It’s snow time! Donkeys enjoy a brief winter frolic
Snowy fields are a nice place to visit briefly, but donkeys prefer to stay toasty and warm inside when the weather is bad.
Read moreSnowy fields are a nice place to visit briefly, but donkeys prefer to stay toasty and warm inside when the weather is bad.
Read moreDirt surfaces showed higher rates of forelimb injuries compared to other surfaces, while hind limbs were more likely to experience a fatal fracture on turf than on dirt.
Read moreFree webinar “Skin Disease – How to recognise, how to manage and how to prevent” will look at conditions and diseases such as lice, mites, ringworm, sweet itch, rain scald, mud fever, and sarcoids.
Read more“The differences found between male and female horse handlers suggest that sex is an important factor to consider when understanding equine behaviour.”
Read more“The effect of withholding feed should be taken into consideration when interpreting data on the equine faecal bacterial microbiota in horses.”
Read more“If your child wants to learn how to ride but you can’t afford it, there will be a program for that. There will be recreational programs for those that just want to be around horses. This new facility will provide a safe environment for everyone in the community to be able to enjoy.”
Read moreA virtual screening of the pilot episode of “Wild Lands Wild Horses” is being held, exploring the beautiful yet politically complicated lives of America’s wild horses.
Read moreThe condition often has a poor prognosis for function and life, the researchers said.
Read moreThe FEI has decreed that all international level cross-country jumps made after January 1, 2021 must incorporate frangible technology.
Read moreAlthough all the questions are considered important, it may not be possible to fund research to answer all of them, according to the researchers.
Read moreThis reduction was noted even when the helmet wasn’t being worn for safety purposes.
Read moreBreyerFest’s Horse of a Different Color festival has named Friesian-Appaloosa cross mare Danash’s Northern Tempest as its 2021 Celebration Horse for the event in Kentucky in July.
Read moreMineralisation of the longitudinal odontoid ligament appears to be quite common, but the study findings suggest no link to head shaking.
Read moreKansas-born Jim Smith was with Kentucky’s Hagyard Equine Medical Institute for more than 40 years, specialising in reproductive medicine and ophthalmology.
Read more“Just in Time – Using Science to Save our Breeds” will explore the magnitude of the decline of Britain’s native breeds and how their future can be safeguarded, and will also take a look at inbreeding in Thoroughbreds.
Read moreMonitoring jockeys during races poses particular challenges because weight, comfort and safety are critical issues.
Read more“I have never handled kinder horses than the horses I have rescued from the kill pens. They have no reason to show compassion or forgiveness to people, yet the minute you show them kindness or a good home, they wipe the slate clean and give you all their trust.”
Read more“The over 400 American racehorses exported to South Korea every year deserve peaceful retirement.”
Read moreThoroughbred Racing Commentary has released an online magazine featuring its five best-read stories of 2020.
Read moreHorses with multiple riders were more likely to be unresponsive to leg and whip cues, compared to horses with fewer riders, researchers found.
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