Early-handling programme helps ease Thoroughbred foals into careers
New Zealand programme has worked with more than 2300 foals in more than 18,000 training sessions.
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Brain injury blood test to help concussion sufferers return to play
Latest concussion research outlines new blood test to brain injury biomarkers; traumatic brain injury (TBI) associated with an increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease; and women have a longer recovery period than men.
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Two endurance horses competing in Middle East fail drug tests
Provisional suspensions imposed on the horses and riders.
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Doctors and vets get together to fight pony’s rare cancer
Bob the pony has chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and in an equine first, human drugs are being used to treat it.
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International charities step in to help improve equine welfare in China
The Donkey Sanctuary and World Horse Welfare join forces in new partnership with the China Horse Industry Association and the Chinese Veterinary Medical Association.
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Safety with horses focus of Aust national conference
People.Horses.Culture conference in Adelaide suitable for “anyone who supervises interactions between horses and people”.
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Horse racing continues to dominate Australia’s betting market
Analysis shows that racing – whether horse racing, harness racing or greyhound racing – still commands nearly 75% of the Australian betting market.
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Generous donors step up to help Spanish horse rescue
Eight-month fundraising effort garners €12,000 needed to buy a replacement mini digger for the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre.
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Big push to develop effective vaccine against equine herpes virus infections in horses
“It can strike any horse at any time so a vaccine will be of global welfare benefit to all horses.”
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Keen as: Equine research the winner as stallion owner “gives back”
Donegal Racing donates the proceeds of two 2018 seasons to Keen Ice to the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation.
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Wild horses may soon have their day as BLM begins wildfire ground fuel abatement test
Using wild horses to graze grasslands to help reduce wildfire risk may not be too far in the future, as the BLM starts a project using cattle.
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Innovative vaccine effective in treating horses with chronic allergy issues
“We specifically targeted the main triggers of insect hypersensitivity, the eosinophils.”
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Airway disease in racehorses found to be more common than thought
“We expected to find that the majority of the animals would have normal airways, with only a small number actually affected with the disease, but that was not the case.”
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Queen’s horse show goes retro as Windsor gears up for diamond anniversary
Windsor Show began as a half-day event to raise funds to buy Hurricanes and Spitfires for the Royal Airforce.
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Iron Age breeders likely influenced lack of stallion lineages in modern horses
Selective breeding has left us with little variation in DNA passed down through the male line.
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Vets back the value of inertial sensors in lameness evaluation in horses
“Using inertial sensors to detect and measure lameness in horses is evidence-based veterinary medicine.”
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“Special” Windsor for Queen with top show horse’s retirement ceremony
2017 Supreme champion Barbers Shop to bow out at Queen’s own show.
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Online survey of horse owners explores equine back problems
“Hopefully this research will set a solid base for further research and eventually help in preventing the onset of equine back problems.”
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Innovative surgery helps horses with debilitating breathing condition
“This is a truly impressive advancement to an existing technique in equine surgery.”
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Scruffy urchin April now thriving; new homes sought for pony trio
“Her condition was so poor that had she not come to us when she did it’s unlikely she would have survived much longer.”
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