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Could horse gear be made from ‘vegan leather’?

September 10, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 4326 Views 5 Comments

Fungi-based leather substitutes are of particular interest to sustainability-conscious consumers and companies, scientists say.

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Two of the Wellingborough foals born at Belwade Farm.
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Bright future for ponies rescued from flooded, muddy field

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1809 Views 0 Comments

In addition to suffering from worms and mites, all the horses were dealing with the aftermath of living for a long period on wet land.

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Global survey aims to learn extent of bitless horse riding

September 8, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2085 Views 0 Comments

It 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.

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A young brumby stallion in Kosciuzko National Park. © Craig C Downer
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Justice sought for “equine scapegoats” in Australia’s brumby debate

September 8, 2020 Craig C. Downer 4728 Views 4 Comments Comment, Wild horses

According to one scholar, “there is scant evidence of fire in much of Australia until the megafauna disappeared after the humans arrived”.

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Kurt and his surrogate mother.
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Clone of long-dead Przewalski’s horse offers genetic hope for endangered species

September 7, 2020September 9, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 8954 Views 0 Comments Clones, Przewalski's horse, Rare breeds

Texas-born Kurt is a clone of a Przewalski’s horse stallion named Kuporovic who was born in 1975.

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Helping horses in Nepal: Welfare of brick kiln equines in spotlight

September 5, 2020September 5, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1778 Views 0 Comments

“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.

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Despite genetic bottleneck, Polish Konik horse breeders have managed to limit inbreeding

September 4, 2020September 5, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2458 Views 1 Comment Rare breeds

Key factors in this success were good breeding management and the high genetic diversity of the breed founders, say researchers.

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Britain’s second-favourite farm animal unveiled: The humble donkey

August 31, 2020September 5, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 3164 Views 0 Comments

“I believe anyone that calls a donkey stupid, has simply been outsmarted by one!”

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The human impact on horse behaviour: are equine needs being met?

August 30, 2020November 19, 2020 Jackie Bellamy-Zions 3994 Views 0 Comments

There is an undeniable growing interest to understand our impact on the physiological and behavioural states of our equine partners,

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Thoroughbred racing viewed through two very different lenses

August 28, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 15245 Views 16 Comments

An Australian study  contrasts the views of industry participants with those of animal advocates.

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Benefits of equine-assisted therapy for young people reinforced in study

August 27, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2595 Views 1 Comment Equine therapy

Major jumps in wellbeing scores were recorded by particpants after taking part in a riding programme.

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William Fox-Pitt and Chilli Morning. © Paul Harding/Lewis Harding Images
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Leading eventing stallion, Badminton winner Chilli Morning dies suddenly

August 26, 2020August 31, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 4040 Views 1 Comment Obituary

Chilli Morning had been out for his usual hack, and collapsed and died in his turnout paddock. He was aged 20.

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The site was littlered with rubbish and there was little for the horses to eat.
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Rags to riches: 130 British horses rescued from neglect

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2391 Views 0 Comments

Equine charities banded together to remove more than 130 neglected horses of all ages from a property outside London.

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Yakutian horses are native to the area and are semi-wild. They are the main grazers, and the most efficient in finding food in deep snow. Yakutian horses eat only grasses and herbs so they do not play an important role in vegetation shifts.
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Could horses be the saviour of swathes of permafrost? Researchers investigate

August 24, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 3057 Views 0 Comments

When 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.

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A 48-million-year-old ancestral horse like you’ve never seen before

August 23, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 3825 Views 0 Comments History

Scientists create a life-like reconstruction of Propalaeotherium voigti, and painstakingly recreate its skeleton.

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Hopes high that new riding simulator will benefit children with autism

August 22, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2905 Views 3 Comments Equine therapy

Scientists and engineers will use a $US600,000 grant to study the effectiveness of the simulated riding device.

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“Waterless” horse arena footing up for environmental award

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2622 Views 1 Comment

ArenaGreen Footing surface can be maintained with or without water. It is a semi-finalist for this year’s Water ChangeMaker Awards.

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Reunited and it feels so good: Pair in pony paradise

August 20, 2020August 23, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1317 Views 0 Comments

After 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.

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Children collecting water in Bulbulla, central Ethiopia.
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Protection, respect sought for Ethiopia’s working donkeys

August 19, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2677 Views 0 Comments

“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.”

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A wary wild horse band on the Pint Nut Mountain HMA during a solar eclipse.
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America’s wild horses face elimination in govt’s “path forward” plan

August 15, 2020August 15, 2020 Craig C. Downer 5396 Views 7 Comments Wild horses

As 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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