Futile veterinary care for pets is widespread, American study finds
Establishing an ethical framework to navigate questions surrounding medical futility may help reduce moral distress, say researchers.
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The latest news and information on equine issues.
Non-fungible tokens awarded to Aachen horse show winners
The winners of the major classes at CHIO Aachen 2022 will receive an exclusive NFT that resembles the winning horse.
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Jennifer Gates among newcomers to US Equestrian Foundation board
The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation has added Jennifer Gates, Kristi Mitchem, and Ann Thompson to its Board of Trustees this year.
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Romans brought mules north into Central Europe, study shows
“The breeding of mules must have been a lucrative economic activity, considering that in the Roman assemblages studied by us, every sixth equid was a mule.”
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Efforts to save mare with life-threatening pneumonia described by researchers
“Our study highlights how the ‘one dominant clone’ concept is not an absolute in severe infection.”
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Rescued mare beats the odds to survive – with a surprise result
Rescued thoroughbred mare survives pleuropneumonia and internal hemorrhaging – and turns out to be in foal.
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Giving foals probiotics may help reduce parasite shedding
US study looks at the effect of probiotics on a horse’s parasite burden.
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#HorsesForAll as Britain seeks to break down participation barriers
British Equestrian wants to break down barriers to participation in horse sport. A research project is targeting those from ethnically diverse communities and low socio-economic backgrounds.
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Horse unhappy about needles? A topical painkiller might help, study finds
Findings show that a topical anesthetic can effectively reduce behavior reaction of horses to intramuscular injections.
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Hungary horse farms slow to adopt latest parasite control methods
“The traditional frequent anthelmintic treatments should be abandoned and replaced by more sustainable deworming programs.”
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Vaccine study in horses shows way forward in hepatitis research
Scientists say an equine model shows promise as a surrogate model for future hepacivirus vaccine research.
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FEI earns top marks in review of international sports federations
The FEI is one of the seven federations including BFW (badminton), FIFA (football), ITF (tennis), UCI (cycling), World Athletics, and World Rugby, which “stood out from the rest”, the review said.
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Ireland’s young eventers to vie for €60,000 bursary fund
The George Mernagh Memorial Fund will award training bursaries to the top three league finishers in four EI Youth league classes this year.
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Turquoise water buckets given slurp of approval by horses
Horses showed a preference for lighter-toned buckets in an experiment in Turkey.
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Queen’s horse troops the colour to win Supreme title at Hickstead
Sunbeam shines bright for Queen Elizabeth II, taking out the Supreme Coloured Horse Ridden Championship at Hickstead’s Al Shira’aa Hickstead Derby Meeting.
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At last! Ireland’s Shane Breen nabs Hickstead Derby
Ireland’s Shane Breen finally landed the Al Shira’aa Derby at Hickstead, after nearly two decades of trying.
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Updated review finds no evidence that ivermectin helps against Covid-19
The authors took out fake and poorly conducted studies. It left them with 11 studies to review.
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€500K awarded to 55 horse shows for breeding initiatives in Ireland
“The grants will support smaller regional and grassroots breeding and production show-related classes. It will also engender a culture of breeder recognition and support in Ireland.”
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Study highlights how easily EHV-1 can spread among gathered horses
Findings highlight the importance of cleaning and disinfecting stalls at events once they have been vacated, before other horses use them.
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Ireland’s sport horse breeders to share in €2m govt funding
The funding covers a variety of schemes, such as mare upgrades, X-ray screening, breaking and schooling, embryo transfer, and stallion health screening.
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