{"podcast":{"title":"The Horse's Advocate Podcast","slug":"the-horse-s-advocate-podcast-3416912","podcast_index_feed_id":3416912,"rss_url":"https://thehorsesadvocate.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://community.thehorsesadvocate.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/2/b/6/42b6fcf71f9b234a40be95ea3302a6a1/THA_Podcast_Cover_Apple_2021_copy.jpg","author":"Geoff Tucker, DVM","episode_count":181,"summary":"The Horse's Advocate Podcast is about helping horse owners find the missing horse owner's manual for owning and caring for horses. Geoff Tucker, DVM (aka, \"Doc T\"), brings you wisdom from almost 50 years with horses. But beware - some of this stuff is NOT what you might expect. When the \"box to think outside of\" was built, he was never included and remained outside! This show aims to Help Horses Thrive In A Human World.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T16:21:17.068713+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-horse-s-advocate-podcast-3416912"},"episode":{"title":"If Food Doesn't Get Horses to Go Faster or Longer, Then What Does? - The Horse's Advocate Podcast #165","slug":"if-food-doesn-t-get-horses-to-go-faster-or-longer-then-what-does-the-horse-s-advocate-podcast-165","published_at":"2026-03-18T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-horse-s-advocate-podcast-3416912/if-food-doesn-t-get-horses-to-go-faster-or-longer-then-what-does-the-horse-s-advocate-podcast-165","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-horse-s-advocate-podcast-3416912","url":"https://thehorsesadvocate.libsyn.com/pc165-are-the-mitochondria-of-your-horses-helping-them-thrive-audio","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thehorsesadvocate/PC165_Are_The_Mitochondria_Of_Your_Horses_Helping_Them_Thrive_AUDIO.mp3?dest-id=1330034","summary":"Horses have tiny engines within almost every cell of their bodies, and each of these runs on fuel that comes from the food they eat. These engines are called mitochondria. This podcast describes these engines and what happens to our horses when they stop working efficiently. One thing is for certain: adding more fuel doesn't help them run better. The only way to improve the health of horses is to improve the way their mitochondria work. But is producing power the only thing mitochondria do? Research into mitochondria shows that these powerhouses of the cell were once bacteria with their own DNA, and they communicate with each other and insert snippets of their DNA into the human DNA. They also need time to clean up and repair themselves. They can operate on two different fuels, but exhaust themselves when running on only one, becoming stuck and unable to switch to the other. This leads to poor health, breakdowns, and premature death. ********** Community.TheHorsesAdvocate.com is a place to learn about horses, barns, and farms. Its information is free, and a membership option lets horse owners attend live meetings to ask questions and deepen their understanding of what they have learned on the site. Membership helps support this message and spread it to everyone worldwide who works with horses. The Equine Practice, Inc. website discusses how and why I perform equine dentistry without immobilization or the automatic use of drugs. I only accept new clients in Florida. Click here to make an appointment. The Horsemanship Dentistry School is a place for those interested in learning how to perform equine dentistry without drugs on 97% of horses. Thank you for sharing and \"Helping Horses Thrive In A Human World.\"","meta_description":"Horses have tiny engines within almost every cell of their bodies, and each of these runs on fuel that comes from the food they eat. These engines are cal…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1397,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-horse-s-advocate-podcast-3416912/episodes/if-food-doesn-t-get-horses-to-go-faster-or-longer-then-what-does-the-horse-s-advocate-podcast-165/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-horse-s-advocate-podcast-3416912/if-food-doesn-t-get-horses-to-go-faster-or-longer-then-what-does-the-horse-s-advocate-podcast-165.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}