The Horse First: A Veterinary Sport Horse Podcast

Episode 77: It's Time for a Change To Happen (with Dr. Gabrielle Martel)

Dr. Audrey DeClue and Dr. Gabrielle Martel discuss the rejection of three "How To" papers by the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) as a positive indicat

Episode 76: Blog 2 - Case Study 1 - Severe Sciatica in a Sport Horse

Dr. Audrey DeClue discusses a severe sciatica case in a high-performance sport horse. The horse, initially winning big, suddenly developed severe sciatica, head shaking,

Episode 75: Introduction to Body Lameness and Answers

Dr. Audrey DeClue brings her blog posts to the podcast with commentary as she discusses the importance of understanding body lameness in horses. 85-90% of lameness has hi

Episode 74: Dr. DeClue is Interviewed by Elisa Walfish of The EquiScience Podcast (#21 - Rethinking Lameness: Looking Beyond the Limbs)

[Description from the EquiScience Podcast #21 with Elisa Walfish] What if many of the problems we label as "lameness" don't actually begin in the limbs? In this episode

Episode 73: The Complexity of Treating Body Lameness in Sport Horses with Dr. Gabrielle Martel

Dr. Audrey DeClue welcomes Dr. Gabrielle Martel to discuss the complexities of treating body lameness in horses. Dr. Martel, a veterinarian from Montreal, shares her jour

Episode 72: A Riders Daily Checklist in the Ridden Horse - An Interview with Dr Sue Dyson

Dr. Audrey DeClue and Dr. Sue Dyson discuss the importance of a rider's checklist from the stall, tacking up, and under saddle for assessing a horse's physical well-being

Episode 71: ECVM in Sport Horses with Dr. Kate Workman

Dr. Audrey DeClue and Dr. Kate Workman discuss Equine Cervical Vertebral Malformation (ECVM) in horses, emphasizing its clinical significance. They critique various resea

Episode 70: An Impromptu Interview with a Trainer

Dr. Audrey DeClue has an impromptu conversation with a trainer discussing the importance of understanding a horse's soundness, the impact of proper body lameness treatmen

Episode 69: Deep Discussions about Unspoken Problems in Sport Horses: Dr. Audrey DeClue, Dr. Ellen Hillyer and Dr. Brandy Ashman

Dr. Audrey DeClue, Dr. Brandy Ashman, and Dr. Ellen Hillyer discuss the top reasons sport horse owners jump between vets. This includes a lack of agreed answers, poor pai

Episode 68: Sciatica in Sport Horses

Dr. Audrey DeClue discusses the impact of stray voltage on livestock and its parallels with sciatica in sport horses. She highlights a 2023 study on stray voltage in catt

Episode 67: Recognition and Awareness of Pain in Sport Horses Part 4 with Dr. Daniella Vansteenkiste

Dr. Audrey DeClue and Dr. Daniella Vansteenkiste discuss recognizing and managing nerve pain and neuropathy in sport horses. Dr. Vansteenkiste emphasizes the importance o

Episode 66: Recognition and Awareness of Pain in Sport Horses Part 3 - When it is NOT a Training Issue

Dr. Audrey DeClue discusses the importance of recognizing pain in horses, emphasizing that many issues misdiagnosed as training problems are actually pain-related. She hi

Episode 65: Recognition and Awareness of Pain in Sport Horses Part 2 with Dr. Sue Dyson

In part two of this series, Dr. Audrey DeClue and world-renowned Veterinarian Dr. Sue Dyson discuss the importance of pain ethograms when identifying discomfort in horses

Episode 64: Recognition and Awareness of Pain in Sport Horses Part 1

Dr. Audrey DeClue discusses the importance of recognizing and addressing pain in sport horses. She emphasizes her unique perspective, influenced by her life experiences a

Episode 63: Sport Horse Rounds with Dr. Daniella Vansteenkiste

Dr. Audrey DeClue hosts Dr. Daniella Vansteenkiste, a neurologist, to discuss equine neurology. Dr. Vansteenkiste, who practices in Philadelphia, shares her journey from

Episode 62: Sport Horse Rounds - Interview with Dr. Brandy Ashman, Burnout & Renewed Passion to Solve Lameness Issues

Dr. Audrey DeClue interviews Dr. Brandy Ashman, a general practitioner from Virginia, who discusses her journey from burnout to renewed passion in veterinary medicine aft

Episode 61: Thinking Outside the Box and Quick Fixes

Dr. Audrey DeClue discusses the importance of education and research in solving problems with sport horses, rather than relying on quick fixes or thinking outside the box

Episode 60: Sport Horse Rounds - A New Mindset

Dr. Audrey DeClue and Dr. Kate Workman discuss the need to change mindsets within the institution of equine sports medicine. They also highlight the success of a recent s

Episode 59: Sport Horse Rounds - What Lameness Issues Are We All Missing?

Dr. Audrey DeClue and Dr. Kate Workman discuss common lameness issues in sport horses, emphasizing the importance of recognizing body lameness beyond limb issues. They hi

Episode 58: Sport Horse Rounds - Body Lameness vs Limb Lameness

Dr. Audrey DeClue, DVM and Dr. Kate Workman, DVM discuss the complexities of body lameness versus limb lameness in equine sports medicine. Dr. DeClue emphasizes the impor