Equine Dynamics with Mike Stine

S8E3: Fitness for Duty

This Episode: Talking Terminology - Osteoarthritis and Bone Spavin - Working Inverted - THE HORSE article - Brow band - Mike's Super bowl Hair

S8E2: We’re Back, Again!!

This Episode: Mike returns from the International Hoof Care Summit - Travis's health delayed the show - Amish Farriers - Mike talks at the South Carolina Horse Expo - Updated forges - 2 Case studies of Benji and Nutty

S8E1: We’re Back, Baby!

This Episode: Travis welcomes in the New Year with gun shots - Steve McConnell joins us from Hoof Doctor products - How seasonal changes affect the feet - A concern neighbor reaches via phone call - Stall bedding during wet swampy conditions - Travis admits to using a hairdryer to dry out his horses feet

S7E12: Just Say Thank You

This Episode: Mike doesn't see himself as a mentor - Talking Terminology "Curvature of the Spine" - The Marsha Story with a Vertebrae Problem - Practices that were rude to animals - Babies born in stalls vs in the open - Mike recaps his biggest mentors from Season 7

S7E11: Meet Professor Travis Burns

This Episode: Professor Travis Burns from Virginia Tech Large Animal Clinic - Class schedule for a DVM - Common cases seen at Vet School - Trade Schools vs College programs for farriers - Owners further education does work - Diego returns from 4 day horse clinic with swollen hind quarter.

S7E10: That’s Not a Nail

This Episode: Travis' wife is at a 4 day clinic - What is the definition of the term "Flat Class" - Hunter vs Jumpers - A reasonable time between trimmings - Owners giving Farriers permission to do what's best - Allowing time to adjust for different shoeing - CASE STUDY of Phineas

S7E9: Meet Derek Poupard

This Episode: Derek Poupard inventor of the "Quick Shoe," now named "Form A Hoof" as well as the innovator of the 3D printed horse pad - Price scale for farriers in the US vs UK - Why we should join the "Barefoot Trimmers" into the International Shoeing Farrier groups - What should "Owners" demand in standards from their farriers - Horses in Dubai

S7E8: Meet Eric Shupe

This Episode: Eric Shupe is an Equine Nutrition Specialist with Purina Animal Nutrition - Keeping horses warm thru feed - Buffering and adding weight - What are indigestible fibers in feed - Holes in your nutrition - Evaluating your nutrition program - When to add supplements

S7E7: Sweet Spot of the Saddle

This Episode: Who is Lisa Lazarus and why is HISA getting evolved in horse racing doping - Trav's wife gets a new saddle from Germany - Riding bareback - Building on the "balance of a rider" - Discussion of Ray Morris, New Zealand's top saddler who was blind

S7E6: The Human Impact

This Episode: What are the 3 Basic Pastern Conformation - The rider's balance - Slowing a training process to ensure fitness - CASE STUDY Eileen (with x-rays) - Travis gets upset about family horses neglect - Is the soul depth too thin for riding