Robyn Your Heart Training

11/23/2023

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08/17/2023

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06/12/2023

“He is moving like a tremendous machine!” 🏇

50 years ago, Secretariat left an indelible mark on history when he galloped to a 31-length victory in the Belmont Stakes to take the Triple Crown. Celebrate Big Red’s anniversary with us 👉️ https://tinyurl.com/bdcu6adw

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02/24/2022

I have a friend looking for a small light weight weekender trailer, know of anything please share with me!! 😊🐎

01/02/2022

12/08/2021

Good Wednesday morning 🌄

10/30/2021

Having fun in the puddle ❤🐎

08/26/2021

Shelbys first jump with Troy! Share your "first" picture 😃❤🐎

08/23/2021

https://equinewellnessmagazine.com/manure/

It's not exactly a fun activity, but checking your horse's manure on a regular basis is a good way to keep an eye on the state of his health.

08/20/2021

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08/18/2021

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Hug your horse today!

08/17/2021

There is nothing better for the inside of a human then the outside of a horse.

Please share with me your story ❤🐎

08/16/2021

Good Monday morning!

08/15/2021

For a Sunday morning chuckle 😄

"MY WIFE AND HER HORSE

My wife she has a arab horse, with flaxen mane and tail.
She thinks he is the finest thing that ever jogged a rail.
She calls him Dandy Darling, and if the truth I tell,
that fancy pampered arab horse has made my life pure hell.

My wife she used to cook for ME and serve it with champagne.
Now she'd rather feed that horse and fix his special grain.

She rides him every morning, and grooms him half the night.
The last time that she kissed ME it was just to be polite.

He dresses better than I do, with matching wraps and ties,
my wardrobe's so neglected now that I attract the flies.

One day my wife was shopping, she was down at the mall,
and fancy pampered DANDY was just standing in his stall.

He looked so smug and sassy, that I began to grin,
I'd saddle that fat sucker, and take him for a spin.

I've wondered since if cues I gave, he might have misconstrued,
for when I climbed aboard that horse, he rightly came UNGLUED.

He bucked and spun, and snorted fire, and threw me through a fence.
I saw big stars and there are teeth that I ain't heard from since.

My wife came home and saw me, just a lying in the dirt,
she rushed up to her HORSE and asked him, "Sweetheart are you HURT?"

He'd scratched his nose a little bit, and the memory galls me yet, she left me lying in the mud, and ran to call the VET!!!"
~Anonymous
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08/08/2021

Good Sunday morning

08/08/2021

The lessons horses teach us are priceless

08/05/2021

Tell me about the horse you will never forget!❤🐎

08/03/2021

COOLING HOT HORSES - THE STATE OF THE ART (UPDATED)

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As there has been a lot of discussion on this topic around the cooling of horses at the Tokyo Olympics I have added some more explanation and I'm reposting.

WHY DO WE NEED TO COOL HORSES AFTER EXERCISE OR IF THEY GET TOO HOT?
-Horses produce heat 3-5 times faster on a per kg basis than we do
-Although horses are 6-7 times heavier, they only have 2 to 2.5 times as much surface area
-The majority of heat (~85%) is lost at the body surface
-Heat loss is also impaired in horses because they are covered in hair
-Horses can sweat faster than any other animal
-Sweating is efficient but slow
-Cooling with cold water is fast
-When horses compete in hot climates they can struggle to cool down after
-We cool them down with cold water (less than 15°C/60°F) to reduce the risk of heat illness and because there is no advantage to them being hot and uncomfortable after exercising. The quicker they cool, the quicker they drink, eat and recover.
-The methods to cool them are now well understood.

Since Atlanta 1996 we have known that using continuous application of cold water (less than 15°C/60°F) all over the horses body without scraping is the most effective way to cool down horses that are moderately to severely hyperthermic (re**al temperature in excess of ~40°C/104°F), especially in hot or hot/humid conditions.

The sources for this evidence are:

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLISHED PAPERS
1) Williamson, L.S., White, S., Maykuth, P., Andrews, F., Sommerdahl, C. and Green, E. Comparison between two post exercise cooling methods. Equine Vet J., 27(S18), 337-340.
https://beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/7MBUJJWJZPVWQKTNIJWN?target=10.1111/j.2042-3306.1995.tb04948.x

2) Marlin, D. J., Scott, C. M., Roberts, C. A., Casas, I., Holah, G., & Schroter, R. C. (1998). Post exercise changes in compartmental body temperature accompanying intermittent cold water cooling in the hyperthermic horse. Equine veterinary journal, 30(1), 28–34.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9458396/

3) Kohn, C.W., Hinchcliff, K.W. and McKeever, K.H. (1999) Evaluation of washing with cold water to facilitate heat dissipation in horses exercised in hot, humid conditions. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 01 Mar 1999, 60(3):299-305. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10188810/

4) Takahashi, Y., Ohmura, H., Mukai, K., Shiose, T., & Takahashi, T. (2020). A Comparison of Five Cooling Methods in Hot and Humid Environments in Thoroughbred Horses. Journal of equine veterinary science, 91, 103130.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32684268/

5) Kang, H., Zsoldos, R.R., Skinner, J.E., Gaughan, J.B. and Guitart, A.S. (2021) Comparison of post-exercise cooling methods in horses. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 100 (2021) 103485
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2021.103485

DATA COLLECTED & ANALYSED AT
a) Atlanta 1995 Olympic Test Event
b) Atlanta 1996 Olympics
c) Athens 2003 Olympic Test Event
d) Athens 2004 Olympics
e) Beijing 2007 Olympic Test Event
f) Beijing 2008 Olympics
g) Tryon 2018 World Equestrian Games
h) Tokyo 2019 Olympic Test Event
i) Tokyo 2020(1) Olympic Games Dressage and Eventing

Cooling hot horses with cold water DOES NOT
1) cause muscle damage
2) cause laminitis
3) induce shock
4) give horses heart attacks
5) prevent them from cooling by constriction of skin blood flow

Water left on horses DOES NOT
1) insulate and prevent heat loss
2) cause them to overheat

It is NOT MORE EFFECTIVE TO
1) start at the feet and work up
2) scrape water off whilst cooling (it causes them to warm up)
3) focus on large blood vessels
4) cover the horse with wet towels
5) place ice on large blood vessels near the surface such as the jugular veins or femoral arteries
6) put ice in the re**um
7) rely on misting fans

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05/30/2021

Good Sunday morning from Egret ❤🐎
Photo credit: Shelby Kazynski

05/24/2021

Good Monday morning! Today pick one thing with your horse that you can work on each day this week to improve on! Keep a daily note what you chose, how much time you spent working and lets check in next Monday morning and discuss it! 🐎😃

05/17/2021

Once and awhile, take the time to simply enjoy your horse. Shelby and Ashlyn sure enjoyed just wondering around and visiting yesterday 😊❤🐎