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Stall and Stable Podcast

EP 108: A Conversation with a Backcountry Vet

This episode is brought to you by: AMERICAN STALLS

Featured artwork by Dr. Madison Seamans, DVM

If you hear hoofbeats, don’t look for zebras.

In this episode of the Stall and Stable Show, Helena talks with beloved equine veterinarian, Dr. Madison Seamans. The conversation covers everything from what its like treating horses in the mountains of New Mexico, to natural selection, differences in horsekeeping between urban and rural environments, and advances in science that can help reduce the number of breakdowns of racing thoroughbreds.

Dr. Seamans is that unique combination of super intelligent, wise, kind, and humble professional. These qualities make him not only a trusted veterinarian, but a great teacher and storyteller. His devotion to improving the lives of horses and the people who love them is part of his greater purpose. So listen in to this episode, where you will learn, laugh, and enjoy the magic of Madison!

For more information

Dr. Madison Seamans, DVM / Cornerstone Equine

Bisphosphonate Use in the Horse

American Association of Equine Practioners (AAEP)

Business

How to Blow Your Brand

Dear Horse Business Owners: Listen up. This is important.

If you have a website for your business, please make sure it works, is current, and that your customers can find what they need within it.

If you frustrate potential customers, you immediately compromise your brand.

If you frustrate your existing customers, you compromise your cash flow.

So, stop whatever it is that you’re doing right now and ask a friend or a client to click through your website. Give him or her a specific task and find out how easy or difficult it was for them to find what they were looking for. Then, take their feedback to your web manager and do something with it. Your website might not always be the squeaky wheel, and that silence can be dangerous to your business.

If you need help, call us. Otherwise, put this at the top of your priority list for this month. Don’t lose another customer to frustration.

For more information:

Web Usability: What is it and Why it’s Important

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EP 107-W: Breeding Quarter Horses at Home

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Sabrina Hayes is a horse crazy lady born and raised in Montana who has continued her horse passion as an adult. She grew up riding and showing Quarter Horses, and currently has a small herd of broodmares, a yearling (future show horse) and a pony. Sabrina’s goal is to raise quality, trainable Quarter Horses with good brains to be competitive in the all-around western and English events at stock breed shows (AQHA and NSBA). She is based in south central Montana and works as a veterinary assistant to support her horse hobby.

Host Tara Tibbets chats with this experienced horsewoman about how she keeps her broodmares happy and their foals healthy. Small, responsible breeding is possible, so listen in!

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EP 107: Clarabelle and the $12,000 Rock

Brought to you by: American Stalls

American Stalls Logo, green and white horse silhouette inside horse stall grille

Do as I say, not as I do.

“I really should have fenced off that rock. I knew it when we cleared the lot for horses, and I’ve kept a mental sticky note since then that I should do something about it–at some point.”

Ooops. Too late.

This episode takes listeners through Helena’s journey with Clarabelle; from the day of the accident to the day this episode airs. From a seemingly small cut on a cannon bone, to three surgeries and over 30 days in the hospital. Find out why distal limb wounds are a risk no horse owner should take on, and what, exactly, happened that turned a simple cut into a financial mess. Listen in!

For More Information:

Equine Distal Limb Wounds: New and Emerging Treatments (PDF)

Biomechanics of Wound Healing in an Equine Limb Model

Basic Wound Management – Backcountry Horsemen of Montana

Manuka Honey

Klebsiella spp

Bortadella spp

Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria Isolated from Diseased Horses (Abstract)

Tufts Hospital for Large Animals

Standing Surgery for Horses

Leg Protection for Your Horse

The following photos show part of the story. Starting at left, this was 5 days after initial injury on Sept. 12th. The area of the wound is twice the size as when it first happened. The second photo was taken on September 15 after the vet did the first debridement. The last photo is what it looked like on September 20th, about a week before she went to the hospital.