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International animal welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary has funded a local charity in disaster-hit Maharashtra State in India after thousands of donkeys are left in need of emergency care following devastating floods.
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Six seasons of endurance in NZ analysed, in a look at the sport at a largely amateur competition level.
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Equine Herpes Virus is very contagious and can cause respiratory disease, abortion, and neurological disease.
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Very few strides at speed are needed to increase bone health, the findings of a study suggest.
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There are concerns about off-label use of bisphosphonates in growing racehorses.
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Transaction will double Elanco’s Companion Animal business, creating a balance between its Food Animal and Companion Animal segments.
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“The crucial difference between our study and earlier ones conducted by other researchers is that we allowed the horses to crib when they needed to.”
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Kiwi rider climbed from outside the podium to take her first-ever Event Rider Masters win, at 4-star lev
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They are still considered extinct in the wild in China, despite three populations being established.
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Tankers Town completed 11 CCI4* events with Sharon Hunt, winning an Olympic team bronze medal and finishing ninth at WEG.
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Fat on the neck crest in ponies appears to be a much better predictor of EMS than general obesity.
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“Interestingly, bone mass has not been measured as an endpoint in any published equine study of bisphosphonate safety or efficacy.”
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The study team hopes its model will be used to explore the reasons behind the major blood vessel ruptures seen in horses.
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Rescued pony learns to be a horse again, thanks to a US equine rescue operation.
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Three horse properties in Utah the latest affected by vesicular stomatitis outbreak.
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Children in sports such as horse riding, skateboarding and bike riding are more likely to sustain serious head injuries than those playing contact sport.
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Horses competing in hot and humid conditions the focus of research at Tokyo Olympic test event.
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Stonestreet Farm develops blood sampling, testing, and secure storage protocol in response to reports of off-label bisphosphonate use in young horses in the racing industry.
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“From Yesterday to Today” details The Jockey Club’s history from its origins to today.
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First arrivals, around 45,000 years, most likely first encountered their mysterious cousins, the Denisovans, there.
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