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Use antibiotics with caution, equine veterinary body urges

November 14, 2020November 14, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1369 Views 0 Comments

BEVA has upgraded its award-winning Protect Me toolkit ahead of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week from November 18 to 24. It includes resources for horse owners as well as for veterinarians.

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Boo is fronting this years Redwings Christmas Appeal.
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Blind faith: Boo’s second chance inspires equine charity’s appeal

November 13, 2020November 17, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1414 Views 1 Comment

Intruders entered Boo’s field and shot him in the eye with an air rifle at point-blank range. This horrific act was doubly distressing as Boo had already lost one eye to cancer.

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Dorothy Brooke with an old war horse in Cairo.
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Home-town honour for founder of “war horse” charity Brooke

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1743 Views 0 Comments War Horses

Dorothy Brooke has been honoured in Salisbury with a Blue Plaque, a historical marker commemorating her links with the city.

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New study will help develop health guidelines for horses transported by air

November 13, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1614 Views 0 Comments

“We have been flying blind, to a degree, when transporting our horses. This study will help us better understand how to optimize their health and welfare.”

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Skin in the game: How sensitive is a horse to whip use?

November 12, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 3628 Views 1 Comment

“The superficial pain-sensitive epidermal layer of horse skin is as richly innervated and is of equivalent thickness as human skin.”

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Education & Entertainment Features 

Virtual conference considers “what’s in it for the horse?”

November 12, 2020November 17, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2636 Views 1 Comment

World Horse Welfare’s annual conference being run virtually this year, with the topic ‘The horse-human partnership – what’s in it for the horses?’

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To what extent should a prey species, such as the wolf, be preserved when it poses a direct threat to livestock?
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Do domesticated horses still respond to the cries of predators? Researchers investigate

November 11, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2423 Views 1 Comment

“Despite the fact that predator vocalizations are usually unfamiliar to present-day domestic horses, the horses responded with signs of anxiety.”

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Horse trainer Tom Bass and the American Saddlebred mare, Belle Beach.
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Seminar on diversity in equestrian sports moves online

November 11, 2020November 11, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1314 Views 0 Comments

Tom Bass Seminar will include officials from the FEI and USEF, as well as activist Brianna Noble and pioneering African-American showjumper Donna Marie Cheek.

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A new weekly Lottery to help donkeys in greatest need in the UK and worldwide has been launched by international animal welfare charity, The Donkey Sanctuary.
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Equine charity launches £1000 weekly lottery

November 11, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1264 Views 0 Comments

Funds raised by The Donkey Sanctuary Lottery will go towards the charity’s work in the UK and worldwide.

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Education & Entertainment 

Free two-part series on selecting hay for horses – and other animals

November 11, 2020November 11, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1529 Views 0 Comments

Assessing Quality Hay Webinar Series by Rutgers University to run over two sessions.

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Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS), a major risk factor for laminitis in horses, is common among Britain's native ponies and cobs, research has found.
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Equine metabolic syndrome prevalent among Britain’s native pony breeds, findings suggest

November 10, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2699 Views 0 Comments

“The prevalence of 23.3% demonstrates that a significant proportion of 3 to 14-year-old native ponies and cobs in the UK are at increased risk of developing laminitis,” the study team reported.

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Kilbunny Blue Bird sold to British buyers for €29,000 at Ireland's Monart Sale, which was held online this year.
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Top lot fetches $50K at Irish eventing horse sale

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1581 Views 0 Comments

Three-year-old Kilbunny Blue Bird sold for €29,000 ($NZ50,000; $US34,000) to British buyers at Irelands Monart Sale, which was held online this year.

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Latest News Training 

The art of the warm-up: Riders reveal how they get their horses ready for action

November 9, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2203 Views 0 Comments

Study explored dressage and showjumping riders’ decision-making when warming up at home and before competition.

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University College Dublin professors Emmeline Hill and Lisa Katz are leading research into genetic and epigenetic contributions to exercise, disease and behaviour traits in racehorses.
Latest News Research 

$1.5m funding for thoroughbred DNA research

November 9, 2020November 17, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2100 Views 0 Comments

Researchers will investigate genetic and epigenetic contributions to exercise, disease and behaviour traits in thoroughbreds, using genomics and computational technologies to evaluate how the early life environment influences DNA.

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FEI earns IOC’s carbon award for sustainability efforts in horse sport

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1221 Views 0 Comments

“Sustainability is central to good governance and is a part of a solid business strategy in sport. It is only through our collective efforts that we can generate innovative green practices to reduce negative environmental impacts.”

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The edge of the latissimus muscle (arrows) is visible in this trotting horse.
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Free course on the functional anatomy of the horse’s back

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1541 Views 0 Comments

Learn about the interactions between muscles of the neck, back, trunk and pelvis and their crucial role in making horses the superb athletes that they are.

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Fossils in India support new hypothesis for origins of hoofed mammals, including horses

November 8, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 17024 Views 0 Comments History

Findings provide insights into the controversial question of where hoofed animals evolved.

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Free magazines for arabian fans and young riders

November 8, 2020November 8, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2099 Views 0 Comments

Autumn 2020 edition of Arab Horse Couture and the latest issue of Young Rider magazine’s “mini digital” available to view free online.

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HiPoint Agro Bedding Corp recycles waste wood shavings through separation, drying, processing and packaging for reuse.
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Equine sleep and thoroughbred gene research share award

November 8, 2020November 8, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1838 Views 0 Comments

Joint winners named for the British Equestrian Trade Association Equine Thesis of the Year Award for the first time with Daniela Amiouny and Victoria O’Hara sharing honours.

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Rosemary is a source of betulinic acid.
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Plant-based derivatives show promise against equine skin tumours in a lab setting

November 7, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1933 Views 0 Comments

Studies in live horses with sarcoids and melanomas are required to more fully assess the anti-tumor effects of topically applied NVX-207.

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