Best Travis Holmes/ Mike Stine Podcasts (2025)

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S13E12: Ready for the Ball 29:58

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1d ago29:58

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THIS EPISODE: Wrapping up Season 13 - How the loin area affects the hooves - Defining Sequestrum - CASE STUDY Deep infection of a horse almost put down (see pics) - What's next for Season 14 on OCT 20th? WATCH the FULL PODCAST FOLLOW on FACEBOOK JOIN The PODCASTBy Travis Holmes/ Mike Stine

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S13E11: Being Spineless 34:35

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THIS EPISODE: The 1/3 ratio for horses - Defining Vertebrae - The Length of the back for the job - Travis reports back from the NCDTA - Adding drones to evaluate your rides - Creating a shoe for a horse with a bad lateral branch of the supersensory ligament and so much moreBy Travis Holmes/ Mike Stine

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S13E10: LAME?!?! 29:40

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THIS EPISODE: Bucky hoof pics - Soaking hay in buckets to remove sugar - TALKING TERMINOLOGY: Ligaments / Nuchal Ligaments - Losing a "Horse Partner" - Calling Animal Control to report 'abuse' of an animal and so much moreBy Travis Holmes/ Mike Stine

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S13E9: Meet Kelsey Briggs 48:13

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THIS EPISODE: Kelsey Briggs a 4 star 3day event rider - Buying a horse from the track - The amazing story of "The Gentleman Pirate" - Using the ARC EQUINE system for cellular recovery - Difference between a horse wanting to or making the horse do the work - Soaking hay and so much moreBy Travis Holmes/ Mike Stine

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S13E8: Meet Dr. Bart Halsberghe 42:05

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THIS EPISODE: Equine Podiatrist are not farriers - Dealing with negative aspects of traditional shoeing - Mike's journey to Kentucky via the ER room - How too much gluing affects the hoof wall - How the "Split Shoe" or "Twin Shoe," works - and Travis has a bunch of questions and so much more.By Travis Holmes/ Mike Stine

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S13E7: Meet Danny Dunson 32:18

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THIS EPISODE: Danny Dunson an executive farrier from TN - How farriers are a first responder to nerve damage - Low boney angle is the latest trend in sport horses - Getting away from toeclips - Biggest issue today is the "Right Rear" - Toughening a broodmares feet with a foal and so much moreBy Travis Holmes/ Mike Stine

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D13E6: Summer Sores 32:09

2M ago32:09

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This Episode: Mystery is solved between clinics and workshops - Advantage of a long back horse - Shoeing for pressure not balance - Causes of "Summer Sores" - Moving horses to greener pastures - Defining flexion - Staying hydrated and so much moreBy Travis Holmes/ Mike Stine

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S13E5: Full Dinner Plate 26:30

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THIS EPISODE: Horses with extra ribs - The barrel to height ratio - The difference between a Workshop and a Clinic - What happened to Mike's forehead - Discussion of a Zemule - CASE STUDY of a horse named Billie with bad x-rays and so much moreBy Travis Holmes/ Mike Stine

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S13E4: Meet Dr. Dick Mansmann VMD 41:15

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THIS EPISODE: Dr. Dick Mansmann join us in the studio - Why every horse is an athlete - Actual results of using "BUTE" over long term - Don't be intimidated by your Farrier, Vet, and techs - Case study of "Long toe and low heal" - TEAM BUILDING with whomever touches your horse - and so much moreBy Travis Holmes/ Mike Stine

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S13E3: Meet Dr. Simon Curtis PhD 39:45

3M ago39:45

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THIS EPISODE: Simon Curtis is a farrier, author, lecturer and horse hoof-care expert with a PhD in Equine Physiology - How fast to Foals grow compared to 'Mama' - Farriers ideas in UK vs US - Better ways to shoe a horse - Details of Simon Curtis's clinics - The future of shoeingBy Travis Holmes/ Mike Stine

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S13E2: Momma Could 'a Stepped On It 28:26

3M ago28:26

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THIS EPISODE: Mike describes a 4 month colt with broken coffin bone - Defining Coffin Joint - Continue conversation about Head and Neck conformation - Travis writes a hit country song - Big ears vs small ears in the summer heat - and so much moreBy Travis Holmes/ Mike Stine

