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    Podcast #009 – The Parachute Study

    The Parachute Study– The Horse’s Advocate Podcast #009
    Doc-t May 12, 2021
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    Speechless In A Case Of EOTRH In A Horse

    This is a story of a horse owner who I never met but called to ask if extracting all of the lower nipper teeth was a normal thing to do in a horse wit…
    Doc-t April 18, 2020
    15 Comments

    I Am Very Grateful

    I reflect here on how the threat of COVID-19 is affecting all of us as I travel from a deserted Newark airport. I offer advice that seems to work for …
    Doc-t April 12, 2020
    17 Comments

    Ghost Town

    Flying from San Francisco in an almost empty 787 I discuss why I am still out here working on horses amidst COVID-19. I look at the silver linings of…
    Doc-t March 22, 2020
    15 Comments

    The Equine Influenza Event Of 1872 And Today’s Corona Virus

    Several influenza viruses have severely affected horses in the United Kingdom and Australia since 2003 but the worst reported influenza event in horse…
    Doc-t March 17, 2020
    11 Comments

    Get Your Brain Right, Get Your Horse Right

    "Cognitive Laziness" is how we interact with horses today. Through agenda driven medicine and marketing, I look at the collision of new and old.
    Doc-t March 5, 2020
    17 Comments

    Food Does Not Equal Love

    The purpose of eating is to survive. How sugars are used, the development of uric acid and the association of disease in horses is discussed and a sol…
    Doc-t February 15, 2020
    16 Comments

    A Veterinarian’s Christmas Story

    This is a reprint of a blog I wrote in 2013 how I was faced with the possibility of killing my own horse with my incompetence. A story about faith.
    Doc-t December 25, 2019
    20 Comments

    Cheerleading and Coaching Horses

    Cheerleading is the single most important tool to connect with all horses. Coaching is just nagging which leads to disconnection. Learning this is lif…
    Doc-t December 17, 2019
    18 Comments

    The Death Of Horses

    Horse owners say, “I just want what’s best for my horse.” This is code for “I’m overwhelmed with information. I don’t know who to trust.…
    Doc-t October 6, 2019
    28 Comments

    The Trouble With Dentistry As Seen By A Human Doctor

    A popular medical doctor wrote an article "The Trouble With Dentistry." I apply his thoughts to equine dentistry, diet, cheek tooth fractures, lectins…
    Doc-t June 18, 2019
    12 Comments

    Cheese Doodles, Chocolate Bars and Candy Won’t Hurt You

    When is it OK to eat sugar? Enjoy this comical video which basically explains how sugar is necessary for body functions and is OK even in abundance at…
    Doc-t June 4, 2019
    14 Comments

    A Better Approach To Parasite Control

    Parasite control is being debated within the profession. The worry of resistance is real. But the truth of controlling parasites lies in how your moth…
    Doc-t March 31, 2019
    38 Comments

    Decomplexicating Horsemanship – Eliminate Fear

    Fear alone stops most people from becoming connected with their horses. This describes how one person's fear affected a horse and how that changed wit…
    Doc-t March 18, 2019
    25 Comments

    ECEIM Consensus Statement On Equine Metabolic Syndrome

    The European College of Equine Internal Medicine (ECEIM) issued a statement on a problem affecting horses called Equine Metabolic Syndrome. I summariz…
    Doc-t March 9, 2019
    56 Comments

    Weed Killer In My Beer And Wine

    There are a lot of you who drink beer and a lot who drink wine.  Some drink both.  Today’s newspaper has some bad news for you.  There is weed ki…
    Doc-t March 3, 2019
    6 Comments

    Thank You

    This is just a "Thank You" to all who invite us to your farm to help with your horses. We feel so blessed. No national holiday needed. While "booty" i…
    Doc-t February 22, 2019
    19 Comments

    A Question About Soybeans

    The objections to using soybean meal in horses as a protein source are addressed here: GMO, glyphosate, feminization. How SBM is made and my conclusio…
    Doc-t February 16, 2019
    81 Comments

    Disrupters

    I discuss what an "altruistic disrupter" is and how they can benefit your horses in health and well being. While not easy for the horse industry, it i…
    Doc-t January 6, 2019
    35 Comments

    My Christmas Wish 2018

    Root causes of horse diseases. How food triggers genetic disease expression. We need to start advocating for horses and not how marketing is telling u…
    Doc-t December 25, 2018
    4 Comments

    How We Perform Equine Dentistry Matters

    Discovering the various ways equine dentistry is performed and the divide between what is good for the horse and what is good for the practitioner. Di…
    Doc-t December 16, 2018
    20 Comments

    The 2018 AAEP Meeting – A Summary

    The shortcomings of the 2018 AAEP meeting. Doctors spending more time testing than looking at the patient. I don't hold back my frustration.
    Doc-t December 9, 2018
    14 Comments

    A Chilling Walk In San Francisco

    A chilling look at the state of America as I saw it. I walked a mile from the 2018 AAEP meeting site seeing what we don't see on our farms. I was shoc…
    Doc-t December 5, 2018
    18 Comments

    Feeding Senior Horses

    When do horses become "seniors?" Why have I never found "senior feeds" for squirrels or other wild animals? Could "senior feeds" just be a marketing g…
    Doc-t November 3, 2018
    22 Comments

