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“It is important we embrace change, continue to be inventive and nimble in the delivery of our sport so we can ride the waves of uncertainty instead of being overpowered by them.”
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Results suggested that the telephone triage of colic cases, and the identification of potentially critical cases, is currently unstandardised within British equine practices.
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Certified Journeyman Farrier Sean Elliott cautions against trimming to get the ‘perfect hoof’, and shares his tips for promoting hoof health and pitfalls to avoid.
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“We suggest that horses are animals that can create a positive first impression and a therapeutically favorable space for adolescents.”
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Biosecurity measures are ongoing in efforts to contain the outbreak of the deadly disease.
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The Glasgow Equine Hospital and Practice at The Weipers Centre, based at the University of Glasgow Garscube Estate campus, will service horse owners around the northern side of Glasgow.
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Overweight animals are at higher risk of this deadly disease and the seasons during which the grass is growing are the most dangerous.
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Horse owners like to think that trace minerals in horse dung become valuable fertiliser. But could they leach away and cause problems?
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François Robichon de la Guérinière invoked Cavendish in the immensely influential 18th-century treatise École de Cavalerie (1733) as “the greatest expert of his age in the matter of horses.”
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Testing of ancient DNA largely rules out Asia Minor, according to researchers, who suggest the focus should be on the Black Sea region.
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Researchers used a drone to lead free-roaming horses into a corral, and it worked. They say it may provide a lower-stress, more repeatable option of capturing feral horses.
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Horse vaccinations against the deadly virus surged in the area following confirmation of the nation’s southernmost case.
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New directors and new premises for the Traditional Gypsy Cob Association (TGCA), based in Britain.
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The horse-related grants from the Morris Animal Foundation will support research teams at 13 universities and institutions.
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Geneticist Ricki Lewis reflects on the arrival of the little Przewalski’s horse, who brought back memories of her encounters with his kin in her youth.
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Painting of 1936 Derby winner Mahmoud among works from the collection of the Aga Khan to be sold in Paris.
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“The inadvertent deformation of bones in the horse’s head for competitive advantage is difficult to justify on ethical grounds.”
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Equus Foundation dedicates award to Samantha Calzone, 23, who died a year ago in a riding accident.
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The decision to spray is a subjective process depending on many factors, including weed pressure, invasiveness and toxicity, cost, forage value of the weed and the ability to restore the pasture stand.
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“The results suggest that the colostrum of Quarter Horse mares may contain more protein and be less dense in energy when compared to other breeds.”
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