015 - Fatigue - What to know and watch for.
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On today's episode we’ll be welcoming back two previous guest today, Dr Sarah Pedersen of Motion Equine Veterinary Services here in Airdrie, AB and Tina Watkins of InHand Equine Therapy of Calgary, AB. Recently InHand Equine Therapy did a collaborative project with Motion Equine and Dr Sarah. If you follow any bodyworkers or veterinary clinics on social media you will finds a lot of posts around conditioning lately. It’s definitely forefront on everyone’s mind. With the current COVID crisis starting to allow for less restrictions in our area, barns opening up again and great weather, it all is combining to make riders want to jump back into the saddle as fast as they can! While conditioning is the backbone to any good athletes career, monitoring for fatigue is key to its success. The collaborative youtube presentation Motion Equine Vet services and InHand Equine Therapy did can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoAWRN1MhpQrPQJyVS4Q0yA/ InHand Equine Therapies new online course offerings (including free content) can be found here: https://inhandequinetherapy.podia.com/ Follow Dr Pedersen on her facebook page @motionequine and Tina Watkins on hers @inhandequinetherapy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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