Podcasts about cribbing

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Saddle up for a brand new year and a brand new series here on Horses in the Morning!Join Ashley and Lisa as they kick off 2025 with "Breeds of the Alphabet." This A-to-Z journey through the world of horses starts with a deep dive into the fascinating Akhal-Teke breed. Known for their shimmering coats and incredible endurance, you'll learn everything you need to know about these magnificent creatures.Plus, we revisit an interview with Dr. Fernanda Camargo on how to manage cribbing in horses. Finally, we wrap up the show by answering your listener questions.Tune in for a fun and informative episode you won't want to miss!HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 3605 Hosted by Ashley Winch and Lisa Wysocky Guest: Katrina Ardiel, President of The Akhal-Teke Association of AmericaGuest: Dr. Fernanda CamargoTitle sponsor: Poseidon Health - https://poseidonanimalhealth.com/Health Segment Sponsor: Daily Dose Equine https://www.dailydoseequine.com/Premier Sponsor: State Line Tack - https://www.statelinetack.comEquine Network: https://mynewhorse.equusmagazine.com/Timestamps: Daily Whinnies: 04:30Breeds of the Alphabet / Akhal Teke: 09:05Cribbing: 24:27Ask Us Anything: 42:20

Saddle up for a brand new year and a brand new series here on Horses in the Morning!Join Ashley and Lisa as they kick off 2025 with "Breeds of the Alphabet." This A-to-Z journey through the world of horses starts with a deep dive into the fascinating Akhal-Teke breed. Known for their shimmering coats and incredible endurance, you'll learn everything you need to know about these magnificent creatures.Plus, we revisit an interview with Dr. Fernanda Camargo on how to manage cribbing in horses. Finally, we wrap up the show by answering your listener questions.Tune in for a fun and informative episode you won't want to miss!HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 3605 Hosted by Ashley Winch and Lisa Wysocky Guest: Katrina Ardiel, President of The Akhal-Teke Association of AmericaGuest: Dr. Fernanda CamargoTitle sponsor: Poseidon Health - https://poseidonanimalhealth.com/Health Segment Sponsor: Daily Dose Equine https://www.dailydoseequine.com/Premier Sponsor: State Line Tack - https://www.statelinetack.comEquine Network: https://mynewhorse.equusmagazine.com/Timestamps: Daily Whinnies: 04:30Breeds of the Alphabet / Akhal Teke: 09:05Cribbing: 24:27Ask Us Anything: 42:20

On this episode, co-hosts Dr. Tania Cubitt and Katy Starr discuss horse cribbing, including:How is cribbing different from other horse stereotypies, like weaving or stall walking?Is horse cribbing genetic or a learned behavior?What management practices can be implemented to help reduce the likelihood of a horse developing a cribbing habit?Horse cribbing can be a difficult behavior to manage. Tune in to this new episode to help minimize the chance of your horse developing this nearly unbreakable habit._______________________________*Views and opinions expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the view of Standlee Premium Products, LLC.*_______________________________Reference – ~13:50 – Cribbing collar example and visual from Ohio State University Extension - https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-89_______________________________ Love the podcast? Leave a rating and review on Apple – https://podcasts.apple.com/.../beyond-the-barn/id1541221306Leave a rating on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/3dmftQmwLKDQNueUcCJBZaHave a topic idea or feedback to share? We want to connect with you! Email podcast@standlee.comShare our podcast and learn more about our co-hosts at our Beyond the Barn podcast pageSUBSCRIBE to the Beyond the Barn podcast email to be an exclusive insider!Find us on Apple, Spotify or Google Podcasts and SUBSCRIBE, so you never miss an episode._______________________________Check out the Standlee Barn Bulletin BlogFind more nutritional resources from Dr. Stephen Duren and Dr. Tania Cubitt at https://www.standleeforage.com/nutrition/ Connect with Standlee on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok

Send Audrey a Text to get your question answered on the showLets dive into the science and energy of cribbing. What we know, what we don't know and how we can help through nutrition, horse keeping, and energy medicine. Find the Resource List Here: linktr.ee/equineenergymed

New Zealand Horse advocate and author, Julie Smart joins Barbara O'Brien in a conversation not just about training, but about retraining ourselves to listen, to watch, and to feel the subtle cues that horses give us when trying to communicate. We talk about how spending undemanding time with our horses changes how they feel about and us and can really help build a better, more trusting relationship.  We also talk about how horses never stop learning and can be trained at any age with atunement and understanding. Julie recommends books like 'True Horsemanship Through Feel' by Bill Dorrance and Leslie Desmond, and 'Warwick Schiller's Principles of Training'. Julie shares her biggest failure, which involved a horse named Ethel, and how it taught her the importance of not believing what others say about horsemanship. They also talk about fear and the need to acknowledge and respect it, as well as the luckiest thing that has happened to Julie, which is having her mother as a role model.https://www.empathetic-trainer.com/

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss Zack Snyder's latest offering, Rebel Moon, and how to take inspiration from it for your campaign, despite its shortcomings. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party creeps, and the Death Star rains fire from above in the Character Creation Forge. (64m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/GvFXnSv TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It's finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible. Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/totalpartythrill Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrill.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/totalpartythrill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totalpartythrill YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TotalPartyThrill

Do you often find yourself cribbing about long working hours and wonder how to strike a work-life balance? What if you need to work 70 hours a week, just as Infosys founder Narayana Murthy thinks it should be? Tune into this Health Shots InFocus podcast with Radhika Bhirani, editor of Health Shots, to get some tips to improve your productivity even while working limited hours in a day!

