NZ’s leading eventer Jonelle Price up for national sports award
Race trainer Chris Waller nominated for coach of the year, while Jonelle Price up for sportswoman of the year for the Halberg awards.
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Report on six fatalities at British jumps racing festival makes 17 recommendations
British Horseracing Authority will implement recommendations by no later than February next year.
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Endurance committee takes first steps to clean up sport
The Temporary Committee established by the FEI Board in October to urgently review endurance rules has held its first in-person meeting at FEI Headquarters.
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Equine “street kid” finds a place to call home at Christmas
A young pony left to wander the streets has made an amazing recovery since being rescued by World Horse Welfare, and is now the focus of the its Christmas appeal.
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Big rider, small saddle a bad combination for horses
“The key is to ride a horse of suitable size and fitness and to make sure that the saddle is fitted correctly for both horse and rider.”
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Horse pain often obvious, even to the untrained observer
“Horses in pain may be silent, but behaviour is their voice and we need to listen and be receptive.”
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Weed in pasture was behind horse’s failed drug test, FEI Tribunal finds
Invasive weed from America was behind positive test for scopalamine in an endurance horse.
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Equine welfare and “social licence” focus of world-first conference
Event “a constructive exercise in discovering positive aspects of sport horse welfare”.
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Ancients may have portrayed the constellation Leo as a horse
Researchers find that paleolithic humans had a relatively advanced understanding of astronomy.
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Getting back on the horse: Jonty Evans rides again
Hi-tech simulator helps leading rider in his rehabilitation from a serious head injury.
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Irish horses draw eventing’s golden couple back to NZ’s South Island
Rare opportunity to meet Tim and Jonelle Price and hear about their remarkable eventing journey.
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FEI takes steps to make dressage judging fairer
Dressage Judging Working Group makes recommendations to provide a fair judging system.
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Found! Horse painting by Sir Alfred Munnings surfaces in Winnipeg, Canada
The fate of the paint was shrouded in mystery. It has surfaced in an art gallery in Winnipeg.
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Pioneer of equine arthroscopic surgery receives award
“We can think of no one more deserving of this award,” colleagues said.
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Heels down! “Smart” riding boots a real buzz for riders
SmartBoot aims to help riders correct old habits.
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Does the neuropathogenic strain of EHV-1 increase abortion risk in mares?
Study in Poland looks for links between the neuropathogenic strain of EHV-1 and abortion. None was found.
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Magnesium may not help horses keep calm and carry on
“It may be wiser to focus on training and habituation to stressful situations to help manage reactive behaviour, rather than to rely solely on magnesium-based products.”
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Female veterinarians’ struggle for gender equality uncovered
“We have been aware for some time that a stubborn pay gap exists between men and women in the profession.”
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Kentucky’s dark secret: Woeful equine welfare record revealed
Kentucky lacks laws to punish animal abuse and neglect, and currently ranks last of all 50 states for animal safety.
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Sale of Munnings horse painting to go to charitable foundation
“The whip, Trevelloe Wood, Cornwall” is expected to fetch up to £1.5 million ($US1.9m) at auction this month.
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