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Respondents consistently reported issues around temperature, moisture/humidity, dust, and airflow.
Care & Training News 

Survey casts light on the selection and careers of horses used in equine-assisted services

August 8, 2021August 8, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 5255 Views 0 Comments EAS

“The commonness of horses between 16 and 20 years of age supports the idea of many horses in equine-assisted services being on a second or third career.”

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Some of the horses used in the women's Modern Pentathlon event at Tokyo 2020 did not earn the praise of their riders.
Features News 

Tokyo 2020 Pentathlon horses under fire as Britain’s Kate French wins gold

August 7, 2021August 10, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 38698 Views 18 Comments Olympics 2020

“We tested them and they were well prepared, and there is no basis for athletes to complain,” says the president of modern pentathlon’s governing body.

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The study team had expected that the starch from the three different sources would cause differences in growth in the foals.
Breeding News 

Sharing knowledge could help artificial reproduction techniques in mares and women – review

August 7, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 5316 Views 0 Comments

“Some techniques have been mastered in humans but not in horses … whereas others are more advanced in horses.”

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Simon Delestre and Berlux Z helped the French team to qualification for the jumping final at Tokyo 2020.
News 

Sweden shows class ahead of Tokyo 2020 team showjumping showdown

August 7, 2021August 9, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 3250 Views 0 Comments Olympics 2020

Sweden leads the 10 teams who will vie for showjumping honours in the final equestrian competition of Tokyo 2020.

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The Ocala Jockey Club has been bought by the World Equestrian Center.
News 

USA’s largest equestrian center acquires 950-acre Florida facility

August 7, 2021September 11, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 11684 Views 0 Comments

The World Equestrian Center has bought the Ocala Jockey Club and plans to use it for its eventing cross-country competition. It will be known as the World Equestrian Jockey Club.

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Dr Emma Read is the new president of the AAEP, and Dr Chris Sanchez has been named as one of two associate deans of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine to oversee its fast-growing clinical operations.
News 

National honour for Canadian equine veterinary researcher

August 7, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 1543 Views 0 Comments

CVMA Outstanding Achievement Award presented to Dr Scott Weese in recognition of his valuable contributions to the veterinary profession during extraordinary circumstances.

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Every extra centimetre on a hoof adds 50 kilograms to the horse’s back, potentially leading to imbalance and emphasising the importance of re-shoeing horses on average every four to five weeks.
Care & Training Features 

Hoof and arena care: Behind the equestrian scenes at Tokyo 2020

August 6, 2021August 10, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 7568 Views 0 Comments Olympics 2020

The right blend of hoof care, footing, monitoring and maintenance provide Olympic equine athletes with the optimal stage on which to produce their best performance.

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A horse inspects the inflated the balloon - in this case with both eyes.
Care & Training News 

The eyes have it: Horse study explores visual response to surprise object

August 6, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 6291 Views 1 Comment

Researchers expected that horses would generally inspect a novel object with their left eye and hence the right hemisphere of their brain. However, this was not the case.

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Ashlee Bond (Israel) shares a moment with Donatello 141 at the second Jumping Horse Inspection at Baji Koen on Thursday night, ahead of the Tokyo 2020 team showjumping contest.
News 

Changes aplenty to team lineups for Tokyo 2020 showjumping

August 6, 2021August 8, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 1966 Views 0 Comments Olympics 2020

Only four countries are keeping with their original team lineups, with 15 of the 19 teams vying for showjumping medals at Tokyo 2020 bringing in reserve or alternate horses and riders.

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Eight cloned polo pony weanlings derived from the same mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) line.
Education & Entertainment 

Podcast on equine cloning free to watch or download

August 5, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 5337 Views 0 Comments Clones

Free podcast “All In The Genes” looks at cloning, how it works, why you’d do it, and its use in rare breed preservation and sport horse breeding.

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Tokyo 2020 Individual gold jumping medalist Ben Maher and Explosion W.
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Ben Maher claims jumping gold as Brits collect fifth equestrian medal at Tokyo 2020

August 5, 2021August 20, 2021 Louise Parkes 2316 Views 0 Comments Olympics 2020

Britain’s Ben Maher has won individual jumping gold on Explosion W at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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Cian O’Connor and Kilkenny finished seventh in the jumping individual final at Tokyo 2020.
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Bleeding nose ends Irish horse’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic journey

August 5, 2021August 8, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 11974 Views 0 Comments Olympics 2020

Ireland’s Cian O’Connor withdraws from the team jumping competition after Kilkenny suffers from a nose-bleed during the individual final.

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The full BUT test takes a maximum of 10 minutes to complete. Photo: Menchetti et al. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/ani11082303
Care & Training News 

New scale helps assess the halter-handling abilities of horses in minutes

August 5, 2021August 5, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 5503 Views 0 Comments

New scale developed by Italian researchers could help solve a problem with horse transport regulation in the European Union.

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A colourised TEM micrograph of a mosquito salivary gland: The virus particles (virions) of eastern equine encephalitis virus are coloured red.
Health News 

Madariaga virus, risky to horses and humans, is an emerging pathogen in Latin America – study

August 4, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 4960 Views 0 Comments

Surveillance programs should start considering Madariaga virus as an endemic zoonotic agent in Brazil, say researchers.

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British Open Eventing Championship winners Izzy Taylor and Monkeying Around on the cross-country at Burgham.
News 

Izzy Taylor takes out British National Eventing Champs

August 3, 2021August 4, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 1795 Views 0 Comments

British Open eventing titles decided in a bumper edition of the Burgham International Horse Trials, Northumberland’s premier equestrian event.

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Most owners use a combination of actual age in years and physiological age to judge if their individual horse has moved into the senior bracket.
Education & Entertainment 

Oldies but goodies: Senior equine supermodels sought for ad campaign

August 3, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 4956 Views 0 Comments

Golden oldies are being sought to be the new digital face of a feed company’s senior horse range.

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The victorious British Tokyo 2020 eventing team gold medalists Oliver Townend, Laura Collett and Tom McEwen.
Features News 

British team claims eventing gold at Tokyo 2020

August 2, 2021August 20, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 1843 Views 0 Comments Olympics 2020

British riders kept their hold on the team gold medal with rails to spare in the team eventing final of Tokyo 2020.

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It is clear that many horse welfare problems are not due to intentional abuse, but because of anthropomorphic biases, cultural and personal beliefs.
Care & Training News 

Horse welfare paradox: ‘The road to hell is paved with good intentions’

August 2, 2021August 4, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 8625 Views 1 Comment

It is clear that many horse welfare problems are not due to intentional abuse, but because of anthropomorphic biases, cultural and personal beliefs.

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Andrew Nicholson and Jet Set IV on their way to winning the Equi-Trek CCI3* at Bramham.
Features News 

Fatal injury claims life of Swiss eventing horse on Tokyo 2020 cross-country

August 1, 2021August 5, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 78198 Views 22 Comments Obituary, Olympics 2020

Jet Set ruptured a ligament at the final water jump on the cross-country phase of the eventing competition at Tokyo 2020.

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Oliver Townend and Ballaghmor Class have taken the lead after the cross-country at Tokyo 2020.
News 

Brits leap into lead in Tokyo Olympic cross-country shake up

August 1, 2021August 14, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 3002 Views 1 Comment Olympics 2020

All three British riders go clear inside the time on the influential cross-country at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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