These hooves are made for walking: So what do biomechanists say?
Dressage horses perform their natural gaits through a wide speed range, thus over‐riding the natural trigger to make a transition. What does it all?
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Conference to bring vets, farriers together in laminitis battle
Equine Soundness Professionals (ESP) is uniting the two professions on the front lines of helping horses
recover from laminitis.
The gene genie is out of the bottle, telling a powerful story about the horse
A worrying decline in genetic diversity in horses in the last 200 years covers the time of the development of horse breeds, the establishment of studbooks and extensive selective breeding.
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Donkey skin trade “short-term gain”, but long-term disaster
New research shows how the trade of skins is having a detrimental effect on the families in Kenya who rely on donkeys to support their lives.
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3D scanner successfully detects lower-leg swelling in showjumpers
Horse riders and trainers make training decisions based on visual observations of leg swelling, but these are potentially subjective and imprecise.
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Thousands of bugs to emerge in new parasite digitization project
Terrestrial Parasite Tracker aims to digitize more than 1.3 million parasites, including the likes of ticks, mosquitoes and mites.
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Huge equestrian sculpture an “important national conversation”
Rumors of War portrays a young, African-American figure dressed in urban streetwear sitting astride a massive horse in a striking pose.
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Young females seek specialist concussion help later than males, study finds
“Delayed presentation to specialty care for concussion is associated with prolonged recovery, and that is something we can potentially address.”
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Emtech dies at Santa Anita, adding to racetrack toll
Horse was euthanized on the track after breaking both forelimbs.
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Starved horse the perfect ambassador on childhood hunger trek
A rescued horse has walked across the US in an epic journey to raise awareness of childhood hunger.
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Antimicrobial resistance in equine clinics at “concerning level”
The most common sources of multiple drug-resistant bacteria were catheter insertion sites and surgical site infections.
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Experts weigh in on the biggest risk factor for common form of laminitis
The key to prevention of endocrinopathic laminitis is early identification of horses at risk.
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Legendary eventer Winsome Adante dies at 26
US Eventing Association Hall of Famer and three-time eventing Horse of the Year was a consistent performer throughout his career.
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Ongoing study explores horses’ reactions to electric vehicles
Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, was brought up to speed with the ongoing research during a recent visit to Askham Bryan College in England.
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Wild horse fertility control measures on verge of major boost in US
Senate Appropriations Committee dedicates an extra $US35 million toward the first-ever large-scale effort to implement “proven, safe and humane” control measures.
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Abnormal bony changes common in the neck of horses – study
The findings of the American study showed a high prevalence of mild grades of bone disease affected cervical and upper thoracic vertebrae.
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Hay airdrop brings aids to Texas animals in Imelda’s aftermath
Tropical Storm Imelda brought more rain and flooding to some coastal areas of Southeast Texas than Hurricane Harvey.
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Rein tension in dressage transitions explored in study
“Large differences in rein tension between the horses and riders suggests that it is possible for some riders to make the horse perform transitions with a lighter contact, and that this is a feasible goal during training.”
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Neuromas found at castration sites. Could some be painful?
It is possible that at least some of the neuromas formed will be painful, say researchers.
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Genetic insights into Britain’s only native warmblood horse revealed
“The Cleveland Bay is unique among world horse breeds and conservation is important.”
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