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the latest D&D video game, Baldur's Gate 3, how to take inspiration from it for your campaign, and whether you should add it to your collection. And in the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party breaks their word. (95m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/GvFXnSv TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It's finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible. Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/totalpartythrill Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrill.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/totalpartythrill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totalpartythrill YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TotalPartyThrill

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the latest D&D film, Honor Among Thieves, and how to take inspiration from it for your campaign. Later, ani-May concludes as Kurosaki Ichigo is at war with himself in the Character Creation Forge. (68m) Movie spoilers from 11:57–54:48. Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/GvFXnSv TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It's finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible. Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/totalpartythrill Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrill.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/totalpartythrill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totalpartythrill YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TotalPartyThrill

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The behaviors of cribbing and wood chewing are developed by a percentage of domestic horses. Dr. Nichols talks about what these behaviors are and how to prevent them. Additional Resources: · 2010 - Crib-biting in horses: a review. Applied Animal Behavior Science 12: 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2010.07.002 · 2018 - Potential role for selenium in the pathophysiology of crib-biting behavior in horses https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2017.10.003 You can now follow @drjyme on Facebook and Instagram! Please tell your friends how #feedroomchemist has made you an #empoweredhorseowner! …. If you have a topic or question you would like addressed on a future episode please email info@acbluebonnet.com Dr. Jyme Nichols is Director of Nutrition for Bluebonnet Feeds and Stride Animal Health. For more information on these brands or a free virtual nutrition consult from our team just visit bluebonnetfeeds.com/nutrition-consult --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/feedroomchemist/message

Top 5 hackiest tropes in media analysis and presentation: * Cribbing aspects of the media itself * Talking about how you can do a thing but haven't and then, in the edit, do the thing. * Not actually organizing thoughts into coherent and structured form * Being late and making it rushed * Starting a Top 5 list and then running out of things so you have filler Yeah, I'm Mark and this is 2000's High Fidelity. Let's get this Hamletesque Annie Hall-like romcom on the road. To be fair the Annie Hall comparison brings a lot of baggage with it that is undeserved. But it's more the deconstruction from a male-centric point of view that I mean. And also the main character slowly losing their mind. The Hamlet link is a reach--I just like alluding to it. Makes me feel like I learned something in school. I feel like I really had Things To Say here but this month has been absolutely destructive to me. No thoughts head empty. So I'll leave you with it. Oh, right! I didn't mention how "High Fidelity" is the opposite of the infidelity that occurs and how that concept is defined. I won't though. I'm exhausted. Smooth Lovin' Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ If you want to reach me, I'm @coolmarkd on Twitter.

Cribbing from the provocative new book 'Talent: How to find Energizers, Creatives and Winners Around the World,' by Tyler Cowen and Daniel Gross, we put a dozen or so of their unorthodox interview questions to Bradley. Listen and decide for yourself whether he deserves that big big job he's not actually looking for.

Dragonfable is the long-forgotten followup to Adventure Quest, and somehow it still runs, and somehow you can still play it. Cribbing heavily from the hyper self-aware diction of webcomics in the mid-2000s, this is a repetitive, grindy RPG that's perfectly at home on this show.

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This week on the MoodyMo Awaaz Podcast we have Sourabh Kumar.Sourabh just like any other "ordinary person" started his career as a Software Engineer and continued for 3 years.Soon he realised, this was not what he was seeking from life.He was concerned about the pot holes on the roads and how many people lost their lives by accidentally falling in them. With this hunger to change the story of Pothole Raja began.Along with covering potholes, he had also been an award winning social activist.But, the journey of being another engineer to becoming an icon for the youth and an inspiration to was surely not a cake walk for him!Instagram: @sahu_sourabh07The Mohua Show:Instagram: @themohuashowFacebook: @themohuashowYoutube: @themohuashowTwitter: @themohuashowLinkedin: @themohuashowDisclaimer: The views expressed by our guests are their own. We do not endorse and are not responsible for any views expressed by our guests on our podcast and its associated platforms.

This episode is the first of several Holiday presents we have created for you. Our guest is Dr Michaela Hempen. She will be sharing the work she's been doing with her quarter horse mare, Blondie. Blondie is a cribber. If you aren't familiar with that term, cribbing, or crib biting as it is also called, refers to a stereotypic behavior in which the horse closes its teeth around a surface such a fence board or a feed bucket and then arches its neck so it can suck in air. Cribbing has been viewed as a pathology. People try to prevent horses from cribbing by putting cribbing collars on them. The collars make it uncomfortable to crib, but most horses end up cribbing anyway. Michaela decided to look at cribbing through a different lens. With the help of Dr Jesús Rosales Ruiz she was able to show that cribbing responds to changes in the environment. It's not something pathological in the animal. It's a habit you can change. In this episode Michaela describes the procedure she used to teach Blondie a new repertoire of behaviors to replace her cribbing habit. Her work is exciting not just for owners of cribbers, but for anyone who has habits they'd like to change. That refers to their horse's habits and even potentially to their own. So when the calendar clicks over into 2022 and you're thinking about your New year's resolutions, think about Blondie and the work Michaela is describing in this podcast.

