We must speak for the horse, says endurance vet
Dr Martha Misheff says the worldwide growth of endurance and the attendant increase in the monetary value of horses and potential prize money had led to a fierce increase in competitiveness.
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Meet horse racing’s latest “blue-eyed boy”
Growing fan club for striking thoroughbred colt Southern Phantom.
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Equine infectious anemia probe in US now covers 21 states
Inquiries reveal that 240 horses were on the property at the same time as the infected animal.
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Free online course: How prepared are you for an equine emergency?
Course aims to raise awareness of keeping people safer when working under supervision at an incident involving a horse.
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Heady days of high prices a memory for Pride of Poland arabian horse sale
Parmana fetches €180,000 at this year’s Pride of Poland arabian horse sale.
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Certain personality traits linked to behavioural problems in police horses
Study in Brazil focused on 46 police horses involved in urban patrols.
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Online tool reveals lawmakers’ stance on equine welfare
Congressional Accountability Tool allows users to examine a detailed set of summaries on animal issues by state or lawmaker.
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In my mind I’m gone to Carolina, for WEG
Here we go. It’s WEG time, with all its flair and controversy.
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Canada’s horse world gets serious about concussion and mental health
Leading Canadian equine organizations form consortium to increase awareness of brain injuries and mental health in the Canadian equine industry.
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Thanks to PET, equine lameness research progressing in leaps and bounds
High-tech Positron emission tomography (PET) scanning technology is proving its worth in discovering more about hoof and leg issues in the horse.
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Challenges posed by equine flu virus explored in fresh review
The continuously evolving virus makes the control program a “‘tedious task”, say the review team.
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Equine therapy saddle wins national design award
New Zealand student Holly Wright’s Contak saddle brings the rider closer to the horse to optimise therapeutic benefits.
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Attempt under way to clone 40,000-year-old foal unearthed in permafrost
Scientists are attempting to find a viable cell that can be used for the cloning attempt.
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Frequency of use of horse training “equipment” spurs Canadian research
Research spurred by increasing interest in use of equine training equipment.
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Researchers assess threat of lions to endangered Grevy’s zebras
Researchers found that lions preyed on both Grevy’s and plains zebras (Equus quagga) far less than expected.
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Heavy scrutiny of endurance ahead of WEG in Tryon
“For many rides the competition is no longer a competition, whereby the athlete’s ability to safely manage the stamina and fitness of the horse over an endurance course is measured against the clock.”
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The migrant horse-owning community where no-one lived beyond 50
“They had been buried with the full cycle of rituals, including funerary equipment and sacrifice of livestock, sheep. Adults were mainly buried with cows, horses and dogs.”
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What Price success? Tim takes out four-star Burghley Horse Trials
Tim Price takes out the 4* Burghley title, following wife Jonelle’s successes at Badminton and Luhmuhlen.
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Antidepressant residues in dumped waste led to endurance horse’s failed drug test
US rider exonerated after showing that the drug was most likely present in grass and water at a ride site in Canada.
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Horse given anabolic steroid without rider’s knowledge, FEI Tribunal told
Fine and disqualification for rider in case, the circumstances of which were described as exceptional by the FEI.
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