Big, well-muscled Thoroughbred foals can be produced using high-fiber diets, say researchers
Results of study dispel industry belief that feeding high levels of fiber to foals will produce pot bellies and not sustain growth rates.
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A 48-million-year-old ancestral horse like you’ve never seen before
Scientists create a life-like reconstruction of Propalaeotherium voigti, and painstakingly recreate its skeleton.
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Dressage records topple at Burgham horse trials
Izzy Taylor and Monkeying Around did not have long to enjoy their record score, with Ros Canter and Laura Collett smashing it the very next day.
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Hopes high that new riding simulator will benefit children with autism
Scientists and engineers will use a $US600,000 grant to study the effectiveness of the simulated riding device.
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Role of bone microdamage in racehorse leg fractures highlighted in study
Researchers in California set out characterize bone abnormalities that precede proximal sesamoid bone fractures and determine if pre-existing issues are linked with these fractures.
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Zebra stripes brought into focus in fresh research
Is the so-called aperture effect from zebra stripes responsible for confusing parasitic flies? Not so, according to researchers.
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Earliest known art in British Isles included horse depictions – study
“The engraved stones are firmly domestic art – this may have been important as people moved back into northern Europe towards the end of the last Ice Age.”
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“Waterless” horse arena footing up for environmental award
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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Profound changes in gut microbes seen in ponies suddenly switching between hay and grass
A rapid swap from hay to grass may present a higher risk of gut problems compared to an abrupt switch from grass to hay, researchers found.
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Could changes to Thoroughbred training help reduce the risk of race fractures?
“With so many Thoroughbreds breaking their legs this way, we thought there must be a way to predict and prevent it.”
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Chicago zoo welcomes rare Grevy’s zebra filly foal
Lincoln Park Zoo announces the birth of a filly foal by Wester and from Adia. Grevy’s zebras are an endangered species.
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Sensors used to pinpoint key differences between advanced and recreational horse riders
Overall, novice riders showed a more chaotic muscle distribution in their riding, researchers reported.
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Protection, respect sought for Ethiopia’s working donkeys
“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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How we found Europe’s oldest bone tools – and what we learned about their makers
The importance of the so-called “Horse Butchery Site” in England, inhabited by humans nearly 500,000 years ago, is explained by archaeologist Matt Pope.
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Sad loss of popular eventing horse Arthur, 21
Ridden by Allison Springer, Arthur had been retired in 2017 after developing heart problems.
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Horses at low risk of Covid-19 infection, but we need to know more
A point of continuing concern for many in the industry is whether SARS-CoV-2 is capable of infecting and perhaps causing disease in horses.
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Horse butchered 480,000 years ago helps unravel the lives of extinct humans
The team worked with a reconstruction artist to bring the site and its social complexity to life.
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New organiser sought for Britain’s Blenheim Horse Trials
Tenders being considered for the running of the 2021 event, previously run by British Eventing.
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Historic find in Scotland provides insights into use of horse harness 3000 years ago
Archaeologists traced the remaining outlines of leather straps attached to the metal harness components, providing insights into how the harness was employed.
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America’s wild horses face elimination in govt’s “path forward” plan
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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