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“The tension and the drama for me just felt completely symbolic of the challenges these horses face in the American West today, where they basically are under permanent threat of roundup and their land has invariably been cleared for the cattle industry.”
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Expert panel will share thoughts on research into Equine Assisted Services (EAS) in free webinar presented by the Horses and Humans Research Foundation.
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Evacuated horses mainly go to safe areas within Ukraine as “many owners do not want their horses to leave the country”.
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Using an approach based on evidence, advocacy, collaboration and community engagement, Brooke aims to create a world where working equines are free from suffering and have a life worth living.
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Noble Yeats wins Saturday’s Grand National Steeplechase, but only 15 of the 40 horses taking part finished, with two losing their lives to injury.
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Study in South Korea reported improvements in overall motor function and increases in skeletal muscle mass.
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Showjumper Martin Fuchs, dressage rider Jessica von Bredow-Werndl, driver Bram Chardon and vaulters Manon Moutinho, Lorenzo Lupacchini, and Janika Derks and Johannes Kay took away the titles at the FEI World Cup finals.
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Insulin concentrations an hour after a simple oral sugar test can allow ponies to be classified as either low, medium or high risk.
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More plant diversity seen in continuously grazed horse pastures in Germany compared to those grazed by cattle.
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“A horse is essentially what it’s taught to be, and if we’re prejudiced against a horse or human because of where he comes from or because of the breed he is, then we’re not doing ourselves any favors.”
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Sainfoin brought about a reduction in the number of small strongyle eggs shed, and larvae were less mobile.
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Inaugural “Equimillion” event in Australia in 2023 to offer a million dollars in prizemoney for former racehorses in a variety of disciplines.
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“Our showjumping teams haven’t featured on the top of the podium in recent championships, and we want to redress this,” says Performance Director Richard Waygood.
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The new HorseDay app helps owners care for their horses more efficiently, and can also analyse all five Icelandic Horse gaits.
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“Covid-19 has underscored the devastating, long-lasting societal and economic consequences of emerging infectious diseases.”
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“We address a question that has been a mystery for more than 1400 years.”
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Applications for evacuation and aid have been streamlined, and help has finally reached Sumy in the north-east, after the departure of the Russian army.
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British authorities have “a fantastic window of opportunity to get it right” with those connected to horses urged to voice their opinions on improving equine identification and traceability.
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The new FEI Dressage Performance Dashboard gives riders access to all of their paperless scoresheets from the last five years, with premium options also available.
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The seven top-level riders assessed had little in the way of muscular imbalances and impressive lower leg strength.
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