Good knowledge of horses a key contributor to welfare, study finds
Educational strategies may prove important in safeguarding recreational horse welfare, according to researchers.
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Beyond laminitis: The potential of regenerative medicine to deliver better outcomes
“High hopes are pinned on new regenerative treatment strategies,” according to researchers.
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Meeting a horse’s basic needs often a balancing act
In the modern, domestic setting, providing an optimum balance is impossible, and compromises will always have to be made over horse care.
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Fecal microbial transplants hastened recovery from severe diarrhea in horses
While the results support the usefulness of the technique, further studies are needed to better establish treatment efficacy.
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Curiosity a notable factor in the learning abilities of horses, study finds
Researchers present the first evidence of a link between object-directed curiosity and learning performance in young horses in two very different learning tasks.
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Multilevel structure of horse society revealed in drone-based study
Evidence of units, unit association, and stable positioning among units strongly indicates a multilevel structure in horse society, researchers report.
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Are you brave in the saddle? If not, you risk being belittled and excluded, study finds
“At times, some of my participants seemed to revel in the physical risk involved in handling and riding horses.”
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How an epic horse ride captured a photographer’s adventurous spirit
Jim Hollander’s work as a photographer has taken him to hotspots of conflict all around the globe including Ethiopia, Somalia, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Liberia, Iraq, Kosovo and the Persian Gulf — but his most treasured memory is that of a 1000km horse ride across Spain.
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US zoo welcomes its first Hartmann’s mountain zebra foal
Christmas eve birth of a colt is a first for Racine Zoo in Winconsin.