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S13E1: Meet Dr. Fred Faragalla 34:12

3M ago34:12

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THIS EPISODE: A Veterinarian that has a special interest in equine teeth. Reducing colic - Getting horses ready for the heat - Performance can start at the mouth - Full dental exam includes - Describing Dental Points - Oral hygiene can lower food costs and so much moreBy Travis Holmes/ Mike Stine

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S12E12: The Unicorn 33:13

4M ago33:13

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This Episode: Dealing with grain overload - Defining Carpus - Using Epsom Salt in Alaska - Standing in Muck Buckets - Travis has learned so much the season - The Story of Wilber - all this and so much more.By Mike Stine

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S12E11: Meet Dr. Mark Wooten DVM 39:28

4M ago39:28

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This Episode: Oblique Knee Syndrome - Are chiropractors and acupuncturist going at issues the same way - Causes of joint instability - Defining muscle and nerve pathology - Advances in veterinary chiropractic's - Holistic approach to lameness and so much moreBy Mike Stine

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S12E10: Meet Taryn Smedley 40:08

4M ago40:08

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This Episode: Body worker Taryn Smedley joins us - Defining Massager, Chiropractor, and Body Worker - Ultra Sound Healing - Who's Wilby? - Redirection vs Release - Recognizing Emotional and Physical thresholds and so much moreBy Mike Stine

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S12E9: Keeping Me Alive 33:20

5M ago33:20

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This Episode: Assessing your pastures this time of the year - Defining "Blocked Heels & Calk" - Mike causes Travis stress and turmoil - Pictures, Xrays, and video of a horse that is a "Good Boy" after being turned over to a rescue Vet Dr.By Mike Stine

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S12E8: Sand Cracks 36:20

5M ago36:20

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This Episode: Running of the 151st Kentucky Derby review - Overview of new HISC safety rules - Racing with quarter cracks - Cayenne's new workout leggings - Characterization of hoof cracks - Defining Quarter CracksBy Mike Stine

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S12E7: Pointing Fingers 42:02

5M ago42:02

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This Episode: What are your feeding times for lawn ornaments. Is this the new name for real farriers - Watch Mike try to be a cameraman - Discussing HCP and who qualifies - Transferring more than energy from the top to the bottom and so much more.By Mike Stine

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S12E6: The Jaw Effect 32:37

5M ago32:37

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This Episode: Floating teeth helps the back end - Mike's Easter update - Trav's wife's Spring Fever Scores - Reining horses issues - New Twin Shoe from Bartek - The Story of 3 legged Rocky and his gal AdrianBy Mike Stine

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S12E5: Slowly Going Sideways 36:10

5M ago36:10

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This Episode: Talking Terminology Carriage - Mike got some interesting x-rays - Deep dive into to the American Farriers Journal article by Dr. Deb Bennett - Medical Maggots - Trav's wife was inspired by Mike (sorta) and so much moreBy Mike Stine

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S12E4: Meet Sammy Pittman 45:15

6M ago45:15

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This Episode: Travis goes on a road trip on I-40 - Sammy Pittman, DVM, CF joins us in the studio - The workings of creating "freeze dried" animal parts - Answering the question of what normal hooves look like from the inside - Limb Education models - Mountain Mule Packers are still workingBy Mike Stine

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S12E3: Meet Simon Cocozza, Again 42:14

6M ago42:14

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This Episode: FFE and Equine Biomechanics Specialist Simon Cocozza join us in studio - The results of Travis's wife first show for 2025 - Show vs Training warm ups - Why 80% of horses are pushes out of balance - The worst thing to happen returning from a road show Reign Back defined - When is it a gait to a gate not a gait with a gate…

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S12E2: Meet Elise Umstead 48:52

6M ago48:52

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This Episode: A graduate from Colorado University and now decided to be a farrier - Advantages of a female farrier compared to a male - Does conformation influence posture - Steps to hiring a new farrier - The "Questionnaire" - Giving ownership to hoof care decisionsBy Mike Stine

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S12E1: Meet Dr. Julia Fisher 50:15

6M ago50:15

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This Episode: Mike and Trav catch up on the last 3 weeks - Dr. Julia Fisher joins us in the studio - What the South Carolina Horse Council ACTUALLY does!! - Is your animal control agent good enough for your city - How much money the equine community brings into an area - Creating jobs and a life force…

