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Use of behavioural scale could identify horses who may benefit from veterinary investigation and treatment, potentially resulting in better performance and welfare.
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FEI Board makes key decisions on the allocation and bidding for FEI Championships.
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“I believe that education and communication with the athletes and their entourage are key to improving horse welfare in the discipline internationally.”
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Try your luck at completing this jigsaw showing old-time horse sports, including jumping, dressage and carriage driving.
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Over six years, 263 deworming doses were given to the 93 horses and ponies in the study, compared to 757 treatments that would have been given under a calendar-based regime.
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Tributes flow following the death of record-breaking dressage horse Totilas, after a colic operation fails to save his life.
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Miniature horse’s hip replacement a true team effort by veterinarians and staff at the University of Liverpool.
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Road rage was a factor in 40% of reported incidents involving horses on British roads.
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Researchers in France rightly hypothesized that the EEGs of horses in a resting state could reflect the state of their back.
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A British survey has revealed some 35% of horses have been involved in an accident related to fireworks, with some grave results.
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Equine Behaviour & Safety course is offered for free at Guelph’s free virtual classroom.
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The report Britain’s Horse Problem has been submitted to the government and includes recommendations to fix the country’s “broken system”.
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The effects of non-psychoactive CBD (cannabinoid) products in horses remains the subject of ongoing research, but for now, it is likely to result in failed drug tests in both sport and racing horses.
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International Federation of Horseracing Authorities releases minimum horse welfare standards for the racing industry.
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Similarities seen to the human skin condition psoriasis.
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“Our results may aid in development of a point‐of‐care device to identify hyperinsulinemic horses using a single unstimulated blood sample.”
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American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) honors Mary Scollay, a strident advocate for the welfare of racehorses and the integrity of racing.
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The public has chosen their favourite equestrians for 2020, with more than 70,000 votes from around the world for 55 nominees from 19 nations.
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Study is said to be the first to confirm that synchronized reactions and decreased distancing between individuals occur in horses as a social anti-predatory behaviour.
Read more“This study identified 25 different types of resource in use by 304 veterinary surgeons and demonstrated a greater consistency with competition guidelines than the datasheet advice.”
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