Education & Entertainment

Developed and run by donkey experts, The Donkey Academy provides comprehensive, up-to-date knowledge on donkey welfare.

In 1950 New Zealand boasted the most thoroughbreds in the world by population, with 200 stallions and 5000 broodmares.

An animated origami “Dinky Donkey” helping at the Christmas dinner table aims to remind people that working animals are not just a thing of the past.

Internationally recognised farrier Simon Curtis will present “How to provide good foot care for sound and lame horses”.

The conference considered how people could be encouraged to seek accurate information and how equine welfare can be kept on the radar of politicians and the public.

Podcast looks at the challenges of diagnosis of chronic pain in horses, and a new assessment tool.

In “How does rider balance affect horses’ way of going?” biomechanics expert Dr Russell MacKechnie-Guire looks at how a horse’s movement changes in response to rider balance, and what can be done about it.

The “Assisted Reproductive Techniques Online Collection”, collated by new BEVA president Huw Griffiths, is being made available to view for free until December 27 by the Equine Veterinary Journal.

Dr Bidda Jones to make an equine presentation at Companion Animals New Zealand’s 2021 Conference, which is fully virtual and free this year.

Free three-day ISES conference “Advancing Equestrian Practice to Improve Equine Quality of Life” aims to showcase how using evidence-informed approaches can advance equestrian practice and improve equine quality of life.

Summer’s final Welfare Wednesday webinar is on “How to support equine mental wellbeing”, with Dr Andrew McLean, John Francome, and Caroline Heard.

“A reluctantly aging former Olympian maneuvers to maintain control of his tiny equestrian fiefdom of moneyed misfits in small-town Texas.”

Dr Gemma Pearson shows how to restrain horses using learning theory, a highly effective method that can transform equine behaviour.

Equine surgery assistant professor Dr Annette McCoy discusses her new study looking at how exercise programs in foals could prevent orthopedic injuries later in life.

Programme at Hartpury University will provide full-time and part-time study options.

Internationally renowned equine veterinarian and researcher Sue Dyson will discuss elements of her recently published study on horse behaviour during tacking‐up and mounting.