Endangered Canadian horse breed welcomes new foal
There are fewer than 200 Ojibwe Horses, or Lac La Croix Indian Pony, left in the world. The arrival of a filly foal in Manitoba is cause for celebration.
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Colic the main reason for calling out horse vets after hours – study
Colic responsible for more than a third of such callouts, followed by wounds, then lameness.
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Safe haven for neglected donkeys after three charities step in
Smokey, Belle and Sophie rescued from a life of serious neglect: “This would have taken many months to develop and it would have been obvious that they were struggling to walk.”
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Chance for horse riders to “hack with their hero”
World Horse Welfare’s summer prize draw offers riders the chance to win a hack out with their eventing heroes, with prizes being offered by Zara Tindall, Pippa Funnell, Alex Hua Tian and Sir Mark Todd.
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Equine “crash test dummy” dedicated to making horse transport safer
“It is time we brought some of the developments in safety and new technology that we have in other vehicles to horse transport.”
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Hopes high for diagnostic test after key cause of early pregnancy loss in mares pinpointed
“These findings will allow researchers to develop new diagnostic tests for pregnancy losses, which would offer hope to thousands of owners of breeding mares that suffer this condition.”
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Concussion linked to heightened risk of dementia and Parkinson’s disease
Those affected by concussion usually recover within a week of injury, but there may be long-term consequences.
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Freedom at last: Idaho preserve welcomes wild horses home
Mustangs from 2019 BLM Challis roundup arrive at their new home at Wild Love Preserve in central Idaho.
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Horse manure a great addition when composting spent coffee grounds – study
Large quantities of spent coffee grounds go to landfill. The solution? Add horse manure and compost it.
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Top eventer Paul Tapner suffers stroke after horse fall
Leading rider sustains two brain bleeds and a stroke after a fall while out hacking on August 5. Recovery “will be slowly over weeks and possibly months”.
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Important cause of early pregnancy losses in mares pinpointed
The cause of early pregnancy loss in 21.8% of the cases examined in the study was identified in DNA testing.
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Equine charity backs England’s mandatory microchipping move
If horse, pony and donkey owners in England do not microchip their animals by October 2020 they could face sanctions.
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Equine mesenchymal stromal cells may prove helpful in healing wounds, findings suggest
Proteins released by these cells even managed to destabilize biofilms produced by methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
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Major jumping, eventing contests latest to fall victim to Covid-19
FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final 2020 in Barcelona cancelled, along with this month’s American Eventing Championships.
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Fate of young Thoroughbreds examined in Australian study
Researchers focused on foals from the 2014 Australian Thoroughbred foal crop who had not started training or racing as 4-year-olds.
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3D printed neck bones a revolution in equine vet training
Using 3D printed models, veterinarians can practice ultrasound-guided procedures with instant feedback. When they’re finished, the model can be melted down to remove all needle tracks and it is ready to go for the next use.
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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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