Equalign Podcast
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265 episodes
Mechanism and Vitalism
Mechanism and vitalism are two different theories on how things work. Mechanism believes that if you break things down to its smallest working parts you will understand how to fix the issue. Vitalism is a theory that believes that it take...
The Best Modality
The best modality to use will be the one the gets the best results. How do you choose depends on what you have available and judging on your past experience with other cases will help determine what is appropriate. Our best modality is our hand...
Setbacks
What happens when you get a setback? What processes do you do when the answers you thought would be the answer were not the answer? In this episode we will discuss what processes you can use to create a new belief system and create the action s...
Beliefs to Outcomes
How we label an experience is how it will be remembered and how it affects our actions. Creating a new belief about an experience can change the way it affects our neurology. What we believe we can achieve. Beliefs either support our mission or...
Charles Tota, Let's Talk Saddles
Charles Tota has been in the saddle business over 30 years. He has recently developed a new saddle that removes the pressure off the scapulas and the stirrup bars no longer bend into the horse. The tree is now able to be pressed open or closed ...
Choosing Your Therapy
How do you know what therapy to add to your treatment that would be appropriate for the condition? We start by knowing what we have available to us and what do we know about the specific therapy. How will the animal react to the therapy and are...
Dr Dym Veterinary Homeopathy
Dr Dym is a veterinary homeopath that treats small animals. He looks holistcally at the animal and makes dietary, herbal, and homeopathic remedies to prolong the life of small animals. He also has a telehealth contact for people not local...
Dr Padula Neuro-Optometrist On Horse/Human Vision
Dr. Padula is a neuro-optometrist working with riders with perception issues following concussion injuries. In this session he talks about the difference in vision of the rider compared to the horse and goes in depth in how the two visual field...
Amazement To Curiosity Into Action
Being amazed by something is a wonderful thing. How amazed are you and did whatever it was that amazed you make you curious enough to want to learn more about it? And after learning more about it did it inspire you into wanting to learn this ne...
The Problem with Rehab
An animal or human gets injured. After enough healing has occurred the next step is rehab. Rehab has a tendency to focus entirely on the injury and many times does not take into effect how the injury has changed the whole body. We limit o...
Question Everything!
Questioning is the process of learning. Knowing what question to ask and asking the right person to get the answer is key to the expansion of knowledge. This podcast will dive in to the art of questioning and guide you to the seat of knowledge....
Consistency and Persistence
When you are out on the road your circumstances and environment can dictate your procedures. Maintaining your flexibility is of most importance to be able to get the same results. Listen along as we create your mindset for new choices and ideas...
We All Have Withers
Humans, dogs and horses all have withers. In this context we are speaking about the upper thoracic part of the spine. In humans it is constantly under stress from the forward head posture created from all of our work down in front of us and cel...
The Human Connection
When we evaluate an athlete whether human or animal, we always remember that the athlete is the team. If you ride horses, the horse is as much as the team as the rider. If you train dogs your fitness is as much a limitation to your abilities as...
Lack of Communication is Exhausting
What goes on in your mind when you are trying to communicate to someone and they don't respond in a timely manner or stop responding mid communication? It takes up space in your brain as you run through all the possible scenarios what could hav...
Ride the Horse You are On Plus....
Ride the horse you are on at the time. What we will be discussing is the uniqueness of the individual on any given day. Your protocols, procedures and treatments can only be done on the animal at the current time and place. They may not be the ...
K9 Fitness with Rosie Feely
Today we have a special guest, Rosie Feely, a canine fitness trainer and expert in her field. All canines need fitness whether they are an athlete or or companion animal. Movement is important for life and correct movement helps prevent injurie...
It's Not Only Size That Matters
It is not only size that matters when dealing with animals. A very large dog requires different approaches in handling, supporting and adjusting compared to a very small dog. Same with ponies versus a draft horse. Saftey of both the animal and ...
Any Given Sunday
Any animal you have the pleasure to work with must be given the attention it needs that day it is in front of you. It doesn't matter what the animal was like last week or even yesterday. Look at each one as if you have never seen it before. It ...
Feet Do More Than Move You Forward
Feet are the foundation of the body whether a human, horse or dog. If there is an issue with the foundation it can show up anywhere in the body. Proper foot care will have lasting preventative effects in the body. Evaluating a foot is a great p...
Pet Longevity with Dr Kevin Toman, DVM
We all want our pets to live longer and yet most traditional vet care is about crisis care, vaccines, and maybe yearly checkups. Dr. Toman takes that a lot further adn talks about the three pillars of longevity care. Dr Toman talks about relati...
Emotional Connection
We emotionally attach ourselves to so many different aspects of our lives and it definitely includes our animals. Our approach to an animal can be directly affected by our emotional state at the time. How the animal responds can be related to o...
Importance of dog steps- Steppy Bed style
We found Steppy Bed about 2 years ago when our older shepard was having a hard time getting on the bed. Being a larger dog she needed stability and saftey. Steppy Bed was the perfect fit. Not only is it sturdy, safe and functional, it also has ...