    Honesty – A True Story

    When the words of this man I met settle into your consciousness you will either be shocked or say that this is the problem with the world (and our hor…
    Doc-t September 13, 2018
    22 Comments

    The Story of David

    This is a true story that has nothing to do with horses. It's about the connections in this universe. All horse owners have these experiences. They ar…
    Doc-t July 28, 2018
    34 Comments

    Jimi Hendrix

    This is a true story that looks at the cosmic connections we have all had at some point in our lives. The ending is thought provoking as we mystically…
    Doc-t July 21, 2018
    18 Comments

    Decomplexicating Equine Nutrition – Introduction

    Complexicate - to complicate things to make people look more intelligent and feel more significant and usually agenda based. I decomplexicate horse fe…
    Doc-t January 19, 2018
    36 Comments

    Complexicate

    Horses are becoming too complicated to keep as I watch everyone try to better others as to why their theories are better. So I made a new word - compl…
    Doc-t January 1, 2018
    16 Comments

    Cheating On The No Grain Diet

    I need to come clean with all of you. I have been cheating on the no grain diet. Please forgive me but I and Melissa have been put into an impossible…
    Doc-t December 25, 2017
    0 Comments

    Nothing

    Nothing about dentistry, nutrition or horses. I take a break. We all should once in a while to rejuvenate my senses. Photography is how I do this. Jus…
    Doc-t December 14, 2017
    21 Comments

    What Is The Cause Of EOTRH In Horses?

    The cause of EOTRH in horses is based on the current thought that it is an autoimmune disease. Lectins without mucous leads to leaky gut at the gums.
    Doc-t December 6, 2017
    23 Comments

    Horsemen, Surgeons And Equine Dentistry

    Within veterinary medicine are recognized divisions (surgery, medicine, ambulatory) and within these are hidden divisions. Do these affect horse owner…
    Doc-t November 20, 2017
    20 Comments

    Why Do I Bother?

    Attending the 2017 AAEP meeting offers the small but guaranteed chance of learning something that will last a lifetime. Here is one of those times fro…
    Doc-t November 17, 2017
    10 Comments

    Rhubarb Pie, The Orbiting Earth and Your Horse

    Our beliefs are based on what we've been taught by trusted sources. But is the knowledge we gain from mentors with no experience or with agendas reall…
    Doc-t October 22, 2017
    20 Comments

    Constantly At War

    In every moment of life in our horses, there is a battle between the body and the invading organisms surrounding them. To win, the immune system needs…
    Doc-t October 5, 2017
    12 Comments

    Lectins

    Lectins are plant proteins developed by plants to protect their seeds from being eaten and killed by animal digestion. They cause autoimmune disease, …
    Doc-t September 29, 2017
    38 Comments

    Symbiosis And The Horse’s Gut

    Symbiosis is any type of a close and long-term biological interaction between two different biological organisms. Horses cannot live without the micro…
    Doc-t September 23, 2017
    17 Comments

    An African Breeze

    Hurricanes, floods, fires and ice bring anxiety along with preparation work. Similar natural disasters occur everywhere. Here are links for help in th…
    Doc-t September 16, 2017
    4 Comments

    Decay Of The Profession

    An 80 year old client lost his mare because he could not get adequate veterinary care. The reasons are disturbing and reflect badly on this profession…
    Doc-t August 28, 2017
    32 Comments

    Doughnut Hole

    Our horses digestive tract is a tube running through the body. This is a fundamental principle to understand. The hole in the doughnut isn't part of t…
    Doc-t August 16, 2017
    26 Comments

    Comfortable

    People are comfortable where they are - unwilling to make the effort to connect with each other or their horses. People pass opportunities when they s…
    Doc-t August 9, 2017
    6 Comments

    No Sweat!

    Horses living in climates with high temperatures and high humidity are often affected by anhidrosis (non-sweating). This is a highly effective cure th…
    Doc-t August 3, 2017
    268 Comments

    The Best Interest Of The Horse

    Integrity is a trait assumed to exist in all professionals but they are only human. The stories here and my first hand experiences indicate the associ…
    Doc-t July 28, 2017
    5 Comments

    This Client Just Says “Easy” to Equine Dentistry Without Drama™

    The "modern" way of horse dentistry is jacking the mouth open and automatically sedating the horses. The traditional way is more difficult using horse…
    Doc-t July 23, 2017
    6 Comments

    Why Horses Should Not Be Fed Grain

    Feeding horses grain is a new concept (about 100 years) relative to the time they have been kept by humans (4000 years) or their time living on Earth …
    Doc-t July 15, 2017
    206 Comments

    A Vet, A Truck And A Dog

    There is something about a dog(s) that goes with people, horses, a truck and dirty fingernails. We all will relate to this story of me and my dog on m…
    Doc-t July 8, 2017
    11 Comments

    Islands

    Horses are not found on islands unless they can swim there. I've worked on Gardner's, Island, Shelter Island and the islands of Puget Sound. Here is …
    Doc-t June 11, 2017
    16 Comments

    Starvation and Weight Loss

    Starvation and weight loss follow 3 possibilities: 1) lack of food, 2) inability to consume food and 3) inability to absorb food. The results are the …
    Doc-t January 8, 2017
    0 Comments

    Traveling On Back Country Roads

    Traveling miles and miles can cause mental fatigue which can lead to accidents, death and destruction. So it almost was with a large turtle versus my …
    Doc-t November 12, 2016
    6 Comments
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