Stable Science from Dr David Marlin's Animalweb

Dr David Marlin gave an impromptu talk at the prestigious Mayfield School in Kent in June at the request of one of our members and pupils at the school, Flo Burnop. Flo arranged for David to speak to her fellow classmates, their parents and staff at the school.

David was delighted to chat and discuss his work, career, where his research has led him and how it has helped shape welfare guidelines for all our horses.

This was recorded outside at the Mayfield School's Equestrian Centre, and you may hear some general yard noises in the background.

Why is David considered the leading voice on these topics?

Dr David Marlin is one of the equine world’s leading scientists, he has worked at the forefront of equine research for over 30 years, David is the President of the UK National Equine Welfare Council and is the President of the Internationally established Sport Horse Welfare Foundation. In David’s illustrious career, he has:

• Worked for over 25 years on equine thermoregulation.
• Has had 200+ equine scientific papers published.
• Worked with endurance horses in the Gulf.
• Advised the racing industry on the prevention of injury and better management protocols.
• Worked with the UK Government on legislation.
• Worked with numerous charities on thermal stress.
• Worked at the 1996 Atlanta, 2004 Athens, 2008 Bejing, 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and 2018 Tryon World Equestrian Games.
• Authored the FEI Guidelines for the National Federations on the management of horses in thermally challenging conditions.
• And for 15 years, David held the position of Senior Scientist and Head of Physiology at the Animal Health Trust.

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In these podcasts, Dr Gillian Tabor reviews her highlights from the International Canine and Equine Locomotion Conference (ICEL9) held in Utrecht in August 2023.

All the recognisable names from biomechanics research were there, which makes for a very exciting meeting to be at. If you have ever written an essay or a dissertation that refers to equine movement, you will have referenced at least one of these experts - Hilary Clayton, Rene van Weeren, Filipe Serra Braganza, Lars Roepstorff, Thilo Pfau, Marie Rhodin or Russell Mackechnie-Guire – that were there this year.

On the first two days, there was the opportunity to listen to keynotes and presentations of the latest research, and on the third day, there were practical sessions based on both canine and equine locomotion.

Dr Gillian Tabor was able to present two abstracts, one on posture assessment and one on canine flyball.

There are many study presentations that she doesn't mention, so take a look at the published abstracts for more details. These can be found on the Dr David Marlin website.

This podcast reports on day 2 and 3 of ICEL9 - please listen to Dr Gillian Tabor's review from day 1 on the podcast before this one.

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In these podcasts, Dr Gillian Tabor reviews her highlights from the International Canine and Equine Locomotion Conference (ICEL9) held in Utrecht in August 2023.

All the recognisable names from biomechanics research were there, which makes for a very exciting meeting to be at. If you have ever written an essay or a dissertation that refers to equine movement, you will have referenced at least one of these experts - Hilary Clayton, Rene van Weeren, Filipe Serra Braganza, Lars Roepstorff, Thilo Pfau, Marie Rhodin or Russell Mackechnie-Guire – that were there this year.

On the first two days, there was the opportunity to listen to keynotes and presentations of the latest research, and on the third day, there were practical sessions based on both canine and equine locomotion.

Dr Gillian Tabor was able to present two abstracts, one on posture assessment and one on canine flyball.

There are many study presentations that she doesn't mention, so take a look at the published abstracts for more details. These can be found on the Dr David Marlin website.

This podcast is from the first day of ICEL9 - to listen to Dr Gillian Tabor's reviews from day 2 and 3 please listen to the next podcast.

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Dr David Marlin Rounds Up his week - talking to us about all his different passions and work in Horse Welfare.

1. Svend Kold - David is sad to hear of his passing, and reminisces about the times they worked together.
2. David has been working with Tracy Bye at Loughborough University on Rider Balance.
3. Data analysis for the FEI for the Asian Games next year and Paris 2024.
4. David attended the Farriers Conference at Stoneleigh to present a talk and discuss his work with them.
5. He has been working with Helen Reynolds, Thermographer on reports from the Tokyo Olympics.
6. David has been working on a new project with World leading experts looking at laterality, it is an exciting new international project.
7. As President of The Sport Horse Welfare Foundation David has helped launched the new Delphi Project, where over 70 professionals from around the world are coming together.
8. David discusses what is coming up for DrDavidMarlin.com members with research on rugging and results of a study now produced for easy understanding.
9. Lucinda Green has been in touch with David to involve him in a few new events, and they discussed eventing and the new formats.
10. Eventing's MIMClip - David got to speak to the inventor and chat about his history, recent research into the clip and how many wonder whether the safety clip decided Michael Jung's Olympic medals in Tokyo.
11. Finishing with a little about his upcoming trip to London for the Royal Society of Innovation in Sport.

David is very busy, and by sharing a little about his week, we hope you can see how science in sport is affecting and developing our everyday horse sport and all our horses' lives.

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TWO Animalweb experts, Adi Devonish and Nicola Bell, come together to discuss the trials and issues with running livery yards and what yard owners and their liveries need to be talking about, planning for and discussing.

The conversation includes:

• Cost of having a horse on livery
• The vital role grooms and yard staff provide
• How yard owners and their liveries interact and communicate
• Dealing with welfare issues
• What support and training do our livery yard owners and their staff need
• What do we need to do to ensure our industry is here to stay, and how can we improve it for all
• How to handle conflict or when to raise concerns if you have an issue

Find out more about Adi and Nicola on the website. You can also read their recent articles - https://askanimalweb.com/the-team/

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