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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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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 has been honoured in Salisbury with a Blue Plaque, a historical marker commemorating her links with the city.
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“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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“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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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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“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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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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Funds raised by The Donkey Sanctuary Lottery will go towards the charity’s work in the UK and worldwide.
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Assessing Quality Hay Webinar Series by Rutgers University to run over two sessions.
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“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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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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Study explored dressage and showjumping riders’ decision-making when warming up at home and before competition.
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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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“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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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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Findings provide insights into the controversial question of where hoofed animals evolved.
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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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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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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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