{"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":"What Is First Principles Thinking and How Does It Apply To Horses - The Horse's Advocate Podcast #162","slug":"what-is-first-principles-thinking-and-how-does-it-apply-to-horses-the-horse-s-advocate-podcast-162","published_at":"2026-02-25T09:44:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-horse-s-advocate-podcast-3416912/what-is-first-principles-thinking-and-how-does-it-apply-to-horses-the-horse-s-advocate-podcast-162","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-horse-s-advocate-podcast-3416912","url":"https://thehorsesadvocate.libsyn.com/what-is-first-principles-thinking-and-how-does-it-apply-to-horses-the-horses-advocate-podcast-162","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thehorsesadvocate/PC162_What_Is_The_Concept_of_First_Principles_and_How_To_Apply_It_to_Horses_AUDIO.mp3?dest-id=1330034","summary":"First Principles Thinking involves examining complex problems in terms of their most fundamental and undeniable truths. Applying First Principles Thinking to everything we do with our horses to help them, and us, in every task, is what I have been doing for a while at The Horse's Advocate. Over 2,000 years ago, the Greek philosopher Aristotle said that \"the first basis from which things are known\" is where we need to start thinking to solve a problem. In other words, First Principles Thinking is when you take basic assumptions or truths and break them down further or deduce from them something more fundamental to the point that this action can no longer take place. I can make the concept simpler: play the child's game of \"But why, Mommy?\" Do this until you are satisfied. Unfortunately, Mommy often says, \"Go ask your father!\" And his answer is usually, \"Because I said so!\" Indoctrination starts this way. This podcast is about a way to find answers and avoid the indoctrination forced on us by marketing and horse professionals. ********** 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 Hors…","meta_description":"First Principles Thinking involves examining complex problems in terms of their most fundamental and undeniable truths. Applying First Principles Thinking…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1374,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-horse-s-advocate-podcast-3416912/episodes/what-is-first-principles-thinking-and-how-does-it-apply-to-horses-the-horse-s-advocate-podcast-162/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/what-is-first-principles-thinking-and-how-does-it-apply-to-horses-the-horse-s-advocate-podcast-162.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}