Our Purina Equine Senior Health Segment brings us Dr. Camargo answering questions about cribbing, Auditor Sarah Welk reports on Quarter Horse Congress, Crappy List Wednesday and some Weird News.  Listen in...HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 2792 - Show Notes and Links:The HORSES IN THE MORNING Crew: Glenn the Geek:  co-host, executive in charge of comic relief, Jamie Jennings: co-host, director of wacky equestrian adventures, Coach Jenn:  producer, Chaos Control Officer.Title Sponsor: State Line TackGuest: Dr. Fernando CamargoGuest: Auditor Sarah Welk Baynum Link: Fifth Annual Horse Nation Halloween Short Story ContestThere's an App for that!  Download our FREE new Horse Radio Network App for iPhone and AndroidFollow Horse Radio Network on TwitterAdditional support for this podcast provided by: Purina Equine Senior, Total Saddle Fit and Listeners Like YouSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=87421)

Our Purina Equine Senior Health Segment brings us Dr. Camargo answering questions about cribbing, Auditor Sarah Welk reports on Quarter Horse Congress, Crappy List Wednesday and some Weird News.  Listen in...HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 2792 - Show Notes and Links:The HORSES IN THE MORNING Crew: Glenn the Geek:  co-host, executive in charge of comic relief, Jamie Jennings: co-host, director of wacky equestrian adventures, Coach Jenn:  producer, Chaos Control Officer.Title Sponsor: State Line TackGuest: Dr. Fernando CamargoGuest: Auditor Sarah Welk Baynum Link: Fifth Annual Horse Nation Halloween Short Story ContestThere's an App for that!  Download our FREE new Horse Radio Network App for iPhone and AndroidFollow Horse Radio Network on TwitterAdditional support for this podcast provided by: Purina Equine Senior, Total Saddle Fit and Listeners Like YouSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=87421)

One of the most frustrating abnormal behaviors a horse may adopt is the act of cribbing. Briefly, cribbing is when a horse places their front teeth on a hard surface, arch their necks back forcefully, and then gulp or inhale air. There are many factors that may cause a horse to start cribbing and in this week's podcast we address some of the latest research into the origins of cribbing. Stress is still a primary factor on why a horse may start cribbing, but there are other influences that owners should be aware of. We also address how ulcers may either be induced by cribbing or may be a cause of why a horse may start to crib. There are health other concerns with a horse that cribs beyond the wearing down of their front teeth that we address and what that may mean to your horse. In the past it was believed that a horse should be prevented from cribbing at all cost. That attitude has changed and we discuss why it may now be acceptable to let a horse crib, but there are management strategies that can be implemented to reduce just how often a horse may crib.  You can learn more about these topics by visiting our expertise page HERE If you have any questions or concerns about your own horse, please contact us HERE This podcast was brought to you by Tribute Superior Equine Nutrition  

In this episode, Dr. Erica Lacher talks Stereotypical Behaviors with Equine Behaviorist Dr. Carissa Wickens from the University of Florida's Animal Sciences department. Topics include cribbing, weaving, stall-walking, and more.

In this podcast, Peter and Bryan discuss ways you can lower risk of a horse developing into a Windsucker or Cribber. Including: What is the difference between Windsucking and Cribbing? What are the causes of Windsucking in a horse? Are horses who Windsuck more prone to colic? Feeding strategies and stable management to help lower the risk of Windsucking in horses. Product mentioned: Barclays Collar: https://www.barclayscollar.com/shop/

Revisit: Today we have a little fun with Unicorn Day, learn about Zeus’ proclivity for clipboards, Dr. Camargo answers questions about cribbing, Tami Smith shares her European adventures and Kat Hill matches your horses’ blanket and clipping needs on the Horseware tip. Listen in…REVISIT: HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 2505 – Show Notes and Links:The HORSES IN THE MORNING Crew: Glenn the Geek: co-host, executive in charge of comic relief, Jamie Jennings: co-host, director of wacky equestrian adventures, Coach Jenn: producer, Chaos Control Officer.Title Sponsor: Kemin EquinePhoto: Zeus the Clipboard Destroyer, source Thor the Mustang Zeus the Mustang FacebookGuest: Dr. Fernando Camargo, Stereotypic Behaviors, CribbingGuest: Tami Smith, Next Level Eventing FacebookHorseware Blanketing Tip with World Class Grooming co-author Kat HillSong: Paso Fino by Mary Ann KennedyThere's an App for that! Download the new FREE Horse Radio Network App for iPhone and AndroidFollow Horse Radio Network on TwitterAdditional support for this episode by: Equiderma & Listeners Like YouSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=87421)

