Study to explore extent of lung bleeding in two-year-olds running without Lasix
The study in Maryland will involve all races in the state for two-year-olds until the end of the year.
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British Olympic dressage horse Enfant dies at 34
Enfant emerged on the international dressage scene in 1995 and represented Great Britain at the Atlanta Olympic Games the next year.
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Stocking density affects behaviour in penned horses, study finds
“More attention needs to be directed at the housing and management conditions under which horses reared for meat production are kept in in order to improve their welfare.”
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Covid-19 treatment based on horse antibodies to be used in clinical trial
Serum obtained by injecting horses with a key SARS-CoV-2 protein will be used in a trial of 250 volunteers in Argentina.
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British venue revives horse trials after 20-year hiatus
Cornbury House in Oxfordshire was the site of an eventing competition from 1993 to 2000, and David Howden is bringing the event back to life.
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Filly tops Chincoteague pony sale at $28,250
Record-breaking auction of ponies with total gross sales of $389,500 and an average sale price $5697.
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Tap water is fine for cleaning most horse wounds, researchers conclude
“Tap water should be considered for the lavage of equine wounds rather than sterile saline, based on strong evidence in the human literature.”
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Parasite conservation. Is there such a thing?
Parasites are described as one of the last frontiers, with only a fraction of them formally identified.
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Good things take time: Mouse’s long road to horse happiness
Staff at The Mare and Foal Sanctuary in Britain have spent four years helping a terrified semi-feral pony overcome his past trauma.
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High-intensity laser therapy aids healing of equine tendon and ligament injuries – study
Improvements in pain, limb swelling and lameness were seen in the laser-treated animals, when compared to the control group.
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Second rare zebra foal born at Dallas Zoo
Hartmann’s mountain zebra mare Wanda, a recent arrival from California, has produced the second foal of the species to be born at Dallas Zoo.
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Scientists shine a spotlight on mare’s milk
Mare’s milk is surprisingly similar to human milk, scientists note in their just-published review.
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NZ adds fines for horse abuse and illegal gelding
New regulations to strengthen New Zealand’s animal welfare system have been approved by Government.
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Probiotics applied with dressings aided wound healing in horses, study finds
Researchers hypothesized that topical probiotic treatment would stimulate equine wound healing. Here’s what they learned.
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Wildlife thrives as equine charity remains closed to the public
Relaxed management of The Donkey Sanctuary’s grounds has meant wildflowers have been able to flower and seed, providing pollinating with a spring and summertime boost, as well as a notable increase in a whole host of other insects.
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Study links bone loss to common fracture in racehorses
Researchers studied cases from California Thoroughbred racehorses that died from proximal sesamoid bone fractures, and controls that died for other reasons.
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Cartilage scaffold may help young racehorses breathe easier
The possibility of using cartilage scaffold to replace defective arytenoid cartilage to help chondritis or chondropathy, a condition often seen in young Thoroughbreds.
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Horses with mild equine asthma hit the treadmill: Here’s what researchers found
Standardbred horses in the Italian study underwent a carefully controlled treadmill test involving increasing speeds, during which blood was taken to measure lactate levels.
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Olympic jumper, writer, and IOC member Flor Isava Fonseca dies at 99
Flor Isava Fonseca (May 20, 1921 – July 25, 2020) was among the first women elected as an IOC member. She also founded the Venezuelan Equestrian Federation, and was a prominent philanthropist.
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Sixteenth-century English books on horsemanship
Though Early Modern British horsemen, like generations of their descendants, preferred hunting to schooling, “manège riding,” “had been practiced at the English court since the early sixteenth century”.
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