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“We’re working with hosts that already have the necessary experience and required infrastructure in place to organise world-class equestrian championships,” FEI secretary-general says.
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“The equine veterinary sector is committed to responsible stewardship; sales surveillance data shows that sales of horse-only antibiotics has fallen by 4.3 tonnes (64%) since 2017 and 13.6 tonnes (85%) since 2014.”
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“The free-range housing system hastened recovery in Standardbred trotters, contradicting anecdotal claims that it delays recovery.”
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Disturbances to gut microbiota leading to illness still need to be defined more precisely in horses, according to scientists who investigated current research on the equine gut microbiome.
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Australian Veterinary Association says the current catastrophic bushfires in New South Wales and Queensland, plus those earlier this year in Victoria, reinforce the need for immediate implementation of a national horse register.
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The Belgian rider could not reasonably have known or suspected that the equine cooling gel he used on his horse contained a controlled medication.
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Medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) to be prohibited in horses in USEF competition from December 1, 2019.
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French researchers set out to learn more about the use of the senses in postural control among a group of 10 expert horse-riding women who specialized in dressage.
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Nicole Walker tested positive for benzoylecgonine, a prohibited substance under the FEI’s anti-doping rules for human athletes.
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Leading names in the horse world will debate questions of responsibility for equine welfare at World Horse Welfare’s annual conference.
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New collaborative workspace for more than 155 employees will service the organization’s 145,000 members, 11 breeds, 18 disciplines, and 20 affiliates.
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Catastrophic fire warning issued in New South Wales, and a State of Fire Emergency declared in Queensland as dry conditions fuel bushfires.
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“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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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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“Our artificial silk and horsetail rhino horn mimic did rather well in our comparative analyses.”
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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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Canadian study links eyelid blinks and twitches to stress in horses.
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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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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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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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