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S11E12: The Act of Nailing 39:11

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This Episode: Regular Accounting VS Horse Accounting - When a horse doesn't like his trailer - Toeclips BAD or GOOD? - Deeper concern with the HPA - Trav budgets his horses for 2025 - How breakover affects tendon pressureBy Mike Stine

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S11E11: Meet Richard Malmgren 47:11

8M ago47:11

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This Episode: Long line trainer and World renowned Horseman - Defining Horsemanship - Managing your crew around horses - No hoof No horses meaning - Placebo Effect - Vet your employees - You are an office manger - Careers between horses or personalBy Mike Stine

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S11E10: Soring Horses 31:08

8M ago31:08

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This Episode: New HPA rules for 2025 - Articulation of joints - Trimming until horses are sore - Is that a baby horse? - Trimming frogs - Environment influences the shoe choices - Feds in the horse communityBy Mike Stine

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S11E9: The Game Changers 36:35

8M ago36:35

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This Episode: New generation of farriers - Mike returns from the IHCS - Using x-rays for detect Tendonitis - Ground works mechanics on Tendinopathy - Trav's wash rack frozen in one spot - Having a monkey strap; good or bad? - Mike was held by the TSABy Mike Stine

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S11E8: Looks Like a Mess 35:26

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This Episode: Mike is going on a trip "Somewhere?" - Defining Torsional - X Rays of a Draft Horse - Shoeing strategy after a rotational injury - Recognizing Collateral Ligament damage - Mysterious abscess swapping feet - Budget for fixing therapy horsesBy Mike Stine

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S11E7: Right State of Coordination 34:52

8M ago34:52

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This Episode: Defining EPM - Farriers should sleep like bats - Keep an eye on that opossum - Travis's mare got out again - Addressing the back trench issue - Flare ups from EMP - Solar vs Plug in electric fence boxesBy Mike Stine

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S11E6: Meet Simon Cocozza 41:02

9M ago41:02

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This Episode: Mike get's an Irish Horse - FFE International Trainer and Author Simon Cocozza joins us - Posture of Motion - Tests are elements of training - Who or what influences the ride - Mike and Travis celebrate their "twinsie," BirthdaysBy Mike Stine

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S11E5: The Warning Lights 34:19

9M ago34:19

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This Episode: Gifts from Listeners - Why is Travis using hay bags now - Marking your horses movement with chalk and a tape - Defining Blemish - Moving a horse out of the farrier's schedule - NEW WORD: "Catastrauphist"By Mike Stine

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S11E4: Meet Kerry Haugh 34:41

9M ago34:41

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This Episode: President of the ELPO, Kerry Haugh joins us in the studio - What is the Equine Lameness Prevention Organization - External hoof mapping - Buying a horse vs building one - Misconception of being "Self - Employed" - How Trav's horses got out again - Teachings of don't be afraid to failBy Mike Stine

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S11E3: Meet Jeff Cota 33:02

9M ago33:02

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This Episode: Editor from " The American Farriers Journal," Jeff Cota - Salty Mechanic Guys - The learning curve of hoof care - The groom's actual job - Become a writer for the journal - Why this podcast qualifies for CEBy Mike Stine

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S11E2: Building Stronger Backs 33:19

10M ago33:19

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This Episode: Simon Cocoza clinic recap - The damage of long and low training - Kissing spine relief - What does canker smell like - Back strength causes hoof issues - X-rays of canker hiding - all this a so much moreBy Mike Stine

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S11E1: Meet Emily Cleland 47:03

10M ago47:03

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This Episode: Welcome to Season 11 - What did you miss? - Joining us in the studio, Emily Cleland from the Equestrian Aid Foundation - Medical Crisis Grant offers - Disaster Relief Mission - Applying help at the crisis moment - Horse people helping horse people call to actionBy Mike Stine

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Mike Stine Clinic - Nov 9th 2024 53:59

11M ago53:59

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This was held on 11/09/2024 for the South Carolina Horse Council. Follow the Equine Dynamics Show wherever you listen to podcastsBy Mike Stine

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S10E12: The Immature and The Amateur 43:26

