A closer genetic look at the quagga, an extinct zebra
The quagga vanished so recently that glimpsing its evolution is possible, using DNA from museum specimens.
Read more
Features
Call for amazing animals: “Not every hero wears a cape”
Animals can be motivators, best friends, family; they save people from loneliness and can help owners through tough times – often, these pets are their personal heroes.
Read more
Therapeutic riding found to be clinically effective for troubled war veterans
Time in the saddle influences the effectiveness of therapeutic riding for veterans with PTSD.
Read more
Nice one, Stew: Pony’s remarkable turnaround after months in solitary confinement
Rescued stallion looks forward to new life after being locked up for 19 months.
Read more
Fire grazing: Why wild horses can do better than cattle in wildfire battle
“By altering the quantity and distribution of fuel supplies, large herbivores can shape the frequency, intensity, and spatial distribution of fires across a landscape.”
Read more
Charity still has 58 Amersham horses in its care, 10 years after major welfare case
“Never before had people’s eyes been so opened to the suffering of equines in this country.”
Read more
Trade in donkey skins continues apace, as China lowers tariff
Donkeys continue to be stripped from vulnerable communities around the world to fuel this trade.
Read more
Census reveals fall in Grevy’s zebra numbers, but rate of decline slows
Conservation efforts are hopefully turning the tide for this endangered species.
Read more
The diabetic equestrian: Preparation the key to a safe ride
Being diabetic needn’t stop you riding, but there are some precautions you should take.
Read more
Renowned wildlife ecologist and author endorses ‘Wild Horse Fire Brigade’
Bill Simpson gets together with Craig Downer to delve into the many issues swirling around America’s wild horses and burros.
Read more
Are horses as smart as humans?
Some scientists have said that horses have the intelligence of 12-year old humans. Imagine how they feel as they are run ragged by helicopters and other inhumane herding techniques.
Read more
Endurance deaths remain a stain on the sport
The very nature of desert Endurance poses a risk to horses, and measures to safeguard them do not appear to be working.
Read more
Role of donkeys and goats as “ecosystem engineers” under scrutiny
Study suggests both play an important part in dispersing seeds in semi-natural island ecosystems in the Mediterranean.
Read more
Challenging science at the dawn of horse domestication
Many questions remain around the earliest examples of horse domestication.
Read more
Environmental groups “completely off-base” in protecting natural resources
Since the transition to the ‘green movement’s’ methods of managing public forests in the 1990s, we are in fact actually losing many millions of acres of forest annually to catastrophic wildfire.
Read more
eBay says it will ban donkey skin products after charity intervenes
eBay said it would stop selling products containing ejiao but many items are still on the site.
Read more
Superb ancient “lion” sculpture is in fact a horse, say researchers
The 2300-year-old sculpture from the Iberian peninsula appears to depict tack, including a riding blanket.
Read more
“Legend of veterinary parasitology” Gene Lyons dies at 86
Parasitologist’s career spanned 56 years and he was working up to the day of his death.
Read more
Aust makes frangible devices mandatory on cross-country courses
Use of approved FEI frangible devices mandatory from February 1 for 1* to 4* FEI and national events.
Read more
Congressman points wild horse fire control plan to BLM and US Forest Service
Kudos to local legislators and citizens who are seeking genuine solutions to our shared nightmare of wildfires in the US.
Read more