Cognitive Dissonance In Horse Owners – Podcast #072
I discuss how we get bombarded with contradictory information in horse care. To preserve our sanity, we tightly hold to what we believe, given to us b…
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Review Of Feeding Horses – Podcast #071
Over the past month, I have heard many great stories about how well the no-grain plus soybean meal diet works from my dentistry clients. However, they…
Aging The Horse By The Teeth – Podcast #070
Several years ago, I asked owners with horses of verified age (papers or lip tattoos) to allow me to photograph the incisors. I shot the left and righ…
Water For Horses – Podcast #069
Water is one of the necessary ingredients to maintain life. Every animal and plant on Earth knows this, but because of the familiarity, we often don…
A Perspective On Veterinary Medicine With Dennis French DVM – Podcast #068
Horse owners are overwhelmed with conflicting “facts” about the care of their horses. Yet, an underlying theme of all the research I find is that …
Equine Psychotherapy – Podcast #067
Horse owners are overwhelmed with conflicting “facts” about the care of their horses. Yet, an underlying theme of all the research I find is that …
Mission Statement – Podcast #066
Horse owners are overwhelmed with conflicting “facts” about the care of their horses. Yet, an underlying theme of all the research I find is that …
Is What We’re Being Taught Correct? – Podcast #065
Horse owners are overwhelmed with conflicting “facts” about the care of their horses. Yet, an underlying theme of all the research I find is that …
Accepting Fat Horses – Podcast #064
As long as there isn’t an ice age, the thin horse will survive and thrive longer than the fat horse because the downside of excess body fat is the p…
Horse Microbiome, Dentistry, And More – Podcast #063
In this podcast, I talk about a variety of subjects. Some I have discussed in detail elsewhere, and some are new. These subjects include the microbiom…
Horsemanship And Confidence Versus Arrogance – Podcast #062
I discuss how we can change ourselves in a way that doesn't complicate our life but enhances our ability to connect with those horses who would not ot…
Weight Loss In Horses – Dental Or Not? – Podcast #061
Many horse owners associate weight loss in horses with dental issues. The most common sign of a dental problem is “Quidding” or the formation of a…
Dennis Brooks DVM, Horse Eyes and Veterinary Medicine – Podcast #060
Dennis Brooks, DVM is an equine ophthalmologist with a worldwide presence established over 40 years.
We chat about many subjects:
*Where are veterina…
What Are We Feeding Our Horses, And Why? – Podcast #059
Millions of scoops of grain are fed to our horses every day around the world, yet when I ask horse owners what they are feeding their horses, I usuall…
Protein and Gastric Ulcers In Horses – Podcast #057
Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome, or EGUS, is being treated in more horses today than almost any other disease considered "routine." The advent of visual…
Horse Dentistry Questions – Podcast #056
This episode goes over some frequently asked questions I often get asked as I meet horse owners. My answers are not based on scientific facts because …
Horses And The Web Of Influence – Podcast #055
In this episode, I go through an email I received from Africa with a connection in the state of Washington here in America. Their results with laminit…
Entropy And Horses – Podcast #054
Entropy means the natural and required decrease in energy, moving organized things into disorganized things and eventually ending in complete chaos. I…
Horses And The Road Less Traveled – Podcast #053
Feeding our horses as they have for the past 30 years is the “well-worn path.” Insulin resistance, Cushing’s Disease, suspensory ligament diseas…
Conflicting Information For Feeding Horses – Podcast #052
My last podcast (#051) was about the infodemic we are experiencing in the horse world. This is where there is so much conflicting information about th…
Horse Owners Experiencing An Infodemic – Podcast #051
This will be a podcast where I vent my frustration in my attempts to help horse owners help their horses thrive in a human world. All I try to do is g…
Horse Seminar Summaries – Podcast #050
I attended 3 equine seminars all with veterinarians discussing different matters: 1) “How Horses Think” put on by Cornell University (not the vet …
Why Do We Go To The Horse Barn? – Podcast #049
Why Do We Go To The Horse Barn? Helping Horses Thrive In A Human World is what we do at The Horse’s Advocate. But what about us? How do we thrive in…
Horse Nutrition Review – Podcast #048
Every day someone asks me about feeding their horses. For me it has become simple only because I have repeated this information but for you…. maybe …
Cavities In Horse Teeth And More – Podcast #047
I go over some of the recent articles showing up in the magazines and news feeds for horse owners discussing 1) cavities in the cheek teeth of horses …
Horse Psychology With Dr Jenny Susser – Podcast #046
