is a foundational start to assessing welfare. Research Reference: ...
21 Sep 202334min
How Happy Are Equine Athletes ?
This week Nancy and Kate discuss welfare issues in equestrian sports and leisure riding. Research Reference/Link: Furtado, T.; Preshaw, L.; Hockenhull, J.; Wathan, J.; Douglas, J.; Horseman, S.; Smith...
11 Sep 202343min
