How your horse spends its day can reveal a lot about its well-being
The degree of access a horse has to food and space are important factors in its overall well-being.
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Survey seeks to better understand management of Equine Cushing’s disease in horses
“We need to get a broader sense of what is working for horse owners so that we can improve health outcomes for these animals.”
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Accident claims life of eventing course designer Tremaine Cooper
Tremaine Cooper was a US Equestrian Federation Course Advisor, on the USEA board of governors, and was involved in educational design seminars for the USEF and the FEI.
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Scientists explore a better way to assess muscle glycogen in horses
The current “gold standard” assessment technique involves taking muscle biopsies.
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Animal Health Trust’s archives rescued from oblivion
Plans are afoot by RCVS Knowledge to archive the AHT materials, which date back to 1942.
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Equine death toll climbs to 17 in European EHV-1 outbreak
Confirmed cases in nine countries as 17 equine deaths reported in outbreak originating at a competition in Spain.
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Farewell to popular pony ‘Uncle George’ at 43
Despite suffering from Cushing’s, arthritis, cataracts and irritable bowel syndrome in recent years, George still enjoyed racing around his paddock.
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Lockdown learning: Extra donkey work for vet students during pandemic
Veterinary students from around the world have benefited from online teaching during the Covid-19 lockdown, thanks to experts at international animal welfare charity, The Donkey Sanctuary.
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Stabilility of bacterial communities in horse dung samples tested
When samples are collected by scientists in the field, frozen storage options aren’t always immediately available.
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Postural effects of different hay-net heights examined in study
“When hay nets are used, the horse is often forced to keep unnatural feeding positions,” researchers noted.
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Free webinar delves into the process of buying a new horse
There are a lot of pitfalls that even the most experienced of buyers can fall into when shopping for a new horse.
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International horse movements play role in spread of strangles, researchers find
Researchers link cases from around the world, highlighting the role of international horse movements in the spread of strangles.
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Racehorse aftercare forum goes virtual
The International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses is being held over four virtual sessions starting from April 6.
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Curiousity in horses comes down to the individual, study findings suggest
Study in Poland scored Konik horses on their exploratory behaviours in a five-phase experiment.
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Lockdown extended as Equine Herpes Virus claims 12th horse
A further two weeks of shutdown for international events in mainland Europe means the FEI World Cup Finals are cancelled for the second consecutive year.
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Team effort needed to help equine industry through Brexit, experts say
An increase in bureaucracy, higher costs and confusion among officials are some of the problems British equine industry stakeholders are finding post-Brexit.
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Horse brain waves reflect welfare state, researchers find
Study in France compared the brain waves of stabled horses with those kept at pasture.
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New test can identify gene doping in horses
“Ideas that once may have seemed unattainable – like a hand-held, stall-side testing device – are now coming into sight as real and tangible possibilities.”
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Equestrian work by master surrealist Salvador Dali up for auction
“Le Chevalier” is among 27 lots up for auction in “The Art of the Surreal” sale at Christies in New York on March 23.
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Podcast delves into Salmonellosis in horses
In “Fresh Scoop”, Dr Kelly Diehl will talk about Salmonellosis in horses with epidemiologist and infectious disease expert Dr Brandy Burgess.
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