A tribute to Basha: Long rider’s legacy will endure
What a team they were, the O’Reilly’s, and will continue to be, for their work will live on, far beyond the dream of the World Ride that will be left for others to complete.
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Author: Lucy Leaf
What the Dickens! Sinus cyst revealed as cause of horse’s below-par performance
A performance evaluation led to the uncovering of a paranasal sinus cyst obstructing airflow through the horse’s right sinus.
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Water key to preventing winter colic in horses
Winter is an important season to focus on colic prevention and ward off water woes that can lead to impaction in the equine gut.
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How neuromuscular biopsies can get to the root of muscle disorders in horses
Neuromuscular biopsies can help look below the surface of a horse’s skin to evaluate, diagnose, and provide treatments without making a single cut.
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Vitamin E supplementation in horses explained
Since there are no effective treatments for most diseases caused by vitamin E deficiency, prevention is key.
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Researchers seek early predictors to combat equine asthma
By the time a horse presents with severe equine asthma (heaves) the disease is close to the end stage. Identifying it early during onset, might allow the disease to be reversed, researchers say.
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High effort, low profit: Tips on turning your equestrian business around
Most people who start up an equine business do so because they love horses, not business.
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When less is more: Magnesium and “brain food” for your horse
It can be very difficult to overcome a fundamental flaw in your horse’s diet by adding more stuff. Yet that is exactly what thousands of riders do every day without realising it.
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Experts agree on renaming of equine-assisted services
The authors recommend Equine-assisted Services (EAS) as the optimal and unifying term to refer to multiple services in which professionals incorporate horses and other equines to benefit people.
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Where are all the wild horses? Little to celebrate in a milestone year
It is 50 years since the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act (WFHBA) was passed. What is happening on the rangelands, where wild horse numbers have been driven down, is the opposite of what the Act intends, writes wildlife ecologist Craig Downer.
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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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CT best for finding horse hoof injury sources, researchers find
CT was the most effective imaging modality for identifying foreign objects in horse hooves, compared with MRI and digital radiography.
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‘Senior’ performance horses may need a little more TLC
Periodic preventative care checkups, performed at least bi-annually, can be key to catching many age-related conditions and diseases that owners may not notice in their everyday care because of gradual onset.
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Horse management smarts help owners cut costs
Try these cost-saving moves to extend your resources and reduce the cost of feeding horses, particularly in winter.
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How a US horse flu epidemic fueled the crusade to end animal cruelty
“As coughing, feverish horses staggered through the streets, it was evident that these tireless servants lived short, brutal lives.”
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Vet school unveils updated horse breeding facilities
Upgraded Equine Reproduction Service facilities at the University of California, Davis veterinary hospital officially opened.
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A whorl of difference: Scientists compare horses and donkeys
Researchers took many measurements comparing the skulls of Standardbred horses to those of donkeys and found that their olfactory bulbs differed in both size and placement.
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New wireless capsule system reveals inside story of the equine gut
Among the abnormalities identified on the images from five healthy horses were mucosal erosion, ulceration and haemorrhage, areas of thickened mucosa, and parasites.
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Put the baking soda back in the bottle: Banned “milkshakes” don’t make racehorses faster
Any trainer still tempted to flout the ban on milkshaking would be endangering their horses and risking sanctions over a practice that is basically snake oil, researchers say.
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From former racehorse to neglect case to eventing pro: The story of Quizzical Quartz’s comeback
Quizzical Quartz is a Thoroughbred mare who raced in the United States before transitioning to new multiple new owners and eventually arriving at a horse rescue farm in a state of neglect.
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