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No. 222. Wendy Murdoch & Daisy Bicking - SURE FOOT for Postural Change

Daisy Bicking joins Wendy to talk about how she is using SURE FOOT to help with the postural rehabilitation of a horse that is in her care. Daisy is a hoof care specialist, who has been using the Physiopad to make horses comfortable while working on their feet.

No. 221 Eq-Soma, Pam Eckelbarger & Diane Dzingle: Current research on ECVM

Pam and Diane have the Bone Room, where they have a wide variety of equine skeletons. They demonstrate in this video what the malformations look like with ECVM and talk a little about the genetics of this condition. If you are willing to help Pam with her genetic study please contact her at: http://www.equus-soma.com

No. 220. Laurie Adams, using SAR Techniques for Finding a Loose Horse

Laurie Adams, a long-time Camp Sherman resident, and current mounted SAR member has hosted Nowacki's visits for four years. Her horse, Joey, is a forward-going and assertive gelding who, according to Adams and Nowacki, picked up the air-scent training very quickly. She talks about using Search and Rescue techniques to find loose horses in the wilderness.

No. 219. Bess Miller and Wendy Murdoch, using SURE FOOT with Foals and Young Horses

Bess Miller is joining Wendy to give an update on using SURE FOOT with her foals and young horses. Bess has trained over 500 foals having lived on the family breeding farm with over 250 at one time. Her experience gives us insight into how SURE FOOT can be used with foals and young horses.

No. 218. Rebecca Husted PhD. Be Prepared to Catch a Loose Horse!

Rebecca returns to discuss how to safely catch a loose horse. Whether the horse has escaped from its pasture or gotten loose at the show ground, Rebecca will share tips on bringing this stressful event to a safe conclusion.

No. 217. Sarah Schlote EQUUSOMA® Horse-Human Trauma Recovery Part 1.

Sarah is an attachment and body-oriented psychotherapist who combines a depth and breadth of knowledge of trauma therapy approaches with a warm, engaging nature and capacity to sit with the complexity of her clients’ experiences. Through felt sense attunement, intuition and skill, she aims to foster safety, curiosity, a willingness to explore, and trust in one’s innate ability to heal. She has taken her experience and training and created a process for the horse/human relationship healing called EQUUSOMA® Horse-Human Trauma Recovery.

No. 216. Laurie Adams & Terry Nowacki- Equine Scent Detecting for Search & Rescue”

There is a new concept being used and studied by many across the world, it is the Air Scenting Detection Equine. Air Scenting is a search tool used for detection work. Horses are trained to follow airborne scent to its source, which could be a missing person, narcotics, etc. The scenting horse only goes into the scent locating mode when given special cues, otherwise it can double as a patrol, family riding or show horse.

No. 215. Heather O’Leary, DVM - Holistic Care for Horses and Dogs using SURE FOOT

A 1999 graduate of Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine, I pursued advanced training in veterinary spinal manipulative therapy (animal chiropractic) and veterinary acupuncture to earn certification in both modalities. I offer a personalized, hands-on approach to animal health. While I am a licensed veterinarian, I offer referral services only. All patients must have a primary veterinarian for routine and emergency veterinary care. Acupuncture and chiropractic can be used to maintain general health and well-being, as well as to address either specific or undiagnosed physical and medical problems. Owners of athletic animals, notably dogs and horses, find that regular treatments or "tune-ups" keep their sporty companions performing at their best, while they prevent common sports-related injuries. Owners of geriatric or chronically ill animals find that these modalities can provide relief where Western treatments alone have fallen short in conditions such as arthritis, weight loss, skin disease, Lyme Disease, respiratory difficulties, and allergies, just to name a few.

No. 214. Stacie Boswell DVM - Fear Free Veterinary Care

As a veterinarian, Dr. Boswell is driven to learn all she can about horses, both inside and out. After graduating from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 2009, she completed a year-long Equine Medicine and Surgery Internship at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Subsequently, she worked with Dr. Lisa Fortier at the Cornell University Comparative Orthopedic Laboratory and then completed a three-year Large Animal Surgery Residency at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. In 2014, Dr. Boswell passed the rigorous, two-day examination set forth by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and became a Diplomat. Dr. Boswell is now working in private practice at Hardaway Veterinary Hospital in Belgrade, Montana. Each day, her patients still teach her new things. Watching horse interactions at home has led to a thirst for knowledge of horse behavior. In addition to seeking information from books and trainers, she also learns from the medical literature on animal behavior. This crossover has led her to strive to handle her own animals, as well as her patients, in a low-stress way. She is a Fear Free certified veterinarian and is working on the Fear Free horse modules.

No. 213. Wendy Murdoch, How to Pick Up a Hoof the SURE FOOT Way

Wendy Murdoch, creator of the SURE FOOT Equine Stability Program talks about how to pick up a foot safely without knocking the horse off balance.