11M ago43:26

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THIS EPISODE: What are the triceps muscles on a shoulder - Meet and greet on Saturday Nov 9th info - Wrapping up Season 10 - The downfault of not getting a vet check before buying - Travis's wife's competition results - Sad case of a horse with broken P3 (x-rays included)By Mike Stine

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S10E11: Meet Megan Radkin, Again 37:58

11M ago37:58

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This Episode: Case study of a horse named Dingo - How flexure tendon damages affects the feet - Suspicious frog issues after x-rays - Stresses of training for a horse show - Addressing a declining club foot - Come see the podcast at the Equine Footwork seminarBy Mike Stine

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S10E10: What’s Your Plan? 43:46

11M ago43:46

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This Episode: A farrier and body worker discussion - A horse with gas colic - Travis got a weird hay delivery - Is it Lime or Line? - WLD can include Laminitis - Understanding the progression after shoeing - Mike got a new shirtBy Mike Stine

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S10E9: Providing Support 44:25

12M ago44:25

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This Episode: Equine hurricane update - Medical fields needs horse riders - Heated debate between Venogram and X-ray techs - Finding a secure horse to ride after a tragic fall - Installing support in the shoe or eliminate pain - Trav digs into Diego's condition with MikeBy Mike Stine

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S10E8: Meet Professor Bob Smith 38:12

12M ago38:12

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This Episode: How Mike's clients rendering hurricane relief - Professor Bob Smith from the Pacific Coast Horseshoeing School joins us - Basic teaches of being a farrier - Why some people are not teachable with horses - The inner fight between 'Us" and "Them" when shoeing - Horsemanship is more about safety…

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S10E7: The Hurricane Show 40:30

12M ago40:30

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This Episode: Marking your horses - Feeding after the storm - What to watch for in the aftermath - Using weather-stripping on the hooves - Training your eye to see 5 to 10 degree changes - Setting yourself to draw feet - How to Join Mike and Trav with a bottle wine.By Mike Stine

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S10E6: Too Many Cookies 37:23

1y ago37:23

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This Episode: Measuring Sole Depth - Trav's horse got out again - Using paste and size markers on x-rays - Diet affects hoof growth - Horse People Dinner - Getting a baseline x-ray - Gas line formations in the hoof - How much "cup" do you have?By Mike Stine

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S10E5: The ”Tetris” Line 40:20

1y ago40:20

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This Episode: Horse growing pains - The meaning and causes of hoof abscesses - Is there a breeding shoe? - CASE STUDY of Splinter with full thickness toe crack - Who is Perky? - Nailing nails to prevent tendon and ligament damages for high level competitionBy Mike Stine

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S10E4: Starting Off with a Bad Foot 40:49

1y ago40:49

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This Episode: Archie made the Land Rover - HL ZONE - Fall is worse than spring for laminitis - Deer Corn Season concerns - Foal feeding can cause movement issues - Mike has a new 'Duck Pond" - Story how Mike got into being a farrierBy Mike Stine

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S10E3: Meet Mark Hausman 45:45

1y ago45:45

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This Episode: Filling in the blanks on your horse's training - House/Barn manners for farriers and vets - Ground control on and off the coarse/saddle - The "Travis" Affect - Horses with people problems - Mark has "Chest Lazers" - The benefit of pasture buddies - All horses are "French" sorta (explained)…

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S10E2: Sinking Feet 38:20

1y ago38:20

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This Episode: Mike attend a clinic to discuss how to shoe for new tracks - Using a "Hock Tightening Wrench" - Trav's wife's show results at the "Made in the Shade 2024" show - Everything works with different hands - An FEI's World Equestrian Games' bronze winner over came suspensory issues and so much more…

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S10E1: We Don’t Fix Anything 33:35

1y ago33:35

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This Episode: Travis has an unknown issue with his mare, Dominique - Defining TSA and what to look for - The saddle is compensating or creating an accident - X-rays of a foundering pony - Striving for 53 degrees is out dated and so much moreBy Mike Stine

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S9E12: Meet Dr. Kristie Shupe 47:05

1y ago47:05

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This Episode: Donkey Basketball - Cowboy Mounted Shooting - Issues with Western vs English shoeing - DVM going from small to large animals - Sub clinical laminitis - Eat less and ride moreBy Mike Stine