Revisit: Today we have a little fun with Unicorn Day, learn about Zeus’ proclivity for clipboards, Dr. Camargo answers questions about cribbing, Tami Smith shares her European adventures and Kat Hill matches your horses’ blanket and clipping needs on the Horseware tip. Listen in…REVISIT: HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 2505 – Show Notes and Links:The HORSES IN THE MORNING Crew: Glenn the Geek: co-host, executive in charge of comic relief, Jamie Jennings: co-host, director of wacky equestrian adventures, Coach Jenn: producer, Chaos Control Officer.Title Sponsor: Kemin EquinePhoto: Zeus the Clipboard Destroyer, source Thor the Mustang Zeus the Mustang FacebookGuest: Dr. Fernando Camargo, Stereotypic Behaviors, CribbingGuest: Tami Smith, Next Level Eventing FacebookHorseware Blanketing Tip with World Class Grooming co-author Kat HillSong: Paso Fino by Mary Ann KennedyThere's an App for that! Download the new FREE Horse Radio Network App for iPhone and AndroidFollow Horse Radio Network on TwitterAdditional support for this episode by: Equiderma & Listeners Like YouSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=87421)

Hi guys! In this week’s episode I dive deep into some questions you guys emailed me! The topics I cover include — A horse gone rogue without discipline (learned helplessness recovery), refusing to lead to the pasture, cribbing & weaving, more water fear, a high headed horse who won’t jump (proper carriage), martingales, nervous when riding, horse who won’t walk forward, bloating before saddling, what liberty is, backing up off a vocal cue, Spanish walk confusion, parents of students who don’t get +R, making trail rides less stressful, start cues & ears pricked trick. All discussed in this episode of the JET Real Podcast(: Be sure to leave a review for this podcast if you liked it & shoot me an email or drop a voice message on Anchor.fm if you have a topic you’d like me to discuss! •Contact me — jetrealpodcast@gmail.com •Instagram — @JETrealpodcast @JETequitheory @Jill.Treece @JETxtras •YouTube — youtube.com/c/jeteventing •Website — www.jetequitheory.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jetrealpodcast/message

In this episode, Steve Edwards, owner of Queen Valley Mule Ranch in Queen Valley, Arizona takes time to talk about Steve’s recent wreck, recovering after bear scare, drinking pond water, hoof care, and A Whole Lot More! Click 'show more' to see the minute marker for each question so you can get right to the topic you're most interested in! Please leave a comment below letting us know what you think about the video, and be sure to subscribe to our channel before you go! Find Steve on Facebook and hang out on his future live streaming videos! https://www.facebook.com/muleranch **************************************** 0:00 Welcome and Happy Memorial Day Week 0:30 Steve’s wreck 8:29 Mule braces before moving - Link to podcast, http://podcast.muleranch.com/ 12:20 How to doctor a rope burn 14:36 Cribbing wooden fences 17:40 Frustrated with lack of results when training 20:28 Patchy shedding 22:15 Recovering after bear scare 24:48 Hoof crumbling 26:37 Mule and donkey diet to prevent foundering - Link to Mule’s Can’t Stand Prosperity, https://muleman.co/2IBYEu2 - Link to Free Feed and Nutrition Video, http://muleman.co/2EJKyEP 29:54 3 yr old mule with crooked legs 30:49 Free Mule Saddle Course Coming Soon - Link to be notified when course is live, https://hello.muleranch.com/new-video... 32:00 Order of training a mule 36:17 Stopping young mule from turning butt towards people 37:50 Mule that bolts - Link to Ground Foundation Kit, https://muleman.co/2VMpndH - Link to Mule Doesn’t want to pick up hoof, https://muleman.co/2TYuyqO 38:55 Runaway mules - Link to Mule Rider’s Martingale, https://muleman.co/2vi1Wdd 41:07 How to get in control of the ride 46:07 Best stall design for East Texas 47:54 Donkeys drinking pond water in hot summer 49:12 Mule with disability still works well 52:19 Origin of Come-A-Long Hitch and Rope - Link to Come-A-Long Install video, https://muleman.co/2vRZSbI 55:08 Should a donkey hoof be trimmed differently than a horse? - Link to Basics of Shoeing Your Mule and Donkey, http://muleman.co/2BjWr1W 56:49 Keeping shoes on year-round? 57:36 Letting the beta-bridle and bit hang 59:39 12 yr old needs twitching to trim hooves 1:02:32 Steve missed branding calves - Link to Come-A-Long coffee, https://muleman.co/2ZvnWz5 Follow Queen Valley Mule Ranch Instagram, http://muleman.co/2DA4yZF Facebook, http://muleman.co/2DrSLJQ Twitter, https://twitter.com/muleranch Website, http://muleman.co/2G3RIBk

Dr. Camie Heleski, University of Kentucky, discusses current knowledge, myths about cribbers, how to prevent cribbing and managing horses that have picked up this coping mechansims. Owning a cribber is not the end of the world!

