Horses and emotion: The bonds that can help us to heal
“Though long alluded to, there is now an accumulation of evidence of the vital contribution that emotion makes to learning,”
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New service helps guide horse owners when the end is near
Web-based service to provide horse owners with information to better help with end-of-life decision making.
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Rescued Stu on road to recovery despite losing best mate
A lack of appropriate hoof care is still one of the most common welfare issues faced by donkeys in the UK today.
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Zebras are cool – well, that’s what the latest coat-pattern research suggests
“The solution to the zebra’s heat-balance challenge is cleverer, more complex and beautiful than we’d imagined.”
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Kiwi on fire: Tim Price adds Luhmühlen 5* title to trophy haul
World No.1 eventer pulls off Luhmühlen win on Ascona M.
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Horse therapy found to be beneficial for those with cerebral palsy
Oliwia Cywińska and her colleagues in Poland examined scientific papers that explored the use of horse therapy for those with cerebral palsy.
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Dressage horses opt for lower rein tensions than those used by their riders – study
Riders put three times more tension on the reins than their mounts set themselves in side reins.
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Hendra infection in Australian horse is southernmost case to date
Horse in the Upper Hunter Valley, New South Wales, was euthanised after becoming unresponsive.
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A lifetime of hard work: Plight of working equines in spotlight
Fourth annual awareness day puts the spotlight on the plight of working animals in developing countries, who never get to retire.
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US racing drug policy bill introduced to Senate
Horseracing Integrity Act (S.1820) introduced to the US Senate. The bill aims to bring uniformity to US racing.
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Tighter controls on equine dentistry in NZ proposed
The Ministry for Primary Industries is seeking public feedback on its proposed changes, with submissions closing on July 24.
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New protections for equines working in “poor man’s tequila” industry
International charities get together to support donkeys and mules working in Oaxaca State in Mexico.
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Scientists unravel the mysteries of endurance horse metabolism
Researchers found an adaptive metabolic switch toward lipid metabolism progressing in Endurance horses racing over distances from 90km to 160km.
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FEI names new Official Charity Partner
FEI and JustWorld International sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). They will work closely on development and fundraising for the latter’s charity programmes.
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First two cases of tick paralysis in North American horses reported
Both horses had shown incoordination and weakness 24 hours before referral to an Indiana veterinary hospital.
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New ceremony for Queen’s equestrian statue
New location for Queen Elizabeth II Equestrian Monument as Canada’s Parliament Hill undergoes a revamp.
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Horse-riding simulator simply can’t match the real deal, study findings suggest
Riding simulators can’t replace the real thing since they cannot induce the same emotional experience, researchers say.
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King reigns at Bramham four-star horse trials
Kitty King takes out the CCI-4* long format class at Bramham, riding Vendredi Biats to the win.
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Eric Lamaze claims important win during brain tumour battle
“The horse is the greatest therapy you can have,” says rider, who has been battling a brain tumour for 18 months.
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Horse images cut into stone said to be 12,000 years old
Stone has been linked to a hunter-gatherer culture that occupied southern France and northern Spain.
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