HoY: Katie McVean wins Lady Rider title again
Katie McVean has won the Lady Rider of the Year title at the 2012 New Zealand Horse of the Year
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Cindy and Emily prove a perfect match
World Horse Welfare is pushing the merits of rehoming horses, citing the case of an 11-year-old girl who is regaining
Read moreProfessor offers head-shaking hypothesis
Head-shaking in horses is similar to some human conditions, a leading researcher says.
Read moreHBO cans racing drama “Luck” after horse death
Just two days after suspending filming of the racing drama “Luck” following the death of a third horse in connection
Read moreCusack – aka Shaun, the rescued Kiwi thoroughbred
Articles on New Zealand thoroughbred Cusack – aka Shaun – who was rescued from a US kill pen in 2011.
Read moreThree horses killed at jumps meeting
Three horses died on the opening day of racing’s Cheltenham Festival in England yesterday.
Read moreEvent rider fitness focus of study
Researchers exploring fitness levels of female eventers are seeking riders from novice to advanced level for a study.
Read moreHeroic police horse Boris honoured
Cometh the hour, cometh the horse. Police horse Boris has been honoured for his unstinting bravery in facing an unruly
Read moreAttack of the killer chickens
What do you do when your horse refuses to pass an object or animal?
Read moreDoes your horse’s salt lick have that feel-good factor?
Does your horse have no trouble remembering where its salt lick is in its paddock?
Read morePlant extract holds promise for laminitis-prone horses
Native plants may hold key to reducing the chances of developing Equine Metabolic Syndrome.
Read moreEquine Herpes Virus (EHV)
Following recent US outbreaks of equine herpes virus-1 (EHV-1) neurologic disease at racetracks, show venues, clinics, and boarding stables, questions about the neuropathogenic herpesvirus are aplenty.
Read moreContagious equine metritis
Contagious equine metritis (CEM) is a transmissible, exotic, venereal disease of horses caused by the bacterium Taylorella equigenitalis.
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Sweet-feed caution suggested at training phase
Animal nutritionist Jan Bowman found that the extra energy provided by sweet feed during the early stages of training made the horses in a study more disobedient and fearful than horses that ate only hay.
Read moreHendra virus news in the news
Articles from early 2012 and earlier on Hendra Virus.
Read moreParasites in horses: are you playing your part?
Horsetalk’s 23-part Parasite Series – introduction: Denmark’s approach to parasites in horses should have owners around the world thinking about how well they manage the worm burden in their animals.
Read moreClone of jumping sire Zandor Z born
A clone of top showjumper and sire Zandor Z has been born in France.
Read moreStacy Westfall’s bareback mare Roxy dies – video
US horse trainer Stacy Westfall has lost her famous mare Roxy following foaling complications.
Read moreHickstead 1996-2011
Articles on Hickstead (1996-2011).
Read moreSouthern Arkansas Rodeo Horse Theft Case
Articles on “the Arkansas Five” from early 2012 and 2011.
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