Could horse gear be made from ‘vegan leather’?
Fungi-based leather substitutes are of particular interest to sustainability-conscious consumers and companies, scientists say.
Read moreFungi-based leather substitutes are of particular interest to sustainability-conscious consumers and companies, scientists say.
Read moreIn addition to suffering from worms and mites, all the horses were dealing with the aftermath of living for a long period on wet land.
Read moreIt is unknown just how many bitless riders and drivers there are in the world; a global survey launched on World Bitless Horse Day aims to find out.
Read moreAccording to one scholar, “there is scant evidence of fire in much of Australia until the megafauna disappeared after the humans arrived”.
Read moreTexas-born Kurt is a clone of a Przewalski’s horse stallion named Kuporovic who was born in 1975.
Read more“A New Framework for Assessing Equid Welfare: A Case Study of Working Equids in Nepalese Brick Kilns’” aims is to understand the conditions that donkeys, mules, and horses are exposed to, to better understand ways of improving their welfare.
Read moreKey factors in this success were good breeding management and the high genetic diversity of the breed founders, say researchers.
Read more“I believe anyone that calls a donkey stupid, has simply been outsmarted by one!”
Read moreThere is an undeniable growing interest to understand our impact on the physiological and behavioural states of our equine partners,
Read moreAn Australian study contrasts the views of industry participants with those of animal advocates.
Read moreMajor jumps in wellbeing scores were recorded by particpants after taking part in a riding programme.
Read moreChilli Morning had been out for his usual hack, and collapsed and died in his turnout paddock. He was aged 20.
Read moreEquine charities banded together to remove more than 130 neglected horses of all ages from a property outside London.
Read moreWhen the snow cover is scattered and compressed thanks to the grazing animals’ stamping hooves, its insulating effect is dramatically reduced, intensifying the freezing of the permafrost.
Read moreScientists create a life-like reconstruction of Propalaeotherium voigti, and painstakingly recreate its skeleton.
Read moreScientists and engineers will use a $US600,000 grant to study the effectiveness of the simulated riding device.
Read moreArenaGreen Footing surface can be maintained with or without water. It is a semi-finalist for this year’s Water ChangeMaker Awards.
Read moreAfter four years apart, Micky, a striking skewbald cob gelding, has been reunited with his mum Loreal. The two peas in a pod are now living their best lives with their devoted Blue Cross borrower in Matlock, Derbyshire.
Read more“Working donkeys and mules are the backbone of rural economies in Ethiopia. Unfortunately, the remote and marginalised nature of these communities means that they are often overlooked by national or global policy.”
Read moreAs the US Senate considers a $102 million proposal to reduce wild horse numbers in the west, wildlife ecologist Craig Downer makes a plea for urgent action to save the mustang herds.
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