Features & The Arts

“Promotion of horses as companions, rather than simply a mechanism for fun, may improve the attention to welfare.”

A 90-minute “spellbinding arena theatre” show over four nights will feature more than 500 horses and more than 1000 performers.

An emaciated pony mare who was riddled with lice when she was rescued from a field in Britain earlier this year gave birth to a filly foal who is thriving in the care of World Horse Welfare.

Draught animals sustainable in terms of global warming and the use of non-renewable energy when compared with agricultural machinery.

Leather is Bangladesh’s second-highest export earner, but a study has found that children as young as seven years are working long hours in the industry, and using hazardous chemicals and heavy machinery.

“Commercialised slaughter of donkeys in Kenya has led to increased donkey theft, loss of donkey-supported livelihoods, poaching and bush slaughter.”

A range of actions could be put in place before, during and after veterinary school to address the wellbeing issues, researchers suggest.

A quick-thinking driver and a custom-built horse ambulance helped save the life of a filly who sustained a fractured tibia mid race.

The presence of horses, cattle and bison presumably increased butterfly species richness and abundance by altering vegetation conditions.

Long Rider Lucy Leaf reviews “Bandits and Bureaucrats”, Basha O’Reilly’s account of her horseback journey from Russia to England.

Scientists in a just-published paper describe their efforts to date the clay cores from three important bronzes in Rome.

“Animal drugs are often highly concentrated because they are used for large animals like horses and cows, which can weigh a lot more than we do. Such high doses can be highly toxic in humans.”

Doughnut, 21, is on the mend after having an eye removed. The 11.2hh native pony is looking for a new home with ponies close to his own age.