As the nationwide lockdown extends due to the spread of COVID-19, Chhaya pulls up her socks and prepares for the upcoming days by penning down all of her long and short goals. She also tells Zindagi how she wants to strike a balance between taking rest and the work that is to be done. Tune in to find out how you too can follow her footsteps and utilise this time in the best ways!

This is the time of the year when people talk about making (and then not following through) on New Year’s Resolutions. What has cribbing got to do with New Year’s Resolutions? It turns out quite a lot. Cribbing is a behavior most horse owners would love to eliminate. In this podcast Dr. Michaela Hempen describes a behavior change procedure for doing just that. She is building good new habits that replace the cribbing behavior. Are you making some New Year’s Resolutions? Do you have an unwanted habit you’d like to eliminate? Or is there a desired new habit you’d like to create? And would you like this to be the year you actually follow through and succeed in your New Year’s Resolutions? As unlikely as it may sound, this discussion of cribbing may provide you with a procedure that can help you reach your goals. Next question: What has cribbing got to do with the climate change crisis. It turns out quite a lot. We are in the habit of living a modern, energy-consuming life style. What are some of the simple changes we could make that collectively can make a big difference? Are you in the habit of remembering to take your reusable shopping bags to the grocery store? When you’re in the store, are you in the habit of thinking about the environmental impact of the choices you’re making? When you’re cold, are you in the habit of reaching for a sweater instead of turning up the thermostat? These are just a few examples. There are many simple habits of thought and action that added all together will make a difference in the climate change crisis. In this podcast I have brought two people together who look at the world in very different ways. Manda Scott teaches meditation and Shamanic dreaming. Michaela Hempen studies applied behavior analysis. They connect through their interest in behavior change. Good habits begin with small loops. The changes you begin with are small ones, sandwiched into habits you already have. Happy New Year! May this be the year filled with many positive changes for the planet. Let’s make it our New Year’s Resolution to choose actions that move things in that direction.

You asked, we answered! This is our first On-The-Bit episode. In these mini episodes we either answer questions from our listeners or provide clarification and information from previous podcasts. In this On-The-Bit Emma breaks down some basic horse learning science that you had questions about from our previous cribbing episode with scientist Michaela Hempen. https://www.friendsonhorsespodcast.com/podcast/episode/38ec9639/equine-cribbing-research-with-dr-michaela-hempen  Have questions or feedback about any of our episodes? Find us on Facebook and Instagram or email us on our website: https://www.friendsonhorsespodcast.com/ Hope you enjoy this mini episode of Friends On Horses and don't forget to subscribe!

We are joined by veterinarian and equine scientist Dr. Michaela Hempen to discuss her ongoing research on cribbing in horses. Michaela's  behavioral approach to resolving cribbing is, in our opinion, groundbreaking. We discuss her methods, single subject research design, and common cribbing busters, cribbing myths, and other awesome brain busters. Also, learn about Blondie, the star of the research project!  Michaela needs your help to finish her research project. To donate, watch videos of Blondie's progress, or to learn more, visit: https://blondie.pages.ontraport.net/ Check out the Friends on Horses Podcast website: https://www.friendsonhorsespodcast.com/ If you want support the podcast become a sponsor on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/friendsonhorsespodcast  You can also help us out by rating our podcast on your favorite app or writing a review. Thanks for listening!

We need your help! In our first season we did two podcasts with Dr. Michaela Hempen. In the first she explained how single-subject design studies work. In the second she described a research project she is conducting that is exploring a behavioral approach to reducing cribbing. This is much more than an update on that project. This is a request for help. Please listen to this podcast to find out what is needed.

This episode is just how I felt on the very (and the only) special day of my life, my birthday! This is a rant which people would relate to as everyone faces just momentary attention! Hoping to get a really great response for this one too!❤Love you fam.

When the election season of 2019 is written about in history books, one thing will stand out: the competitive welfarism that parties across the board have promised to voters. The reason perhaps, is that we are going into the polls at a time of deep economic distress, especially for the poor. There have been unprecedented job-losses, the real income of farmers has gone down, and rural wages have collapsed. For more podcasts from The Quint, check out our [Podcasts](https://www.thequint.com/news/podcast) section.

In the previous podcast our guest, Michaela Hempen set the stage for this week’s podcast by describing single-subject design studies. Now she shares with us some research she has been doing on cribbing. Anyone who has had a cribber in their barn knows what an annoying habit this can be. But it is more than an annoyance. Cribbing has been linked to some serious health issues, including a higher risk of colics. Michaela summarizes the different types of interventions people try - often drawing from the medical model and the ethological approach. These help but only up to a point. Michaela has been taking a different approach. She is looking at the types of interventions that might be effective if we think of cribbing from the perspective of operant conditioning. You don’t have to have a cribber to benefit from this podcast. We can all become citizen scientists as we learn to incorporate single-subject design studies into our training. What is the best training strategy for your horse? Does he work better if you use bigger treats, different treats, a variety of treats? Now you don’t have to guess. You can set up AB reversals and directly ask your horse these questions and many more.

