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Racing in the US finally has its chance to “right our badly listing ship” following an emphatic showing of support for the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) from Jockey Club Chairman Stuart S. Janney III.
Features News 

US racing’s new Act the best chance for reform, Jockey Club boss says

August 16, 2021August 18, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 2341 Views 0 Comments EAS, OTTB

“What I saw … was a once in a lifetime opportunity to make the sport safer for horses and jockeys, to serve the overwhelming majority of horse people who want to win fairly and who want to play by the rules.”

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The complex network of demands around competition horses can result in pressure on the horses themselves.
Care & Training News 

Tick preferences for particular equine regions revealed in study

August 15, 2021August 18, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 5499 Views 0 Comments

Study in northeast Oklahoma involved repeated full-body examinations of 88 horses for ticks.

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Mastercraftsman 2006-2021.
Features News 

Laminitis, heart attack claim leading thoroughbred sires in their prime

August 15, 2021August 18, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 3283 Views 0 Comments Laminitis, Obituary

Berardini, 18, has succumbed to complications related to laminitis, and Mastercraftsman, 15, has died of a heart attack.

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The arena for the jumping phase of the women's modern pentathlon.
Features News 

PETA seeks an end to horse sports at the Olympics

August 15, 2021August 18, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 5465 Views 0 Comments Olympics 2020

A senior PETA official writes to International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach outlining the organisation’s concerns.

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Isabell Werth and Bella Rose competing in the Deutsche Bank Prize 2019.
Features News 

Bye, bye, Bella: Retirement for star dressage mare Bella Rosa

August 14, 2021August 16, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 7942 Views 0 Comments

Isabell Werth’s star mare Bella Rose will have one last competition before she is retired at Aachen next month.

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"Understanding the cause of impaired reproductive performance is essential in terms of maintaining productivity and efficient stud breeding strategies."
Breeding News 

Parasites can harm the reproductive efficiency of horses – review

August 14, 2021August 21, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 10469 Views 0 Comments

“Understanding the cause of impaired reproductive performance is essential in terms of maintaining productivity and efficient stud breeding strategies.”

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Three neglected donkeys whose hooves had grown so long they were struggling to walk, are now recovering.
Features News 

Hoofing it on the road to recovery: Abandoned trio nursed back to health

August 14, 2021August 17, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 6200 Views 0 Comments

A brighter future awaits three donkeys who had been abandoned and left neglected on a British farm when their owner moved.

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Horses that pay attention appear able to assess the reliability of human cues.
News Research 

Horses appear able to assess the credibility of information from humans – study

August 13, 2021August 16, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 13035 Views 0 Comments

“This study provides evidence that horses have high socio-cognitive abilities to understand not only the pointing gesture but also the attentional state of humans.”

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Some of the characters of Mesquite Grove.
Education & Entertainment 

Barn stormer: Animated series shines humorous light on equestrian life

August 13, 2021August 13, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 5406 Views 0 Comments

“A reluctantly aging former Olympian maneuvers to maintain control of his tiny equestrian fiefdom of moneyed misfits in small-town Texas.”

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Moses has spent nearly two years in the care of World Horse Welfare. He's now heading off to a new home.
Features News 

“Farm favourite” rescue pony homeward bound as charity prepares to reopen

August 13, 2021August 16, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 1912 Views 0 Comments

World Horse Welfare’s popular rescue pony Moses is heading to a new home, as the charity’s four centres prepare to open to the public after a year-long pandemic-pause.

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Project WORMS has been launched in Britain to help find a solution to the rapidly growing problem of resistance to equine worming products.
Health News 

Ivermectin sales surge as consumers chase unproven Covid “cure”

August 12, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 18436 Views 0 Comments

Despite health warnings against its use in humans, farm supply stores in the US report increased demand for non-prescription invermectin products intended for animal use.

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C. psittaci has remained an annually reported cause of foal loss in the Hunter Valley region of Australia - a major Thoroughbred breeding center
Breeding News 

Bird pathogen now linked to equine abortions in multiple reports – study

August 12, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 10888 Views 0 Comments

Chlamydia psittaci is an emerging pathogen that must be included in routine microbiological diagnostic testing of all equine abortions, researchers say.

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The Senate passed a trillion-dollar infrastructure bill without any provision to ban the export of slaughter horses, putting in jeopardy the anti-slaughter provision comfortably adopted more than a month ago in the House by a voice vote.
Features News 

Horse anti-slaughter provision falters in US Senate

August 11, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 7886 Views 1 Comment Slaughter

“We are disappointed the Senate continues to treat the ongoing slaughter of tens of thousands of horses as anything but an urgent matter.”

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Press Release: 10.08.21 Ancient Rome's Circus Maximus to host horses for the first time in over 2,000 years as the new location for Longines Global Champions Tour of Rome
News 

Horse competition returns to ancient Roman site after 2000 years

August 11, 2021August 11, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 5424 Views 0 Comments

Rome’s ancient Circo Massimo, home to chariot racing more than 2000 years ago, will host a showjumping event for the next five years.

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Researchers in Poland compare healthy active and inactive women with those who ride.
Features News 

US horse industry shows stability in face of Covid-19 pandemic – survey

August 11, 2021August 11, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 2868 Views 0 Comments

More than 85% of respondents have experienced an increase in horse-keeping costs, findings show.

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The UIPM., the governing body of Modern Pentathlon, is reviewing the events that unfolded in the women's competition at Tokyo 2020. Changes to the discipline are under way for Paris 2024.
Features News 

Tokyo 2020 pentathlon: Review of horse jumping phase under way

August 10, 2021August 14, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 8839 Views 0 Comments Olympics 2020

Changes to Modern Pentathlon are planned for the next Olympics, and both the world and British governing bodies are undertaking a review of the women’s competition at Tokyo 2020.

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Scientists have discovered a previously unknown hepatitis B virus in donkeys.
Health News 

New hepatitis B virus found in donkeys likely to help researchers in understanding disease

August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 6528 Views 0 Comments

“The new hepatitis B virus appears to use an unknown receptor for entry into the host cell,” the researchers report.

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Insulin concentrations an hour after a simple oral sugar test can allow ponies to be classified as either low, medium or high risk.
Care & Training News 

Put out to pasture: Effects of a grass-hay diet on gut bacteria assessed in study

August 9, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 5991 Views 0 Comments

Hay supplementation reduces bacterial diversity, but a rich range of bacteria remained present, researchers found.

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The study team set out to determine whether the transportation of donkeys disturbs the intestinal microbiota, which is an important factor in health and disease.
Care & Training News 

Stress and gut changes seen in trucked donkeys, researchers report

August 9, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 5318 Views 0 Comments

“Transportation can induce stress in healthy donkeys and have some effect on the composition of the fecal microbiota.”

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Britain's Joseph Choong with Clntino on the riding phase of the men's modern pentathlon.
Features News 

Second pentathlon gold for Britain, after showjumping phase of “welcome serenity”

August 8, 2021August 11, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 8463 Views 0 Comments Olympics 2020

Britain’s Joe Choong won gold in the men’s Modern Pentathlon at Tokyo 2020, with the jumping contest running rather more smoothly than the women’s event.

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