In this episode I speak with Wouter Demey, veterinarian and specialist in equine dentistry. We talk about a lot of interesting topics, like why some horses are very sensitive on the bars, what the effect of stress is on the blood flow in the head and what it means when a horse has a lot of saliva during riding.
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That was a fascinating and brilliant podcast
So much good information
What a great podcast, also have a head full of information, questions and making connections with what I have seen and what I have experienced.
I Love to learn! Thank you very much.
WOW!!! I have been with English riding horses for 40 yrs and have worked hard towards listening and communicating more than competing. I DO compete but this podcast Blew My Mind with its information! I immediately forwarded it to as many people as I could bc it is essential information for the future of horsemanship. Thank you Wouter Demey for your vast expertise. You have just given me a master-level flavor of dentistry’s importance. Now . . . to find a GOOD dentist.
Thank you for the mind blowing education. Tristan and Wouter.
Thanks for this huge eye opener! We all want the best for our horses but sometimes we don’t have the knowledge or right information to do so. Keep making podcasts with not obvious themes to learn more.
What a wonderful well rounded discussion ! Many of the issues I have wondered about came to light here ….. thank you so much ! After watching this presentation I feel more confident in the choices I have made for my young horse . 🍎🥕🍏
So please about this discussion. I have always felt completely unhappy about putting tight nosebands on horses and all that sort of behaviour of pressure on the bit. As a retired vet I have felt that speaking out about all these things fell on totally deaf ears! Also very unhappy about the idea of a yearly rasp of horses teeth. Was in a local riding club one event was to ride a test then have a break and reride it after comments. In my case I had a seriously lower score on the second ride. The first the horse was tense throughout the second test relaxed and resposive but not so dynamic! Left the riding club!
Wow! So much information, and absolutely fascinating. Thank you both so much. I may have to listen again.
Thank you! On so many levels… experienced, practical and educated information to the masses, is hopefully the best way to positively influence/change the equestrian industry.
Thank you Tristan! Insightful info as always! For myself, trail rider no noseband hadn’t considered the bridle being used this way to be unstable. Keep the info coming, obviously we bloody need it!
This was a very informative podcast. Thank you for organizing it. Wouter Demey is an excellent speaker and I would enjoy learning more.
Excellent podcast!! Thanks for making it available!!
To Tristan, Wouter, and all staff at TRT,
This is the first TRT podcast I have watched. Wow! I will have to listen to all the previous podcasts now! A wonderful resource about a complex topic broken down into accessible language. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much for sharing that wealth of information. I gained so much knowledge and huge amount of wonderings from that. Looking forward to discussion with my dental vet during my horses’ checks later this week – a very timely podcast!
SUPER interesting, thank you so much! As the owner of one of those tall fancy modern dressage horses with the wide forehead and narrow small mouth it was very educating, and will help me ensure my horse is kept as comfortable as possible. Great stuff!
Absolutely stunning. This is one amazing podcast. With new insights even for experienced riders/horse*wo*men. Also, the dialogical atmosphere is kind and captivating at the same time. Heartfelt thank you to you both, Wouter Demey and Tristan Tucker. Looking forward to a follow-up 😀
Thank you so much, Tristan, for bringing to us such wide and wise perspective and knowledge on this topic! Fascinating: from why horses don’t show their weaknesses, to blood pressure in the head, to bars injuries, to noseband…. Wooh…..
I just had a tiny moment of discrepancy, when it came to, for a human, needing to have the head back up after a very very short time in a position when it is below the heart. Well, while practicing Yoga, if you take the exemple of Iyengar Yoga practice, you can be 10min hanging with the head down, and getting multiple benefits of it, and without having this chewing-pumping system. I wouldn’t try with a chewing gum in my mouth 😉 (just joking). But yes: 10min is a very short time compared to 16h hours chewing for horses. Anyways, it’s just to open up another door. Hoping I am not creating a draught 😉
Back to the horses mouth!
Cheers!
Wow. That was just brilliant. Thank you both so so much. 💓 🇿🇦👌🏻