83. The Internal Impact Of Stress On Horses & How We Can Better Support Them Featuring Linda Goldspink-Lord

In today's episode, I am joined by Linda Goldspink-Lord. She is an Author, Entrepreneur, Speaker and Director of Poseidon Animal Health, which is Australia’s fastest-growing animal gut health supplement company.

Linda was also a guest on episode 79 of the podcast, but we wanted to record another conversation all about the internal impact of stress on horses and how we can better support them.

Together we discuss:

• Environmental causes of stress for our horses
• How stress can occur before our horses show us physical behaviours
• A recent scientific study showing the physiological affects of stress on dairy cow milk production
• What we can to do better support our horse's gut so they can feel supported during stressful events like travelling, being moved from other horses or going to a competition
• How we need to support our horses from both a training and a diet point of view
• How to make change less stressful through good preparation
• Different types of supplements
• Empowering yourself to realise that there is so much you can do to support your horse and how they feel

and so much more.

For free resources to support you in setting your horse up for success, check out:

https://poseidon-equine.com/

https://www.confidentequestrianprogram.com/trainingchecklist

https://www.confidentequestrianprogram.com/podcast-guide (episode 3 is great if you want more insight into preparing horses for competitions from home and episode 20 is great to learn more about what you can do nutritionally)

https://www.confidentequestrianprogram.com/links

Happy training :)