#111. Lauren Trager-Burns, DVM | Equine Sports Medicine and Rehibilitation

#111. Lauren Trager-Burns, DVM | Equine Sports Medicine and Rehibilitation

Lauren Trager-Burns is a Clinical Assistant professor at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. Her residency was in Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation. Today she currently practices on performance horses from both the English and Western disciplines. Joe and Lauren sit down to discuss her career, equine orthopedics and recovery. Topics discussed include working with off the track thoroughbreds, the best recovery tools for your horse and the importance of a proper warmup.

#110. Olympic Dressage | Where Do We Go From Here?

Joe and Ben sit down to discuss the recent controversy with Charlotte Dujardin, an Olympic Dressage rider from the UK who withdrew from the Paris Olympics after a video was exposed of her whipping a student's horse 24 times in a row. The Dujardin controversy has sparked a lot of discussion in the equine world and has sparked a larger audience with some even calling for the banning of equine events in the Olympics. Joined by their friend, Noelle Hasler, Ben and Joe discuss the details of Charlotte's video, the international response and how it impacts the larger equine community.

#109. Ryley Miller | FEI Driver

Ryley Miller is a competitive horse driver from Pennsylvania. She currently competes at the FEI 2 Star level. FEI driving operates similar to three day eventing. It consists of three phases, Dressage, Marathon and Cones. Ryley joins Ben and Joe to educate them on this discipline and share her journey as a young driver making her way to the upper echelon of the sport. Topics discussed include the format of driving competitions, the horses and gear used in driving and the challenges of being a young competitor at a high level.

#108. Scott and Andrea Van Leuven | C Punch Ranch

Scott and Andrea Van Leuven live in Lovelock, Nevada. Scott is the cow boss at the C Punch Ranch, a million acre ranch with one fence. They operate on a harvest model, meaning they never pull out their bulls and they calve year round. This model creates a unique job description for Scott and Andrea who consistently rope and work cattle in the open. The Van Leuven's join Ben and Joe to talk about their day to day on the C Punch and how they have seen ranching change over their careers. Topics discussed include how in the introduction of Angus cattle has influenced stockmanship, the type of horses required for long days in rural Nevada, and the practical use of traditional buckaroo roping.

#107. Dr. Deb Bennett | Collection

Dr. Deb Bennett is the founder of the Equine Studies Institute. For over three decades, Dr. Bennett has used her PhD in Vertebrae Paleontology and her passion in horses to help educate people on biomechanics. Dr. Bennett joins Ben and Joe to discuss another hot button item in the horse world: collection. The conversation starts with Asian horsemen from thousands of years ago and ends with modern day disciplines and how collection is used. Topics discussed include what is high collection, what has been mistaken for collection in the past and why collection ultimately boils down to a coiling of the horses loins. Tune in for an incredibly interesting discussion on a hot button issue in the horse world.