Reducing Injuries To Performance Horses Through Nutrition, Training and Management
Reducing Injuries To Performance Horses Through Nutrition, Training and Management
About Brian
– Brian Dr. Nielsen has authored 60 peer-reviewed papers and nearly 200 book chapters, conference papers, and abstracts, and has secured $1.8 million in research funding. In addition, he has often been invited to speak to various audiences having given over 50 invited international talks in countries such as Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, England, France, Germany, Mexico, Northern Ireland, Norway, Spain, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. He also has given dozens of invited talks at national meetings and within the state of Michigan.
He frequently writes articles for popular press publications such as the Thoroughbred Times, Speedhorse, and the American Quarter Horse Racing Journal. He is an active member of the American Society of Animal Science, the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists, and served as the President of the Equine Science Society ” an organisation that presented him with the “American Feed Industry Association Award in Equine Nutrition Research” in 2017 and the “Outstanding Young Equine Professional Award” in 2001.
Additionally, he was awarded the “Outstanding Teacher Award” at the Midwest Section of the American Society of Animal Science and the American Dairy Science Association in 2005 and the “Equine Science Award” by the American Society of Animal Science and Equine Science Society in 2010. Besides having served on the editorial board for the Journal of Animal Science, the Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, The Professional Animal Scientist, and the international journals Comparative Exercise Physiology and the Journal of Istanbul Veterinary Sciences, he is a Diplomat in the American College of Animal Nutritionists and served on the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Nutrient Requirements of Horses.
Throughout his academic career, he maintained involvement in the racing industry by breaking and galloping racing Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds for over 25 years.
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Brian’s Favourite Inspirational Quote
– “What happened before what happened, happened” Ray Hunt
– “Think”
– It is not how much you make, it is how much you don’t spend
Who Has Inspired Brian
– Larry Kaston – Brians’s first professor
Recommended Books
– The Athletic Horse: Principles and Practice of Equine Sports Medicine 2nd Edition by David R. Hodgson, Catherine M. McGowan and Kenneth McKeever
About This Episode
– Brian discusses how we are the horses caretakers and allow your horse to be a horse is important, how horses complete him and winning the half mile (fastest) riding a cow using a saddle.
Time Stamps
01:40 – Introduction
04:40 – “What happened before what happened, happened” Ray Hunt
06:08 – When Brian was younger he worked at a vet clinic, then as trail ride guide
09:20 – Joining a rodeo club and then riding dressage
10:48 – Being passionate, dedicated and able to work hard
12:30 – Horses, riding them completes Brian
14:05 – How his first horse professor inspired Brian
16:40 – Working for others and seeing people abusing their animals, even though they may not know it
18:40 – “THINK” – Ray Hunt
19:40 – How ‘Flash’ and ‘Pride’ inspired Brian and the challenging horse that scared him
22:45 – Brian is proud of the researching he does. Horses need to sprint, have turnout time, improving horses lives
25:02 – Cortico Steroids hide problems not fix them
25:50 – Riding the fastest half mile under saddle on a cow
27:45 – It is expensive to research, he spends time writing away for grants
30:03 – Knowing how to do research properly
32:15 – How supplements do not necessarily take effect
34:45 – Make informed decisions
35:30 – Having the right information is important and successful trainers are good sales people
38:00 – Not knowing where to get the right information
39:00 – Be skeptical
40:27 – ‘The Athletic Horse’ – based on science
42:35 – Equitana and further research projects
46:08 – We are the horses caretakers and allow your horse to be a horse
49:19 – Contact: see details below
Brian’s Contact Details
Phone: (517) 432-1378 East Lansing, Michigan
Email:
Website: https://msu.edu/~bdn/Home.html
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