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Landmark wins for horse welfare advocates in massive US spending bill

December 30, 2020January 4, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 2511 Views 1 Comment Doping, Slaughter, Soring

Crucial measures in omnibus spending bill signed into law by the US president, with racing to get a gold standard anti-doping program.

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Jim and Scott swimming the horses in a pantano to cool off.
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How an epic horse ride captured a photographer’s adventurous spirit

December 30, 2020January 1, 2021 Louise Parkes 2988 Views 0 Comments

Jim Hollander’s work as a photographer has taken him to hotspots of conflict all around the globe including Ethiopia, Somalia, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Liberia, Iraq, Kosovo and the Persian Gulf — but his most treasured memory is that of a 1000km horse ride across Spain.

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A radiograph of a hind hoof.
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CT best for finding horse hoof injury sources, researchers find

December 29, 2020December 29, 2020 Mark Andrews 2022 Views 0 Comments

CT was the most effective imaging modality for identifying foreign objects in horse hooves, compared with MRI and digital radiography.

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Carriage horses at Pariser Platz, Berlin.
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German tapeworm study shines spotlight on prevalence of parasite

December 28, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2549 Views 0 Comments

Four methods of detection were used. Wide-ranging results were obtained.

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The 5th annual Equine Industry Symposium focussed on Resilience: Rethinking, Restructuing, Re-evaluating due to Covid-19 brought together horse communities from around the world.
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Horse industry leaders converge for post-Covid-19 ‘rethink’

December 28, 2020December 28, 2020 Kaitlyn Graff 2499 Views 0 Comments

Annual symposium goes online to explore the equestrian industry amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Smartphone-based ECG tech a useful tool for horse vets in the field – study

December 27, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2835 Views 1 Comment

A smartphone-based electrocardiogram device is tested in field conditions by researchers in northern Italy.

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Chess and horse sport share one common element: The expensive part

December 27, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2276 Views 1 Comment

Good mounts can be costly to obtain in horse sport. The same goes for knights in chess sets.

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Tennessee zoo welcomes endangered Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra foal

December 26, 2020December 26, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1927 Views 0 Comments Zebras & asses

Foal’s arrival just before Christmas the result of years of planning by Zoo Knoxville.

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£2.7m boost for British equestrian sports on the road to 2024 Paris Games

December 26, 2020December 26, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1692 Views 0 Comments Olympics 2020, Olympics 2024

“This is still a sizeable investment and I’m grateful to the public who loyally play the National Lottery, which in turn allows us to turn funding into performance and inspire the next generation.”

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Remarkable depictions of ancient South American horses found in “Sistine Chapel of the ancients”

December 25, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2475 Views 0 Comments History

“The ice-age horse had a wild, heavy face. It’s so detailed, we can even see the horse hair. It’s fascinating.”

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Horse racing at Golden Gate Fields, Albany, California. Photo: Noah Salzman CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Jockey Club steps up racehorse aftercare efforts

December 25, 2020December 25, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1643 Views 0 Comments OTTB

Jockey Club adds ability to place contact details for those willing to provide aftercare assistance onto a racehorse’s digital certificate.

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Pandemic losses reduced as British Dressage aims to ‘build back better’

December 25, 2020December 25, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1566 Views 0 Comments

Estimated million-pound loss reduced to £200,000 after changes at head office and around the regions.

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‘Senior’ performance horses may need a little more TLC

December 24, 2020 Beth Lawler 2115 Views 0 Comments

Periodic preventative care checkups, performed at least bi-annually, can be key to catching many age-related conditions and diseases that owners may not notice in their everyday care because of gradual onset.

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Culture News 

Climate change destroyed river civilisations, not Genghis Khan’s horsemen – study

December 24, 2020December 29, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2399 Views 0 Comments History

“Our research shows that it was climate change, not Genghis Khan, that was the ultimate cause for the demise of Central Asia’s forgotten river civilizations.”

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Ten British equestrians sought for new ambassador roles

December 24, 2020December 26, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1487 Views 0 Comments

Feed manufacturer Spillers is seeking British 10 riders to be part of its new ambassador programme.

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Medical grade honey reduces risk of surgical site infections after colic operations, researchers find

December 23, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2212 Views 0 Comments

Just the single application had significantly decreased the prevalence of incision-related infections in the study horses.

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Horseracing Safety and Integrity Act would create a national framework to rein in illicit drug use and create uniform racing safety standards across the country.
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Lawmakers pass US racing reform bill bringing national anti-doping and medication standards

December 23, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1659 Views 0 Comments

The passage of the bill puts the sport’s medication and safety policies in the US on par with those of other major racing jurisdictions around the world.

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Delays expected in post-Brexit horse shipping to Europe

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1973 Views 0 Comments

The EU will recognise all UK studbooks once the post-Brexit transition period ends on December 31, but British Equestrian is recommending delaying trips until the new process is “bedded in”.

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FEI Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland is a Minergie certified building - a Swiss standard indicating low energy use.
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FEI’s new jumping director “tailor made” for the role

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1185 Views 0 Comments

Spain’s Marco Fuste, one of the best-known figures on the international showjumping circuit, will take up the role of Jumping Director on February 1, 2021.

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Stereotypies were most common among the 27 horses boxed individually without access outside and without contact with other horses
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Role of horse housing conditions in emergence of undesirable traits seen in Italian study

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1815 Views 0 Comments

Researchers set out to evaluate oxidative stress parameters in the horses in relation to their housing conditions, presence of stereotypies, age, sex and breed.

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