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Tests for Equine familial isolated hypocalcemia (EFIH), previously termed idiopathic hypocalcemia, and Congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB) are now available at UC Davis’s Veterinary Genetics Laboratory (VGL).
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Equitation scientist talks about the use of nosebands and tongue-ties in horse sport, and the equestrian world’s social licence to operate.
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Global genetic diversity is good, but that is not necessarily the case within important subgroups.
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Study finds that antibiotics are often sold without a prescription, illegally and indiscriminately by insufficiently trained pharmacists to owners of working equines in India.
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Eventing Stallion Show webinar attendees have the chance to win a dose of frozen Ramiro B semen.
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Cases this season in the US have so far affected three states, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas.
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“We honestly thought she may never leave the hospital as that was the only way we could keep on top of this terrible infection she had.”
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Horse owners in the northern hemisphere are being urged to review basic strategies that will help their horses avoid heat stress, as summer begins to cook up.
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Mister Universe (Morricone I / San Amour I / Fürst Heinrich) was sold for €340,000 ($NZ594,000; $US382,000) to buyers from Switzerland at the third Oldenburg Online Special Edition sale.
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“Absolute dating of paintings that contain inorganic pigments has been achieved,” the study team concluded.
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Frozen semen put to the test in horse study in Austria.
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A new series of conversational webinars covering a range of relevant equestrian topics starts this week, featuring eventer Pippa Funnell.
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Researchers found almost 100% correlation between the genetic data they analyzed and the pedigree information for this Italian sport-horse breed.
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“These algorithms seem promising for gait classification,” they concluded, “although a more extensive validation process should be performed.”
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Latest issue of Desert Heritage magazine includes a feature on arabian mares in Arabic literature and Bedouin folklore, articles on breeding arabian horses in Albania, a feature on equine artist Jill Vanstone, Ansata Bink Bukra, the work of Judy and Kim Nordqvist, and more.
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“Unfortunately, many horse owners think their horse is in harder work than it actually is, warranting increased rations but hard work would actually be an advanced eventer or racehorse in full work.”
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“Horse grazing increased species richness and diversity, as well as numbers of rare species in heathlands.”
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£100,000 donation to charities made to kick start Ascot’s #StyledWithThanks appeal.
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“We believe it is important to be very clear: Black lives matter to US Equestrian.”
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The ambulances have a full hydraulic suspension system, which means they can be dropped right to the ground and then raised again.
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