Episode 37: Straightness Issues Bulged vs Hollow Horses
The Horse First: A Veterinary Sport Horse Podcast
Release Date: 10/30/2020
Kissing Spine in Sport Horses, Part 2: Do you ride the Horse or the Radiograph?
The Horse First: A Veterinary Sport Horse Podcast
In part 2 of this series, Dr. DeClue continues her deep dive into kissing spine, including some eye-opening data regarding its prevalence across the world. Some highlights in this episode include: The prevalence of back diseases in horses. Impingement of the dorsal spine. Kissing Spine Syndrome in thoroughbreds. Kissing spine in horses in Malaysia. Radiographic findings supporting a developmental vs. acquired etiology. The 2023 paper from italy on kissing spine. Are kissing spine lesions painful? Stretching the dorsal spine.
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Episode 55: Kissing Spine in Sport Horses
The Horse First: A Veterinary Sport Horse Podcast
Countless hours of research have culminated in today's episode on kissing spine in sport horses. Dr. Audrey DeClue pulls knowledge from decades, centuries, and millennia of data on kissing spine to learn more about this affliction that has impacted dogs, cats, humans, otters, horses, and even dinosaurs.
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Episode 54: Lead Change Problems in Sport Horses
The Horse First: A Veterinary Sport Horse Podcast
If your horse seems stiff, uneven, and doesn't track straight, you're probably also having issues with lead changes. It's another long-thought mystery issue impacting performance and sometimes leading to anxiety in horses during drills. As always, Dr. Audrey DeClue brings a practical, common-sense aproach to examining your horse and getting to the bottom of lead change problems in sport horses.
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Episode 53: Expectations in Injured Sport Horses with Dr Kate Workman
The Horse First: A Veterinary Sport Horse Podcast
Following a very popular episode previously (Episode 46), Dr. Audrey DeClue talks again with Dr. Kate Workman (Denali Equine in Southern Pines, NC) about cases cases they have treated. They discuss shivers, treatements, lameness, and more with the goal of helping you understand the expectations of performance horses and sport horses that have been significantly injured or have chronic lameness. After proper treatment and rehab, some horses went back into performance or competition.
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Episode 52: Cantering Issues and Problems in Sport Horses
The Horse First: A Veterinary Sport Horse Podcast
Dr. Audrey DeClue discusses a common complaint among riders and veterenarians - cantering issues. Though, historically, much attention has been paid to the limbs, Dr. DeClue brings it back to to the body of the horse, where many of the lameness issues actually originate. She discusses her experience addressing cantering issues and what to consider if this is a problem in your horse.
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Episode 51: Shivers Horses and Its Association to the Cerebellum
The Horse First: A Veterinary Sport Horse Podcast
In this episode, Dr. Audrey DeClue focuses specifically on the association of the cerebellum to shivers horses. She shines a light on the existing, published research on shivers and the trouble with conclusions based on a small sample size. She also includes an interview with longtime friend, Celeste, to provide a powerful story of what it is like to live with a degenerative cerebellar lesion.
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Episode 50: Shoulder Girdle Injuries in Sport Horses - Part 3
The Horse First: A Veterinary Sport Horse Podcast
Dr. Audrey DeClue continues her series on the treatment and solutions she has discovered while helping horses with shoulder and girdle injuries.
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Episode 49: Shoulder Girdle Injuries In Sport Horses - Part 2 Cause and Effect
The Horse First: A Veterinary Sport Horse Podcast
Dr. DeClue discusses the Cause and the Effect of Shoulder Girdle Injuries in Sport Horse creating Kissing Spine, Back and Pelvic Pain, Chronic Undiagnosed Front Limb Lameness, Suspensory Strains/Injury and Sleep Deprivation and Collapsing Horses.
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Episode 48: Shoulder Girdle Injuries in Sport Horses - Another "Mystery" Lameness
The Horse First: A Veterinary Sport Horse Podcast
Despite having little to no peer-reviewed published papers about the issue, Dr. Audrey DeClue takes this episode to discuss what she has personally learned while dealing with shoulder girdle injuries in sport horses.
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Episode 47: Guest Appearance on The Humble Hoof Podcast (Shivers-Stringhalt)
The Horse First: A Veterinary Sport Horse Podcast
This episode is a guest appearance by Dr. Audrey DeClue on podcast with host Alicia Harlov. They discuss the research and developments that Dr. DeClue has discovered in her journey of putting the horse first when tackling Shivers and Stringhalt.
info_outlineStraightness is one of the most common issues owners and trainers have with their horses. It's also a very common topic in publications, no matter what discipline of the horse.
In this episode, Dr. Audrey DeClue explains that if you can ride your horse in a straight and balanced manner, your lameness issues go down exponentially. But that's not all, so listen as she digs into the research on straightness issues to help you and your horse become more aligned.