Rounds With Doc T
This is a live meeting with Doc T, during which members can ask questions about horses. Doc T... View more
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Rounds with Doc T – March 23rd, 2023 [[Replay]]
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Rounds with Doc T – March 23rd, 2023 [[Replay]]
0:01:39 – Connecting With Horses – I am spending this week with Melissa and two students learning Horsemanship Dentistry. In this segment, I discuss how we connect with a horse within 30 seconds, not 30 minutes or 30 days. I’ll grant that these are not “wild” horses, but what we do is a bit out of their comfort zone. This is all about connecting with horses in a very basic way. My goal is to make a course here on THA about this.
0:20:50 – How to help a horse that suddenly went blind and lives in an environment where the owner doesn’t have control over how this horse is managed.
0:29:30 – How diabetes in a human can be affected by stress and cortisol. I try to relate this to horses who are insulin resistant and unresponsive to diet changes.
0:34:40 – “I’ve been soaking both of my horse’s hay for two weeks. Immediately, their manure changed in color. It is now a very dark, almost black. Does it mean something? Should I be concerned? I’ll make sure to listen to the podcast. Thanks!”
0:38:02 – 14yr OTTB has a stifle that has “given out.” This horse has been given Noltrex® for joint pain (“a synthetic 4% polyacrylamide hydrogel (PAAG), used in horses, to provide improved joint lubrication.”).
0:42:36 – Thoughts on anhidrosis (non-sweating), specifically minerals (magnesium, calcium) and their effect on sweating. I also discuss the chelation of minerals.
0:50:18 – “How do I feed my endurance horse during a 50 or 100 mile ride to best help them to maintain energy through out the ride with out causing any problems. Is it okay to offer them things like whole oats, soaked beat pulp with salt in addition to soaked forage.”
0:57:18 – “Any age limit for muscle training?”
0:59:15 – “We are learning a lot about Vit E and currently it is believed to be an over-consumption in certain breeds (Morgans) requiring supplementation. This doesn’t fit your horse.” This leads me into a bit of a rant on scientific studies in general and specifically in horses.
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To my supporters of Rounds With Doc T – all is OK here. However, something happened that made tonight’s event not happen, and I am sorry for any of you who made the time to be here.
I am not sure of how to manage this. One thought is to reschedule this for either this Saturday evening at 8 pm or for next Thursday at 8 pm. To be honest, no one had sent me any questions or discussion points. Maybe you were going to present them tonight. I had several questions about dentistry and nutrition from my calls I was going to go over.
If anyone here has thoughts about how to proceed, please let me know them. This is YOUR forum where you can learn and help others help their horses thrive in a human world!
Again, my apology for this event not occurring. I hope you will be forgiving and then tell me when you want to make this up. Thank you for understanding, Doc T
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I’m sorry I won’t be able to attend the meeting, however, I will ask what I hope isn’t a stupid question.
I’ve been soaking both of my horse’s hay for two weeks. Immediately, their manure changed in color. It is now a very dark, almost black. Does it mean something? Should I be concerned? I’ll make sure to listen to the podcast. Thanks!
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Thanks for the question!
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Thank you. I have a second question. I found this on the site and don’t know what it means…
We are learning a lot about Vit E and currently it is believed to be an overconsumption in certain breeds (Morgans) requiring supplementation. This doesn’t fit your horse.
Thank you, Linda
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I answered these in the meeting. It is Sunday, and I have a moment so I will post the replay today. Thanks!
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