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Many conformation defects can be corrected surgically if necessary, but others will be self-correct with natural growth: “Most horses aren’t perfect, but most horses that are successful have reasonable conformation.”
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Queen Elizabeth II was on hand to watch her home-bred Highland mare Balmoral Leia win the Mountain and Moorland Supreme In Hand Championship.
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Study team explored sampling options to identify a reliable and logistically more feasible protocol during a large equine herpesvirus-1 outbreak.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s pinto Sunbeam won his class and was reserve champion, and Daydream III won the Flat Ridden Sport Horse class on the first day of competition at Windsor.
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Phase 1 clinical trial results suggest the candidate vaccine is safe, well tolerated, and induces an immune response.
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However, those hospitalized for a major traumatic brain injury may have a higher risk of developing dementia when compared to people who did not have a brain injury.
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New study provides support for connections between livestock dairying and the rise of social complexity on the eastern steppe.
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“Instead of just looking for where we can do it ‘less bad’ environmentally, we look for where we can do ‘more good’,” says Herning2022 organiser.
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Researchers checked for dairy-related proteins in the dental calculus of humans who once lived in the Altai region.
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Indiana farrier Don Hobson is preparing to celebrate his 90th birthday next month, and the 45th anniversary of the hoof care business he founded.
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Laura Collett led throughout to take this year’s five-star title at Badminton; compatriot Nicola Wilson is recovering in intensive care after a cross-country fall.
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The equine hepacivirus infects donkeys and horses in a similar way, a German study finds.
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Criminal networks are exploiting online channels and platforms to enable a trade that is sending millions of donkeys to their deaths, and smuggling endangered species.
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Special gala evening marks the organisation’s 100 years, with IOC President Thomas Bach noting the “strong standing of FEI in our Olympic community”.
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Resistin is an adipokine – one of a range of cell-signalling molecules related to adipose tissue (body fat).
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The FEI has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Grooms Association, giving grooms a voice within the governing body and at competitions.
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Restoring the true intent of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act is a worthy goal whose time has come now. The herds need to be restored to genetically viable levels in corresponding habitats to enable long-term viability.
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Dame Helen Mirren, Damian Lewis and Tom Cruise lead an all-star cast for a performance of “A Gallop through History” honouring Queen Elizabeth II that will be broadcast live from the Royal Windsor Horse Show.
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Researchers looked at short term survival rates among horses admitted to the University of Copenhagen’s large animal hospital with colic.
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The minimum time for eggs to develop into the third larval stage was between 4 and 22 days. Development of the eggs was slowest at 10°C and fastest at 30°C.
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