The function of this podcast is to lay the ground work for a discussion of cribbing. Cribbing is a stereotypic behavior that some horses exhibit. The horse takes hold of a fence board or other protruding surface with its front teeth. Then it arches its neck and contract its larynx which creates a rush of air into its stomach. This action produces a grunting sound. Anyone who has been around a cribber knows this sound all too well. Apart from the annoying quality of the sound, cribbing has been linked to a high incidence of colic. Its not been established that there is a direct cause and effect link, but cribbing does seem to correlate with a high risk of colic. There are many interventions one can do to try to stop cribbing, but most of the time, they are not effective. One of my coaches, Michaela Hempen is working on developing a behavioral intervention to see if cribbing can be reduced or stopped through this type of approach. To understand her study, we must first understand how single-subject-design studies work. So in this week’s podcast Michaela first explains how the type of studies most of us are familiar with - ones that use a large sample size - work. She then compares this type of study with single-subject design. What is this type of study and how does it work? Next week she’ll take us through her on-going research on cribbing. Even if you don’t have a cribber, understanding single-subject design lets you truly “go to people for opinions and horses for answers”. You can set up AB reversals to test whether a change you have made is really making the difference you think it is. In the podcast you will find out what this means and how you can use this type of study design to improve your training.

Our Country Cottage started life as Our Package Deal. We were like babes in the woods, having never built a house from scratch before. I found it quite amusing that, while we were in discussions with the kit home supplier, appliances popped into the conversation. Yup, we were having a hard time trying to figure out where to put the walls and they were talking fridges and stoves. What was happening was, we were slipping into the “package deal”, something we hadn’t even considered. We were still in the big picture stage, while the details were slowly creeping in. Now, this is not a bad thing, but it was a hard thing not to break the transmission while swapping gears so fast. We went from, I think the cottage would look great over there to, what do you want the color of the door handles to be. In all fairness it wasn’t dumped on us all at once. There was a somewhat gradual release of decisions to be made. I think they had done this before. It was explained to us that there was an allowance, or target price, for things that were suggested in the package. While they were not the cheapest they were also not the top of the line, but, tended towards quality at a good price. Sounded good. The contract had a list of fittings with brand and model numbers. We could check them out online or go to the supply house to see them in person. Our Country Cottage was a little different than most, being off grid and way out in the country. For one, we wad a masonry heater, not a forced air furnace. But stuff like taps, tubs and lights were somewhat universal. Some decisions were made right there in the office. They included the type and color of roofing and siding etc. Most of the rest, involved trips to supply places that were recommended and previously used by the cottage supplier/builder. This is a good thing. Not only do you have an address to go to, but most of the time, a name of someone to talk to. And this someone is used to working with your builder. All you have to do is select what you want. Billing, scheduling, even delivery are taken care of. There might be the odd time when mistakes happen. An example would be, that for some reason the interior door handles were delayed and I went to the supplier warehouse to pick them up and deliver them myself to the job site. One of the first suppliers we visited, was a window and door company, where we selected the style of exterior doors and windows we wanted. The catalogues for these items were somewhere between a half to one inch thick. The doors could be one panel, two panel, six panel, arch top or square top, plain or textured, steel or fiberglass. Let’s face it, you probably never gave your present front door the time of day but while you are trying to decide, it will occupy your thoughts, 24/7, until you make a decision and then some. Is that what I really wanted? Will it compliment the cottage or look ridiculous? Wait, that window is swinging out the wrong way. Stuff like that. Our cottage supplier/builder had an interior designer, that helped us with the design, so we weren’t totally on our own. We had design meetings in her office and she would meet us at some of the recommended suppliers as well. One example would be the kitchen cabinet supplier. We met there on a cold snowy day and she helped us select the cabinet configuration we would need. Color and design were still on us, but, she kept us on track. Do you know how many types of cupboard and drawer handles there are? Oh, and after finalizing the design we were informed that the supplier had changed. So we sort of had to do it all over again. Plumbing fixtures were interesting.  Taps, tubs, shower heads, sinks. A full tiled shower turned out to be way too expensive, but a half shower insert for the lower part finished with tile on the upper was a good compromise. I didn’t even know they existed. One bonus that came with the insert, was the ability to have a seat moulded in. So, do you want the seat at the tap end or the shower head end. Once you figure that out did you order the right one? Does left-hand mean the seat is on the left or……. Selecting the tile and the small bit of carpet, for the cottage staircase, along with the flooring for the garage loft at the approved flooring supplier/installer ended up turning into another, Our Country Cottage, podcast segment possibility. My partner had selected and purchased snazzy accent tiles for the bathrooms and kitchen at another location. If you thought that would be an issue, you are wrong. That part went fine. It was everything else that screwed up. As you know, Our Country Cottage is off grid, so I wanted all the lighting fixtures to use LEDs. This turned out to be no problem. The lighting issue was selection, too much to choose from. Gad. The recommended supplier for lights was a joy to deal with. The gentleman in charge of our account was great. I actually looked forward to going back to see him. Very entertaining. And, yes, most of the supply runs took several visits. Just as an exercise, go around your home and count the amount of light fixtures you have, not to mention the different types. Add to that the fact that you can put them where you want them, for the most part. One light was shuffled back and forth on a wall several times. We recently had to change a light fixture in our city home and it took the better part of the morning to select one and we knew exactly where that one was going. Interior doors, handles and hinges turned out to go fairly easy. Again, once in place you don’t think about them much. The nice thing is that once you select the doors and handles, they are the same through out the cottage. Doors are physically big so there is a big sense of achievement, once selected. Much different than light fixtures. There was one supplier that we only visited once. That was the main garage door supplier. One big door, one visit. I do remember them being a bit surprised when I asked for the slower door opener option. It used less power. OK, so I dug out our Country Cottage contract just to make sure of my facts. While I have it in front of me, let me tell you some of the actual items. Under the heading “Appliances:” -Builder’s appliance package allowance (basic black or white 4 piece)   including tax. Under the heading “Fireplace”: -Main floor – fireplace : Gas fireplace, manufacture and model number or equal. -Trim to be brushed aluminum -1 row 12” tile around firebox. -Mantle: As per detail. Just to mention, that there was a fireplace in the show home, but we didn’t request a fireplace. This is the standard contract with this builder. There are six pages of this stuff. Some more headings are -Concrete: -Framing: -Electrical: (down to the door bell and ruff in for fireplace fan) -Heating: (including dryer vent and thermostat manufacturer) -Plumbing:(including hot water heater and dishwasher hook up) -Bathrooms:(toilet, sink and taps Make and model numbers or equal) --Etc etc etc…….. Now, I understand that a lot of this stuff has to be in place ready for their slotted time in construction but, at the time, it came at us from far left field. So if you are about to start the journey, be prepared. Next ITB, In The Beginning, Month 14 This is the segment that I try to remember what we went through to get Our Country Cottage. It is not getting any easier, folks. As I mentioned above I dragged out the contract to keep things straight. While browsing through it I found a section titled “Completion Date” where it stated, after some diligence and dispatch verbiage, and I quote “and to have the said dwelling house completed on or about 240 – 300 days after start of construction on site begins”, un quote, followed by many reasons, including acts of God, it might not get done. As you can see by the above title of this segment, we are starting month 14, getting close to 400 days, and we are a long ways off yet. Any who, on with Month 14. Spray foam insulation carried on with the battery room getting done. At some point I remember getting a phone call from the site supervisor, asking whether or not I wanted the garage spray foamed. This caused me a couple of sleepless nights, as I tried to come to an answer. Spray foaming the garage and the garage loft would add a lot to the cost of the project, but if I didn’t do it now, and did it at some later date, it would cost way more. My partner suggested that I spray foam it now and be done with it. The garage, and garage loft, were spray foamed later that month. We also found the utility room walls and the battery room walls and ceiling were sheeted with plywood. This is good for utilitarian rooms where equipment often needs to get screwed to the walls. We will talk about the utility room ceiling at a later date. There might not be enough material for a full segment but there is enough frustration for one. Cribbing for the cement work around the garage was done and a few days later the cement was poured. We now had a nice, double wide, garage door drain area, with a cement landing for deck stairs, and a cement area out the side door of the garage. Cement looks so good when it is new. We took the opportunity to have a cement generator pad poured as well. The generator specs said a gravel pad would do, but given the amount of water that can collect I thought getting it up on a proper pad would be best. It would take about a month before something got put on it and quite a bit more time would pass before that something would be fired up. It was towards the end of the month that we started getting some pressure to figure out the light fixtures. During one of our trips, I took pictures of all of the identifiable light fixture locations, so we would have a reference when selecting them at the supplier showroom. It also provided our sales guy some reference as well. I think it helped. Take a wide picture, as much of the whole room as you can, along with a more specific shot so that there is some context. The close-up of an electrical box on a wall does nothing. The end of the month found us at the flooring store, selecting the bit of carpet we needed, with flooring for the garage loft. If you remember most of the cottage floors are stamped and stained cement. Oh right, when we were specing the cottage at contract signing time, I specified that the floors needed to be able to support the cement. I was informed that there was a,light-weight cement that would not require this beefing up. After some investigation I found the lightweight stuff would not have the thermal retentive properties I originally wanted the cement floors for. So, beefed up floors it was. Last episode I told you about the white board list that was implemented. While going through the folders, I found other listing procedures. Every so often we would get together with the cottage supplier/builder and I would have printed out lists of this and that. The following is a list from a month 14 meeting -Inside hatches - site supervisor to design -Folding doors - need manufacturer to look at -Battery room hatch need sealing -Septic system -Interior doors - pantry door to be changed -Garage door -Drywall -Loft floor heating -Chimney finish -Bath tub insulated -Step up design -Stairs battery room, utility room, crawl space -Back bedroom garage door divider -Wiring for fan in living room -Winch bracket for battery room hatch -Roofing leftovers - keep? -Solar installation -Water -Inside railings -Air exchange. And then there was a list for us -Measure kitchen for island size (will the dishwasher door hit it?) -SD cards for trail cams -Check crawlspace for lighting -Get picture of folding door hardware -Measure fireplace moisture -Check upstairs shower for squeak -And upstairs bath tub for insulation -Check pantry door swing for room to manoeuvre -Battery room hatch seal -Tiles -Get electric winch And then there was a list for our interior designer. I might save that till next time. The above is to give you an idea of some of the things we went through and, to be honest, some of them, I am not sure of what they mean now. I think that is enough for now. Just looking at it roughly, we were doing weekly trips to the site, some times more. There were many times when we would show up and no one would be there but stuff had been done, and things had been delivered, and still in their boxes. I took the opportunity to take pictures, of the information on the boxes, to verify they were something that we wanted. This came in handy several times. Once I noticed that the air exchange unit had been delivered. A bit of research revealed that there was a low energy version available. I called the site supervisor and gave him the model number I wanted and the unit was swapped with little extra cost involved. Then there was the time the shower inserts were delivered and, armed with pictures of the model numbers, I spent several hours trying to figure out if they were the right ones or not. They were. Oh well. And now An “Our Country Cottage” update. I went up to Our Country Cottage about a week ago. As I pulled up next to the cottage, I could see about 4 white tale deer on the west side. A couple of them watched me get out of the vehicle, and then, all I saw was a group of white tails heading to the bush. The main purpose of the visit was to check on the battery levels. They were fine. Something funny is going on with one of the trail cams, though. It only recorded a couple of days then died. Hmmm. I swapped out the batteries and we’ll see next time. It was a nice day and for the first time in a long time, I enjoyed myself. I realized that I had been missing the place and spent some time looking at the scenery instead of the problems. It was so nice that I started thinking about calling the plumber to start getting things fixed and back on track. Two days later, it snowed. I still haven’t called the plumber. Next podcast we will carry on “In The Beginning” Month 15 and A Floor & A Ceiling. For pictures and more info, you can visit our website at “ourcountrycottageanarrative.com” If you have any comments, questions or if you would like to be added to the “Friends of OCCaN” Our Country Cottage A Narrative, mailing list, you can email me at John@ourcountrycottageanarrative.com. Members on the mailing list will get website and podcast updates as soon as I do :). The Our Country Cottage a Narrative podcast is on iTunes, Stitcher and  Google Play so you can subscribe there and get the podcast downloaded automatically when they get released. Till next time, have a good one.  

