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Staci McGill is surveying horse owners, managers and riders on several different aspects of indoor arenas focused around horse and human health. Photo: Bob Coleman
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Indoor arena air quality a concern for many, survey findings suggest

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 1511 Views 0 Comments

More than three-quarters of survey respondents aired concerns around dust, moisture levels and/or the lack of air movement.

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A horse watches the fires as fire crews work to build a breakline from the encroaching flames in Ojai, California, in December 2017.
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Microchipping campaign aims to help disaster-stricken horses

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 1334 Views 0 Comments

Equus Foundation aims to help a thousand horses in its campaign to raise $50,000.

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Health Latest News 

High vaccination rates kept equine flu at bay in France for three years – study

November 26, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 1670 Views 0 Comments Biosecurity

No cases of equine influenza were identified in French horses between 2015 and late 2018. Could high vaccination rates have been responsible?

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Faecal egg counts should be a key part of a parasite management programme.
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The importance of fecal egg counts in equine parasite control

November 26, 2019December 7, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 1478 Views 0 Comments

Parasitologist Martin Nielsen tells us why parasite egg counts are absolutely necessary for constructing an effective parasite control programme.

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Use winter wisely every year and allow your horse to lose weight naturally, a nutritionist says.
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Blood serum biomarker shows potential in identifying equine gut problems

November 25, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 1567 Views 0 Comments

Levels of nitric oxide point to how well the equine gut is performing, with low levels an indicator of colic.

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A fundraiser for Rory Gilsenan has been started by Equine America, a British-based supplement manufacturer.
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Embattled showing rider receives special Hickstead award

November 25, 2019November 30, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 1439 Views 0 Comments

Roger Stack Award presented to Oxfordshire-based Irish rider Rory Gilsenan, who is battling an aggressive brain tumour.

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Health 

New technology will allow upright PET scanning of horse limbs

November 24, 2019November 28, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 2175 Views 0 Comments

Positron emission tomography scanner will be based at Santa Anita racecourse where it is hoped it will play a part in reducing horse fatalities at the track.

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€660,000 secured the Verband der Züchter des Oldenburger Pferdes (OL) champion stallion at auction in Germany at the weekend. 
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Champion Oldenburg stallion fetches $NZ1.13m at auction

November 24, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 1489 Views 0 Comments

Son of Bon Coeur sells for €660,000 at the Oldenburg Stallion Market, after taking out champion stallion title.

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Value of human-animal interactions to youngsters highlighted in research

November 23, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 2080 Views 3 Comments Equine therapy

The potential of human-animal interactions to increase empathy in children and young people is noted in British study.

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Parasite series 

Daily dewormers ineffective in horse parasite resistance battle

November 23, 2019November 26, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 1976 Views 3 Comments

In his latest “Deworm Debunk” parasitologist Martin Nielsen looks at daily dewormers.

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Oregon de la Vigne and Denis Mesple
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Study offers chance for owners to benchmark their horses against others

November 22, 2019December 3, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 2130 Views 1 Comment

How does your horse compare to others? A University of Sydney study will provide owners with invaluable feedback once they complete the questionnaire.

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Dried donkey skins in Kenya.
Culture Features Latest News 

Donkeys in desperate fight for survival as skin trade takes grip

November 22, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 6455 Views 15 Comments

“This is suffering on an enormous and unacceptable scale. This suffering is not just confined to donkeys as it also threatens the livelihood of millions of people. The skin trade is the biggest threat to donkey welfare we have ever seen. Urgent action needs to be taken.”

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Most British horse riders carry a whip, but see need for restrictions

November 22, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 1778 Views 1 Comment

A British survey revealed 72% of respondents rode regularly with a whip when doing roadwork, hacking, schooling and or lessons.

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Stress in horses: The story told by saliva

November 21, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 1832 Views 0 Comments

Not only did levels of a particular enzyme rise with acute stress, but the biggest increases were seen in the most stressed horses.

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Austria's Martin Mühlstätter , who finished fifth on Blo Gun in the individual reining final at WEG 2018.
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Reining remains an FEI discipline; Major award for Ingrid Klimke

November 21, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 1320 Views 0 Comments

FEI General Assembly votes to keep reining as a discipline. A video of the full proceedings of the General Assembly has also been made available.

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The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance is giving $3,420,000 to 74 Thoroughbred aftercare organizations that currently hold TAA accreditation.
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$3.4 million for groups helping OTTBs

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 1396 Views 0 Comments OTTB

74 Thoroughbred aftercare organizations to receive grants from the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance.

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Revamped rules are now in force for endurance. © FEI
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National delegates give green light to revamped Endurance rules

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 1385 Views 0 Comments

Thunderous applause greeted the passage of the new Endurance rules at the FEI’s annual General Assembly, in what could well

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Endurance status quo “clearly unacceptable”

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 1585 Views 0 Comments

FEI General Assembly prepares to vote on Endurance: “The welfare of the horse is our number one priority: not competition, not commercial or business interests and not administrative convenience.”

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Shawn Flarida rode Spooks Gotta Whiz to win individual Reining gold.
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Four-year “roadmap” planned if reining stays in FEI family

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 1444 Views 0 Comments

National Federations will be asked to vote on maintaining Reining as an FEI discipline at the Extraordinary General Assembly.

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Parasite series 

Why “roughs” in pastures are good for horses

November 19, 2019November 21, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 2664 Views 2 Comments

If conditions are not ideal “the only thing you will have accomplished with or mowing or harrowing is to spread out the larvae more and expose the horses more”.

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