Husbandry & Training

Pressures were at times significant, with the nature of the forage being a key factor, researchers in Britain found.

Researchers in Croata examined the acute phase response of 23 endurance horses competing in a national competition.

Researchers followed 32 adult stallions during their transition from tie-stall housing with limited outdoor access to free group housing.

Owner welfare assessments of their horses in a study were more complex, nuanced and dynamic than wellbeing checklists could provide.

Enterolithiasis involves the formation of stone-like concretions of salts in the large colon, which can trigger colic.

British veterinarians have reported a higher number of atypical myopathy cases than usual in horses over the autumn.

Lameness is a major factor leading to poor performance and early retirement in horses, and osteoarthritis is among its most common causes.

“Welfare needs to be at the forefront of every interaction with a horse, including each husbandry or veterinary procedure.”

Owners generally identify only the most obvious signs, such as rearing or running away.

Positive treatment effects based on subjective assessments of lameness were seen, but no measurable effects on objective measures.

Biosecurity measures to control its spread may be impractical because it takes a long time for the virus to show in the blood.

Neuroscience is employed in an Australian study to understand how horses respond to two kinds of learning challenges.

Analysis of straightforward cellphone video recordings successfully detected lameness in a group of horses in Germany.

Study centered on horses kept in a largely industrial area in central Poland. There was no evidence of overexposure.

A practical and workable equine in vitro fertilization technique, which has proved elusive for decades, has been developed by researchers.

Researchers seized a chance to study respiratory pathogens in clinically healthy show horses being screened for EHV-1 following a multi-county outbreak.

Only 10% of competition horses in the study had their nosebands so tight that the taper gauge could not slide underneath.

“These papers confirm the current lack of comprehension, providing an invaluable insight, which will ultimately help us to accelerate improvements in equine veterinary practice and, most importantly, equine welfare.”

No cause was established in 51.8% of abortions, a result similar to studies in Britain, the United States, Italy, Japan, Germany, Brazil and Switzerland.

Young horses in a French study showed an obvious preference for their mothers five months after weaning.