Racing industry’s responsibility to horses emphasised
“The measure of how you look after the horse is how you look after the retired one.”
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Transformed: Rescued pony takes out national award
“He’s at the beginning of his journey but he looks amazing and he’s really got something a bit special.”
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Twenty month suspension and fine for false entries in FEI horse passports
The FEI Tribunal finds against a high profile figure in the Endurance community.
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“Continuum of circumstances” a driver of Standardbred deaths – study
“Mortality is not an inevitable outcome of racing and may represent the endpoint of a continuum of influences whose effects might be anticipated.”
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$500K grant will fund expansion for Maryland horse rescue farm
Days End Farm Horse Rescue (DEFHR) has been approved for $500,000 as part of a Legislative Bond Initiative in Maryland.
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Racehorse aftercare forum to be a “truly global event”
Registration is still open for the fifth International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses (IFAR), which is being held virtually this year as a series of four live weekly webinars.
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Researchers suggest the Botai people never used horses for transport at all
The Botai may have represented the final chapter in a millennia-long tradition of mass harvesting of wild horses, they said.
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New strain of horse-killing Hendra virus identified
The newly recognised Hendra variant shares ~99% sequence identity with the strain at the centre of an unexplained horse death in 2015, and has been detected in grey-headed flying fox samples from Adelaide.
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Ancient genomes reveal insights into horse-riding Scythian warriors
A new study analyzes genome-wide data for 111 ancient individuals spanning the Central Asian Steppe.
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$2m goal to build new facility for Philly’s real-life “Concrete Cowboys”
“Fresh Start for Philly Youth” launches fundraising campaign as new movie starring Idris Elba gallops onto screens.
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Long-term racing performance of Standardbreds affected by osteochondrosis – study
“Location of lesions influenced their impact on performance and could affect several measures of racing performance,” researchers report.
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Time to take action: NZ horse racing outlines bold new vision
“We need to be brave, ambitious, creative, forward-looking and, most importantly, supportive and ready for change. It is time to stop the talk and take action.”
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Stallion expo goes virtual to showcase British breeding choices
A three-part virtual stallion expo is taking place this month to replace the annual open day at Stallion AI Services in Britain.
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Equine herpesviruses at times use indirect pathways to infect horses, review finds
“The equine industry would benefit from precise guidelines for distances in which equids can be safely housed without the risk of disease transmission.”
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EHV-1 relief fund aims to help devastated showjumping community
Riders Emile Hendrix, Peter Charles and Frederick Goltz have established the EHV Relief Fund with the support of several organisations. Already €250,000 has been pledged.
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Acute mouth lesions seen in more that half of Eventing horses after cross-country – study
Bit type, breed and even the sex of the horse affected the risk of mouth-related injuries being present the study team found.
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Research sought into effect of horses on those experiencing trauma
Foundation seeks proposals for resaerch to investigate the possible effects horses have on humans who have experienced trauma.
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Virtual day out with donkeys an Easter treat
The Donkey Sanctuary’s award-winning “Sanctuary From Your Sofa” event returns for another virtual day out with the charity’s donkeys on Easter Sunday.
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X marks the spot: Horses show ability in study to recognise themselves in mirrors
The study results amount to the first evidence of mirror self-recognition at the group level in a non-primate species.
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International horse sport to resume in Europe, post EHV-1 outbreak
The FEI Veterinary Epidemiology Working Group has agreed that there is currently no evidence indicating that it would be unsafe to return to international competition in mainland Europe as planned on April 12.
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