Sport Horse Podcast

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By: Horse Radio Network

Join Nicole and Tim as they chat with leading horse people and researchers to explore the fascinating science behind cutting-edge training and management techniques for sport horses. This entertaining podcast explores recent research on topics relevant to ensuring sport horses achieve their best while staying healthy. And it asks questions about how the world’s best athletes are able to achieve such impressive feats and how horsemanship can be combined with science to improve results. This podcast is presented by the Equine High Performance Sports Group.

Equine Bone Health – What Have We Learned?
#51
Last Monday at 7:00 AM

What impact do modern sport horse management practices have on bone health? How do we ensure bone develops correctly in young horses? In this episode, we speak with Dr. Brian Nielsen about his research into bone health and discuss practical recommendations for sport horse owners and trainers.


Jumping into a New Era for Assessing Ridden Horse Muscle Activity
#50
03/10/2024

Surface electromyography is becoming a viable tool to study how a horse’s muscles are activated to move the body during ridden exercise. In this episode, we welcome back Dr. Lindsay St. George to discuss some of her findings examining muscle activation in horses on the flat and during jumping.


The gut microbiome: wide-ranging impacts in the horse
#49
02/25/2024

How is the gut microbiome related to equine asthma? What causes gut dysbiosis and what can be done to ‘correct’ it? In this episode, we have a fascinating discussion with Dr. Marcio Costa on all things gut and the impact that the bacterial content in the GI system can have on the rest of the body.


A Constraints-Led Approach to Develop Skilled Horses and Riders
#48
01/31/2024

How can we design practice to develop the horse-rider partnership? How do the environment, the horse/rider, and tasks interact to determine the ways in which an exercise will be performed? To answer these questions and more, we chat with UK Coach Developer and PhD candidate Marianne Davies. 

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Title Sponsor Name and Text Link:  Ignite - www.igniteforequineathletes.com

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Guest Name: Marianne Davies

Website: https://dynamics-coaching.com/home/marianne-davies/

Instagram: @river.tiger

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Link for Show Notes: https://dynamics-coaching.com/home/ma...


Combining Coaching and Research
#47
01/15/2024

Dr. Eva Marunova is an accredited equestrian coach, a university lecturer, and a researcher in based in the UK. In this episode, she details her journey to completing her PhD and describes her research examining equine compensatory movement strategies during lameness.

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Title Sponsor Name and Text Link:  Ignite - www.igniteforequineathletes.com


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Guest Name: Dr. Eva Marunova

Website: https://empoweredequitation.co.uk/


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Link for Show Notes: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36210019/

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Effective Communication in the Equine Industry to Enhance Health and Performance
#46
12/25/2023

In this wide-ranging interview with Dr. Joop Loomans, we talk about his research examining veterinary practice characteristics, the importance of mentorship in 2023, and his time leading a veterinary clinic and training program in China.

Sport Horse Podcast Guests and Links Episode 46:

Hosts: Nicole Lakin and Dr. Tim Worden of the Equine High-Performance Sports GroupPodcast Website: Sport Horse PodcastPresenting Sponsor: Equine High-Performance Sports Group and Ignite for Equestrian AthletesGuest: Joop LoomansLink: IGNITE Sport Horse SeriesLink: IGNITE


Let’s “Focus” on Judging - Understanding Bias
#45
12/10/2023

Does a rider’s nationality or start order affect their dressage score? How do humans allocate visual focus to assess movement and assign scores? In this episode, Dr. Inga Wolframm is joined by Dr. Peter Reuter to discuss recent research efforts to better understand different sources of bias in judged sports and how expert evaluators form visual search patterns to arrive at their assessments.

Sport Horse Podcast Guests and Links Episode 45:

Hosts: Nicole Lakin and Dr. Tim Worden of the Equine High-Performance Sports GroupPodcast Website: Sport Horse PodcastPresenting Sponsor: Equine High-Performance Sports Group and Ignite for Eque...


Sport Horse Podcast Year 2 Recap and Exciting Announcements
#44
11/25/2023

Join Nicole and Tim as they cover highlights from the past year of the Sport Horse Podcast as well as the exciting projects planned for the Sport Horse Series and Ignite in 2024! 

Sport Horse Podcast Guests and Links Episode 44:

Hosts: Nicole Lakin and Dr. Tim Worden of the Equine High-Performance Sports GroupPodcast Website: Sport Horse PodcastPresenting Sponsor: Equine High-Performance Sports Group and IgniteLink: www.igniteforequineathletes.com


Making Strides Towards Quantifying Equestrian Performance
#43
11/10/2023

We speak with David Deillon about his passion for data in equestrian sports, which ultimately led him to develop the Alogo MovePro technology. We discuss how data can be used to enhance training effectiveness as well as opportunities to grow viewership by providing audiences with novel insights.

Sport Horse Podcast Guests and Links Episode 43

Hosts: Nicole Lakin and Dr. Tim Worden of the Equine High-Performance Sports GroupPodcast Website: Sport Horse PodcastPresenting Sponsor: Equine High-Performance Sports GroupGuest: David Deillon | InstagramLink: Validation of Alogo Move Pro: A GPS-Based Inertial Measurement Unit for the Objective Examination of Gait and Jump...


Outside Perspectives with Julie-Anne Staehli
#42
10/25/2023

In this episode, we chat with Canadian Olympian and World Athletics Championships competitor Julie-Anne Staehli. She shares her perspectives on a variety of topics related to being an elite athlete, including managing professional relationships, how to prepare for a major championship, and how she builds recovery into her training program. Julie-Anne has a unique perspective and this episode will be of great interest to athletes and their support teams - especially those stepping up to higher levels of competition! 

Sport Horse Podcast Guests and Links Episode 42:

Hosts: Nicole Lakin and Dr. Tim Worden of the Equine High...