Husbandry & Training

Mineralisation of the longitudinal odontoid ligament appears to be quite common, but the study findings suggest no link to head shaking.

Horses with multiple riders were more likely to be unresponsive to leg and whip cues, compared to horses with fewer riders, researchers found.

Periodic preventative care checkups, performed at least bi-annually, can be key to catching many age-related conditions and diseases that owners may not notice in their everyday care because of gradual onset.

Researchers set out to evaluate oxidative stress parameters in the horses in relation to their housing conditions, presence of stereotypies, age, sex and breed.

Paddock-level management and farm structure were key drivers in the quality of grasslands in the German study, not socio-economic factors.

Findings highlight the importance of effective and humane in-hand training. Horses who are well-behaved in-hand will likely be better behaved under saddle.

Use of behavioural scale could identify horses who may benefit from veterinary investigation and treatment, potentially resulting in better performance and welfare.

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“The increase in boldness with age may relate to accumulated exposure to various events and stimuli that come with time.”

“From the exercise physiology point of view, bone and muscle form one functional system and are tightly connected to each other,” the researchers said.

“In the long term, this technology will not only improve the detection of acute and chronic pain in veterinary medicine, but also provide improved and new insights for behavioural research in horses.”

“Genetic studies of animal disease have already been informative to human research, and there is much potential to discover more.”

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