Welfare state of horses revealed by their topline – research
“These findings show that poor welfare is also associated with chronic alterations of posture, erasing the natural curves of the horse’s spine.”
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Pony see, pony do: Study finds horses adept at learning by seeing
Horses in the study learned how to open a feed box containing apple and carrot by watching a human do it.
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Fake rhino horns made from horse hair could save endangered African icons
“Our artificial silk and horsetail rhino horn mimic did rather well in our comparative analyses.”
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Trainer shares 5 common myths many horse owners believe
Conscious Horse Conscious Rider Facilitator and Practitioner Armina Bridgeman shares the five most common misconceptions she sees about horses and their owners.
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Eyes are a window to a horse’s soul, its eyelids a pointer to stress
Canadian study links eyelid blinks and twitches to stress in horses.
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Flu’s journey from horses to dogs: It all began in Florida
This host-range shift from equine to canine hosts is unique, say researchers, because it occurred from one mammalian host to another.
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Aust vets call for national horse register
Australian Veterinary Association asks the Australian government to implement a nationwide welfare standard and register to protect the welfare of all horses, not just racehorses.
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Face flies linked to strangles risk in horses
Researchers find that flies may be an indirect transmission source of the contagious disease strangles; and do sticky fly traps help horses?
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Tight nosebands are prevalent in horse sport, and they do harm, says ISES
They should be subject to regulation and standardized monitoring during competition, according to the International Society for Equitation Science.
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Survival of Endurance rests on crucial vote, says advocacy group
“These proposals are not perfect, but an important stepping stone to finally get Endurance under control and build a sustainable future for it, within the FEI.”
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Plains zebras unlikely to spread African Horse Sickness in controlled zone, study finds
There simply aren’t enough plains zebras within Western Cape Province to pose a significant risk, researchers find.
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No science? No problem for horse owners when using calming products
Survey indicates that equine calming products are often used by owners to calm challenging or “unruly” horses, often with little scientific basis for their action and with little understanding of how, why or, indeed, whether they actually work.
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Toll rises with the death of another horse at Santa Anita
Mongolian Groom the latest casualty at the famed track in California.
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Journal provides free access to equine locomotion research
Equine gait analysis has many practical applications beyond lameness assessment and to support and improve equine health and performance, the Equine Veterinary Journal (EVJ) is giving equine vets free access to the latest research on the topic.
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Horses appear to have ability to smell human fear and happiness
“These results are leading the way for further studies on human–animal communication through emotional chemosignals.”
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Video course helps owners spot early signs of trouble in horses
12-part course “How to recognise the 24 behaviours indicating pain in the ridden horse” produced by lameness expert Sue Dyson and Equitopia.
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Hot to trot: Equine heat issues researched for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
FEI-commissioned study looked into best practices and management of horses training and competing in hot and humid environments.
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New control plan for wild horses is a good deal, says HSUS
“We and other parties set aside our differences to secure the long-term future of wild horses and burros.”
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Rescued horse doubles back to guide mates from path of California fire
Horse’s effort to help mates captured live on television amid wildfire evacuation.
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Australian coroner calls for greater restriction of veterinary drug
Coroner recommends lethal drug be reclassified, but Australian Veterinarian Association says that won’t solve the vet suicide problem.
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