“The stuff that really delivers happiness is available to almost everybody and most of it is free or not very expensive—it’s the meaning we bring to it.”MobyMost know Moby as the eclectic and introspective DJ / musician behind Play — an album that sold over 12 million copies and elevated dance electronica from the clubs of lower Manhattan into a full-blown mainstream phenomenon.Far more interesting is the story of Moby himself.Reared in suburban poverty by a single mom, Moby was an awkward, alienated kid who turned early and often to music for comfort. Classical guitar and music theory morphed into high school punk efforts like the Vatican Commandoes and post college dropout stints DJ'ing at local Connecticut nightclubs. But traction eluded him.So in 1989, this poor, white, skinny, Christian, vegan teetotaler pilgrimaged south to lower Manhattan, thrusting his frail, wide-eyed self into the beautiful, hedonistic, harrowing life of art, music & impoverished squalor that defined the drug-fueled dance music scene of downtown New York City in the 1990's.Cribbing from the flap copy of Porcelain*, Moby's arresting, magnificent new memoir hitting bookstores next week, “[h]e would learn what it was to be spat on, to live on almost nothing. But it was perhaps the last good time for an artist to live on nothing in New York City: the age of AIDS and crack but also of a defiantly festive cultural underworld. Not without drama, he found his way. But success was not uncomplicated; it led to wretched, if in hindsight sometimes hilarious, excess and proved all too fleeting. And so by the end of the decade, Moby contemplated an end in his career and elsewhere in his life, and put that emotion into what he assumed would be his swan song, his good-bye to all that, the album that would in fact be the beginning of an astonishing new phase: the multimillion-selling Play.”Not only was Play a multi-platinum smash success, it would soon become the soundtrack to our lives — a record that would shift culture and cement Moby as one of the most interesting and iconic musicians of our time.Wealth and fame arrived. Obsession followed. And Moby embraced it all. Mansions, lofts and country manors. Debauchery, blowouts and binges. Whatever, whenever. Anytime, all the time. It was always too much. It was never enough.And this is where things get really interesting.The story of Moby is one of fidelity to authenticity. It’s about a life defined by survival, perseverance and self-belief. It's about losing one’s self to surrender to the higher self within. It's about discovering what is most important in life. And the beautiful trudge towards clarity, purpose, satisfaction and service.Today we explore the remarkable life of a most extraordinary artist — a man as introspective as he is self-deprecating; and as serious as he is deadpan droll.I absolutely love this exchange. So press Play and enjoy.Peace + Plants,P.S. – If you find yourself in LA, Moby's Little Pine is a must. It's 100% vegan. 100% organic. And 100% of all profits are donated to animal welfare organizations. It just doesn't get any better.Listen & Subscribe on iTunes | Soundcloud | See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.