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News 

Withdrawal, suspension leave Australia’s Olympic showjumping hopes in disarray

July 23, 2021July 24, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 3111 Views 0 Comments Olympics 2020

With the withdrawal of the showjumping team’s reserve, and the suspension of one of the team’s three members, Australia’s hopes of taking part in Tokyo 2020 are up in the air.

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Suresh, pictured with his horse, is one of the owners whom Brooke has helped. He has been able to build an Azolla pit to cultivate animal feed.
News 

Emergency appeal raises £100K for India’s Covid-stricken horse owners

July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 4455 Views 0 Comments

More than 60,000 working horses, donkeys and mules and 40,000 owners in India are expected to benefit from Brooke’s emergency appeal.

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The researchers wanted to link the scratching of a horse once a day for a minimum of three to five minutes to existing routine behaviour.
Care & Training News 

A daily scratch of your horse is a habit worth developing – study

July 22, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 19169 Views 0 Comments

Researchers explore the potential for simple habit-forming interventions to improve the daily lives of animals.

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Test results that once took days to obtain can now be achieved in a fraction of the time.
Health News 

Portable kit able to deliver Hendra test results in horses in less than an hour

July 22, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 2155 Views 0 Comments Hendra

Test results that once took days to obtain can now be achieved in a fraction of the time.

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Proposals are being sought for studies on equine behavior and colic by the Morris Animal Foundation, one of the world's largest nonprofit organisations.
News 

Proposals for studies on colic and equine behavior sought

July 22, 2021July 22, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 1486 Views 0 Comments

Proposals for a pilot study focused on equine behavior, relating to health and welfare, and colic research, with a specific focus on the intestinal tract, are being sought by the Morris Animal Foundation.

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Last year's outbreak of African Horse Sickness in Thailand probably arose from a single introduction of the virus into the country, the findings of molecular-based testing suggest.
Health News 

Single introduction was likely behind African Horse Sickness outbreak in Thailand – study

July 22, 2021July 23, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 2162 Views 0 Comments African Horse Sickness

The outbreak, first reported in March last year, was the first incursion of the dangerous disease in Thailand’s history.

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News 

Brisbane, Australia to host 2032 Olympic Games

July 21, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 4355 Views 0 Comments Olympics 2032

Australia will host its third Olympic Games, with Brisbane receiving the IOC nod for the Summer Olympics and Paralympics 2032.

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Findings highlight the importance of cleaning and disinfecting stalls at events once they have been vacated, before other horses use them.
Care & Training News 

Overnight stabling and an evening feed appeals to horses, findings suggest

July 21, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 12780 Views 0 Comments

“Spending the night in the stables would seem to impact the well-being of the horses positively.”

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Individual Freestyle medalists at Rio 2016, from left Isabell Werth, Charlotte Dujardin and Kristina Bröring-Sprehe.
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Dressage kicks off Olympic 2020 equestrian events

July 21, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 9516 Views 2 Comments Olympics 2020

Preview of the dressage events at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, which get under way at the weekend.

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Animal advocacy groups are seeking a legal ban of the sport of rodeo in New Zealand.
Features News 

Advocacy groups in court bid to end rodeo in New Zealand

July 20, 2021July 23, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 3455 Views 7 Comments

Animal advocacy groups are seeking a legal ban of the sport of rodeo in New Zealand.

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Kentucky's Daniel Boone National Forest will benefit from a $US2.4 million grant that will enable upgrades to horse riding and non-motorised trails.
News 

US horse industry survey delayed until 2023 to better understand Covid recovery

July 20, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 1455 Views 0 Comments

“It may take several more months for the industry to recover from the economic and social impacts of the pandemic.”

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The 69th Annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing will cover topics including Thoroughbred aftercare opportunities and challenges
Education & Entertainment 

Conference to explore challenges of racehorse aftercare

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 5120 Views 0 Comments EAS, OTTB

The 69th Annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing will cover topics including Thoroughbred aftercare opportunities and challenges, race tracking technology, and steps to improve the integrity of the sport.

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One of the many wild horse images captured in the Australian study.
News Research 

You’re on Candid Camera: Wilderness camera traps used to explore wild horse welfare

July 19, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 9570 Views 1 Comment Wild horses

Camera traps are a viable tool for assessing the welfare of wild horses, the findings of Australian research suggest.

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Daniel Thrace during the filming of The Fall at Ascot Racecourse.
Culture News 

Steeplechasing film puts spotlight on dark side of horse racing

July 19, 2021July 21, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 7185 Views 0 Comments Jumps racing, Rider safety

Jumps jockey Tom “now faces a different rival. A silent and anonymous opponent who he is struggling to understand”.

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Six of the 303 sport horses, representing 1.98% of that group, were identified as carriers of the mutated gene. Three of the 109 Thoroughbreds tested, representing 2.75% of the group tested, were also carriers.
Breeding News 

Genetic testing casts light on maternal lines in the Holsteiner horse

July 18, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 4663 Views 1 Comment

Results indicate that the 75 maternal lineages covered in the study developed from at least eight ancestral founder mares.

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The pre-auction estimate for The Vagabonds, by Sir Alfred Munnings, was between £700,000 and £1 million; it sold for £1,942,500.
Culture News 

Bookies’ equestrian paintings fetch £14 million at auction

July 18, 2021July 18, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 5457 Views 0 Comments

Three works by Sir Alfred Munnings fetched more than £1 million in the sale of the collection owned by Barney “B.J” Eastwood.

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Laddie was very underweight on arrival at Belwade Farm.
Features News 

When what you “see” isn’t what you get: The risks of buying horses sight unseen

July 18, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 5216 Views 0 Comments

Where possible, buyers should always meet the horses to check that they are as described and suitable for their requirements.

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The BLM is rounding up and selling off 400 wild Onaqui mustangs.
Education & Entertainment 

Wildlife specialist adds voice to plight of Onaqui mustangs

July 17, 2021July 18, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 9560 Views 1 Comment Wild horses

Wildlife ecologist Craig Downer features in a presentation on the Onaqui mustang roundup by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the US.

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"The high seroprevalence in some regions is a call to institute a workable regional or sub-regional surveillance protocol for Africa."  
Health News 

West Nile Virus surveillance protocols needed for African equids, say scientists

July 17, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 4556 Views 0 Comments

“The high seroprevalence in some regions is a call to institute a workable regional or sub-regional surveillance protocol for Africa.”  

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Eventing rider Annie Goodwin has died following a training accident in South Carolina in the US.
Features News 

Training accident claims life of US eventer Annie Goodwin

July 17, 2021July 21, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 29362 Views 0 Comments Obituary, Rider safety

Annie Goodwin, 32, was fatally injured following a fall during a training session at a farm in South Carolina on July 14.

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