Stabled horses ate more when music played – study
Other behaviours – such as standing alert, walking and excreting – decreased compared to the control periods when no music was played.
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Author: Mark Andrews
Vaccine against equine grass sickness proves ineffective, trial finds
Four-year trial unable to show that vaccination can protect against Equine Grass Sickness (EGS).
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Trainer shares 5 common myths many horse owners believe
Conscious Horse Conscious Rider Facilitator and Practitioner Armina Bridgeman shares the five most common misconceptions she sees about horses and their owners.
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Researchers report success in standing keyhole vasectomy in stallions
Vasectomy can prevent breeding but still maintain male behavioural characteristics. A new technique using laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery takes about 40 minutes to complete.
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Face flies linked to strangles risk in horses
Researchers find that flies may be an indirect transmission source of the contagious disease strangles; and do sticky fly traps help horses?
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No science? No problem for horse owners when using calming products
Survey indicates that equine calming products are often used by owners to calm challenging or “unruly” horses, often with little scientific basis for their action and with little understanding of how, why or, indeed, whether they actually work.
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Jockey initiative aims to make racing safer for horses and riders
The goal of fresh research is to get a baseline assessment for ideal jockey performance, against which riders can benchmark their own abilities.
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A positive reinforcement rein: Rule-changer and game-changer for horsemanship?
Fridtjof Hanson proposes a new type of rein for equestrian activities, that he says is far safer and more humane than any bitted rein he has ever tried.
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Is your horse normal? Now there’s an app for that
Global database of horse behaviour being established to create an evidence base on what constitutes normal and abnormal equine behaviour, and what defines good, effective and humane training.
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Guide to choosing a horse-riding helmet
Not all helmets are created equal, writes Filippo Pozza.
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Abandoned Chernobyl buildings a refuge for Przewalski’s horses, researchers find
Horses more than happy to use the abandoned buildings for winter and summer shelter.
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Egyptian showjumping team books Olympic spot after 59 year break
Egypt makes history with qualifying win at Morocco, and Swiss eventers also post Olympic qualification.
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The heat is on: Risk factors of heat stress in racehorses explored
Affected horses may take longer than normal to recover after exercise, with rapid breathing, prolonged increase in heart rate and excessive sweating. Severe cases may collapse.
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Is the latest wild horse plan really “a path forward”?
Renowned wildlife ecologist Craig Downer questions the latest plan put forward by the US Senate seeking a reduction in wild horses and burro numbers.
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Thousands of bugs to emerge in new parasite digitization project
Terrestrial Parasite Tracker aims to digitize more than 1.3 million parasites, including the likes of ticks, mosquitoes and mites.
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Starved horse the perfect ambassador on childhood hunger trek
A rescued horse has walked across the US in an epic journey to raise awareness of childhood hunger.
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Antimicrobial resistance in equine clinics at “concerning level”
The most common sources of multiple drug-resistant bacteria were catheter insertion sites and surgical site infections.
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Are goldfish an effective cleaner for horse troughs?
Nearly half the horse owners surveyed had used goldfish in their horses’ troughs, but do they really work?
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Free PPID tests for Canadian horses on offer
Although Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction is a very common disease more often seen in horses 15 years of age and older, it can occur in horses as young as 10.
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Study explores honey’s horse healing properties
Researchers say that horses treated with medical grade honey were more likely to heal completely with no signs of infection.
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