Kentucky’s dark secret: Woeful equine welfare record revealed
Kentucky lacks laws to punish animal abuse and neglect, and currently ranks last of all 50 states for animal safety.
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Author: Horsetalk.co.nz
Sale of Munnings horse painting to go to charitable foundation
“The whip, Trevelloe Wood, Cornwall” is expected to fetch up to £1.5 million ($US1.9m) at auction this month.
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Eye problems in older Australian horses more common than their owners realised
Researchers examined the eyes of 327 horses in southeast Queensland.
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Charity begins at home: British vets help 1000th horse in need
125 volunteers have participated in 21 national equine healthcare and education clinics, in addition to those BEVA members who have volunteered their services for overseas work.
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The $1.5 million horse: Showjumper breaks auction record
Dutch warmblood stallion Decantos to be campaigned by British showjumper Ben Maher.
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Advancing technology paints clearest picture yet of horse genome
This third version of the horse genome identifies 30,022 genes.
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Africa’s working equine groups embrace new welfare plan
International Coalition for Working Equids workshop provided practical training in Lesotho.
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Answer sought to century-old mystery of missing Munnings horse painting
An exhibition which recreates a 1919 show of Sir Alfred Munnings’ paintings is one work short. Where is it?
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Esteemed farrier brings “simple science” to horse owners
“There has not been enough simple science applied to help us get the best from our horses’ hooves.”
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British racing boosts its anti-doping efforts
The British Horseracing Authority hopes to set a standard that other racing jurisdictions will eventually adopt.
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The unique and mysterious microbial world of horse skin revealed in study
The most common bacteria found in the skin of horses proved to be a surprise.
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Canadian Olympic medalist Ole dies at 22
In 2008 Ole and Mac Cone helped the Canadian Show Jumping Team bring home the silver medal from the the Beijing Olympics, Canada’s first show jumping team medal since 1968.
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Horse owners find it hard to sort scientific oats from the chaff – survey
“The overall feasibility and practice of some of the fundamental measures was generally quite low.”
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Stroke claims life of popular pensioner donkey Henry, 47
Sanctuary upset at the loss of long-time resident Henry, who had no teeth.
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Rider weight: Researchers hope study will cast light on thorny issue
Twenty volunteer riders in Danish experiment wore progressively heavier weighted vests.
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FEI president unopposed to lead for second four-year term
Ingmar De Vos received unanimous support for a second four-year term from delegates representing the FEI’s 133 National Federations.
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Light cast on the role of microRNA on animal domestication
“The evolution of different miRNAs in different species might lead to important changes in how genes are used and controlled,” says researchers.
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Need an electrocardiogram on your horse? There’s a phone app for that
Mobile phone shows high sensitivity for detecting and characterising the cardiac arrhythmias of horses.
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Vet scoops award for improved equine PPID treatment
Significance of alternative PPID treatment noted by British Equine Veterinary Association; findings on antibiotic use in equine veterinary practice also recognised.
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Concussion researchers put spotlight on rodeo riders
“A sport-specific RTP protocol sensitive to the particular culture of these athletes is an important first step in protecting the health and safety of rodeo athletes after a concussive injury.”
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