A new peer-reviewed study has examined how changing the distance between a jump and the A-frame obstacle affects the dynamics…
Author: David Marlin
David Marlin
Dr David Marlin is a physiologist and biochemist who has worked in academia, research and professional sport. He has worked in the equestrian and veterinary world and in human sport, healthcare, medicine and exercise science. In 1989 David obtained his PhD from the UK’s leading sports university, Loughborough University following a four-year study on the responses of Thoroughbred racehorses to exercise and training, undertaken at the renowned Animal Health Trust in Newmarket. You can read David's full biography in the Our Website section.
by Debbie Symes and Dr David Marlin Consider equestrian portraiture from the Greek, the Mughal, the Renaissance and the Age…
Understanding what makes an ideal surface for horses is essential for horse and rider safety, for reducing injury risk whilst…
Here’s your essential summer checklist to keep horses safe when temperatures rise: • Ride early or late – avoid the…
Many horse owners feed supplements to their horses and ponies. But many are also very sceptical of commercial supplements. And…
Spring & Colic: What You Need to Know Did you know colic cases often rise in spring? While many blame…
In this episode, Dr David Marlin takes us inside the findings of a ground-breaking new research paper titled “Comparison of…
What Animal Welfare Really Means: A Wider Perspective Animal welfare is often depicted in stark, distressing images, the emaciated dog…
As our regular followers will know that we recently published a second round of saddle pad test results and we’ve…
This podcast discusses the various health risks that horses face during the spring season, including colic, laminitis, grass sickness, head…