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The importance of seeing eye to eye with your horses

July 30, 2018August 7, 2018 Laura Williams 7462 Views 2 Comments

“Whether I am on the ground or in the saddle, making eye contact with my horse is key to establishing a connection.”

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William Shatner and Patrick Stewart during the filming of Star Trek: Generations, in 1994.
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Lifetime reining horse award for actor William Shatner

July 30, 2018August 4, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 7851 Views 0 Comments

Long-time equestrian William Shatner is to receive the National Reining Horse Association’s Dale Wilkinson Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Genetic spotlight thrown on a hardy, high-altitude horse breed

July 28, 2018July 31, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 3538 Views 0 Comments Rare breeds

How did the tough and adaptable Tibetan horse breed come about? Researchers have the answer.

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Researchers begin to unravel one of the mysteries of concussion

July 24, 2018July 28, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 7451 Views 0 Comments Rider safety

Differences between impacts that led to concussions and those that did not related to how and where the brain shakes.

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Breaking records, not the bank: Awareness day helps horse riders get safe

July 22, 2018July 27, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 3889 Views 0 Comments Rider safety

This year’s #Riders4HelmetsRiders4Helmets International Helmet Awareness Day is on track to have more than 700 participating retailers in 19 countries.

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The cross-country claimed several scalps, including the USA's Madeline Backus and P.S. Arianna.
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“Concussion pill” on horizon as World Brain Day marked

July 21, 2018July 26, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 8215 Views 0 Comments Rider safety

CBD and NMDA antagonist could reduce post-injury brain cell inflammation, headache, pain and other symptoms associated with concussion.

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Coby was born at The Donkey Sanctuary in June after the rescue of his mother, Fudge.
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It’s the good life for rescued foal Coby

July 18, 2018July 21, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 3952 Views 1 Comment

After his mum’s rescue, super-cure newborn foal is able to enjoy life.

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Price no guarantee of greater safety with horse riding helmets, study findings suggest

July 15, 2018July 19, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 23773 Views 0 Comments Rider safety

Since the company’s last test in 2014, “helmets have become better, but there are still major shortcomings”.

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Sue Day and Jaws return to scale after winning the Waybrook Handicap at Timaru on July 22, 1978.
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Sue’s historic day: 40 years since NZ woman’s horse racing milestone

July 13, 2018July 18, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 3682 Views 0 Comments

Sue Day rode into the record books on July 22, 1978 as the first New Zealand female to win a race against her male counterparts, riding Jaws to victory at Timaru.

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Przewalski's horse Rose Marie has died at the age of 31 at Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC.
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Przewalski’s mare Rose Marie dies at 31

July 13, 2018July 17, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 2828 Views 0 Comments Obituary, Przewalski's horse

The median life expectancy for a Przewalski’s horse is about 15 years in human care.

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Homes for 16 of the 22 rescued shetlands have already been found.
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Rescue Shetlands named after Beatrix Potter characters have a story or two to tell

July 11, 2018July 17, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 3348 Views 0 Comments

The British charity Blue Cross is celebrating the rehabilitation of 22 neglected ponies.

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Over 20% of Australian horses race with their tongues tied to their lower jaw

July 10, 2018July 15, 2018 Samantha Franklin and Paul McGreevy 5977 Views 1 Comment

Researchers Samantha Franklin, of the University of Adelaide and Paul McGreevy, of the University of Sydney, discuss the use of tongue ties in

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Wallace the Great and Christie Mclean are now allowed to take part in affiliated dressage competitions.
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“Mule gate” as Wallace breaks through red tape into dressage arena

July 5, 2018July 10, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 4920 Views 1 Comment

“I was really surprised and disappointed. It’s not like he’s a zebra. He has an incredible brain, is so very willing and such a pleasure.”

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A Mongolian herder removesa first premolar, or “wolf tooth”, from a young horse during the spring roundup using a screwdriver. Photo: Dimitri Staszewski. Taylor et al. 2018. Origins of Equine Dentistry. PNAS
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Horse dentistry goes back more than 3000 years, study concludes

July 4, 2018July 10, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 5134 Views 0 Comments History

As herders began to use metal bits, they also developed a method for extracting troublesome teeth, similar to the way most veterinary dentists would remove them today.

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Two members of the wild horse herd near the Simpson ranch in the mountains of the Oregon-California border.
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How wild horses deal with death and grief: A rare insight

July 4, 2018July 10, 2018 William E. Simpson 169792 Views 39 Comments Wild horses

“We were intruding on a hallowed ritual, each of these beautiful sentient beings were bidding Pixie goodbye.”

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CPR revives fully grown horse suffering from cardiac arrest

July 1, 2018July 5, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 8666 Views 1 Comment

There was not a moment to lose as veterinary staff began CPR on the 550kg mare.

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EquiJet assisted in the transport of horses by sea and air to the US for the Bermuda SPCA. 
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Beleaguered Bermuda horses take flight for new homes

June 29, 2018July 3, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 5645 Views 1 Comment

Riding school closure forces horses into care, with several travelling to new homes in the US.

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Military veterans get $5m boost for equine assisted therapy

June 16, 2018June 20, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 5000 Views 0 Comments Equine therapy

US government approves spend; Racing industry gets behind equine therapy group in Kentucky.

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Influenza is going to the dogs – and it’s not good news

June 7, 2018June 11, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 7134 Views 1 Comment Biosecurity

“In this study, we identified influenza viruses jumping from pigs into dogs,” the lead researcher reports.

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Jack under saddle with Lacey Smith. 
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Jack’s one out of the box: Abandoned cob heads for Hickstead

June 5, 2018June 9, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 3811 Views 0 Comments

Blue Cross Jack has metamorphosed from a shaggy young stallion into a showing supremo.

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