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Questions put to the expert panel of “Rood & Riddle Responds” will be answered by a surgeon, an internal medicine expert, a reproduction specialist, and a breeding farm practitioner.
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Josh’s owner had taken on the task of trimming his hooves himself, rather than relying on a professional farrier.
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“An important application of rein tension measurements lies in their use as a tool to improve equestrianism and horse welfare.”
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The International Coalition of Working Equids has highlighted the crucial role working horses, donkeys and mules play in supporting sustainable development at a European Union event.
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“Promotion of horses as companions, rather than simply a mechanism for fun, may improve the attention to welfare.”
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Britain’s Horserace Betting Levy Board is working to re-establish the equine infectious disease surveillance work that had been performed by the Animal Health Trust (AHT) until its closure last year. It will benefit all horses, not just thoroughbreds.
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Study findings indicate there may be some nuanced considerations in selecting horses for therapeutic programs.
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“Vole au Vent”, a life-sized horse sculpture by French street artist Jérôme Mesnager, has been presented to the FEI by JustWorld International.
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“Off The Beaten Path: Wild Mustangs” features the work of Wild Love Preserve in Idaho, which takes in horses from the BLM Challis roundups that do not get adopted elsewhere.
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The study horses exhibited behaviour time budgets equivalent to healthy adult controls, researchers reported.
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GPS data indicates that the three cheetahs died in the Namib Desert after feeding on a mountain zebra that tested positive for the disease.
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The researchers received so many reports of equids opening doors or gates that a more specific questionnaire on this behaviour was developed.
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Europe’s leading showjumper in 2004, 2005 and 2006 died in January, but his genetics will live on with a clone who was born in Britain last month.
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A 90-minute “spellbinding arena theatre” show over four nights will feature more than 500 horses and more than 1000 performers.
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The Equus Foundation has made $631,000 in grants, including awards of new and gently used riding apparel valued at $313,864.
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“Our paper suggests that 28 days more fully encapsulates the recovery process.”
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From October 1, the FEI will impose sanctions for non-compliance with EHV-1 related requirements in mainland Europe.
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Big variation found in the quality of evidence that supports the use of joint mobilization or manipulation in treating pain and stiffness in horses.
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“They only visit a habitat when wind speed is high enough to keep fly harassment to a tolerable level.”
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“I can honestly say he was a one in a million horse not only to compete but to love and have in the stable.”
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