Today’s guest is Dr Jenny Susser, a sport and performance psychologist from Ocala, FL. In her words, she “successfully applies her years of experi…
The Importance Of The Top Line In Horses – Podcast #045
The top line of horses is the muscles along the back bone from the withers to the rump. It is where the saddle or load goes onto the horse. It is an i…
Therapeutics In Horses – Safety And Side Effects – Podcast #044
I report here on the safety and side effects of 4 different therapeutics used for specific
purposes in horses. These 4 studies were presented at the 2…
Wounds In Horses-Podcast #043
This is a review of what kind of wounds occur in the horse, what needs to be done about them and how to make them heal with the best possible outcomes…
A Review Of A Horse Magazine – Podcast #042
I am on a path of revealing just how science works and why it is a well orchestrated drama to usually promote an agenda. I try not to be cynical or ev…
Dentistry Lectures At The 2021 AAEP Meeting – Podcast #041
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) held their annual meeting last month and offered a section on the current state of equine dent…
Keeping Equine Practitioners In Horse Practices – Podcast #040
Horse owners are facing a shortage of equine veterinarians if they live any distance from horses living in a dense population. The cost of a veterinar…
Sand Colic In Horses – Podcast #039
Sand colic in horses is defined as a blockage in the digestive tract due to the accumulation of sand. It is common where horses graze on land with a s…
Horses In Addition And Subtraction Of Science – Podcast #038
Today’s podcast will look at the complexities of the art of scientific research and how it is being manipulated by marketing with the result not alw…
Horse Feeding And Nutrition – A Book Report – Podcast #037
I just finished half of an old book on feeding the horse written by a professor of nutrition. It is called “Horse Feeding And Nutrition” by Tony C…
Endocrine Disease And The Equine Athlete – Podcast #036
I attended a Zoom meeting hosted by the FVMA with the presenter Dr Jane Manfredi of Michigan State.The title of her talk was “Quick On Their Feet: E…
Three Dimension Communication With Horses (Part 2) – Podcast #035
This is the second part of a discussion I started in episode #030. I continue that discussion of relating the brain of the horse with the human brain …
The TMJ Of Horses – Podcast #034
This podcast discusses my experience with tens of thousands of horses and discusses what I have found in my observations and I compare this to what ot…
Understanding The Basics Of Colic In Horses – Podcast #033
As a veterinarian, I have seen many horses with colic and as a horse owner, I have experienced colic personally. There is one thing for certain and th…
The AAEP Discusses Laminitis In Horses – Podcast #032
I review how insulin is involved in a response to nutrition as well as the roll of protein in the development of hooves. I believe that preventing lam…
Molds, Mycotoxins And Soaking Horse Hay – Podcast #031
Reducing the extra body fat on our horses is the best, if not the only, way to improve and eliminate metabolic syndrome. But is there a cost to their …
Three Dimension Communication With Horses (part 1) – Podcast #030
This podcast discusses how our brain works based on the experiences of Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D. in her book “Whole Brain Living.” Through the loss…
75,000 Horses Floated By Hand – Podcast #029
Dr. Tucker discusses a variety of issues commonly asked by horse owners and veterinarians. Specifically, myths are evaluated and theories are offered …
How Is What You’re Doing Working For Your Horses? – Podcast #028
Horse owners want to do the best for their horses either because of the large investment in their purchase and training / showing or because they are …
Protein In Horses – Podcast #027
I explain what a protein is and the amino acids that make up all proteins. Then I describe the two reasons why horses are chronically deficient in pro…
Horsemanship With Daniel Dauphin – Podcast #026
Daniel Dauphin is a horseman from Lafayette, Louisiana with a passion for training horses using horsemanship skills he learned from mentors. His websi…
Hormesis, Rapamycin and Horses – Podcast #025
The pieces are coming together in human studies and these data are being found in all animals – and so I assume horses as well. To gain the healthy …
The Mighty Mitochondria – Podcast #024
Within the cells of our horses are power stations where fuel is converted into energy. Without this power station called the mitochondria, the cell an…
Houston We Have A Problem – Podcast #023
The equine veterinary profession is at a breaking point. There is little incentive for developing new horse vets. The American Association of Equine P…
Parasites Revisited and Liver Disease – Podcast #022
I attended two meetings recently. One was about parasites in horses and was worth revisiting for a fresh perspective. The other was about liver diseas…