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The latest news and information on equine issues.
Study shows the importance of implementing stress-alleviating measures and management practices in breeding farms to avoid immunosuppression and occurrence of disease.
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“A more pointless cruelty you would be hard-pressed to identify, and it’s been going on for decades,” the Humane Society of the United States says.
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Two rescue ponies with rather “Austen-tatious” names are looking for new homes.
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Complex interplay of dysregulated immune-related mechanisms are involved in the development of equine recurrent uveitis, according to scientists.
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A grant to Wildlife Protection Management will enable the exploration of facial recognition technology to aid in wild horse management.
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Could birth control pills reduce concussion symptoms in female athletes?
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Professor of large animal medicine Dr Amanda House named as associate dean for academic and student affairs at the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine.
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New Zealand sport horse breeders have produced many top-notch performers, but most who are competing overseas are not being recognised as New Zealand horses. Here’s why.
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The mammals, with unusual dental features, lived about 37 million years ago.
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Careful feeding, interval training, swimming, massages, blanketing, clipping and turning out to paddocks. It was all happening 4000 years ago.
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The statues commemorate the Arborfield site’s history as a Remount Depot and Horse Infirmary, supplying some 100,000 from 1904.
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A few simple tips can help your horse stay cool when the weather gets hot.
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More people than ever have a hankering for the great outdoors. And for those wanting to get away from it all with their horse, there are a few things to consider.
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All Olympic venues to operate at 50% capacity, with a maximum of 10,000 spectators at each venue.
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“The EHV-1 outbreak in Spain was desperately traumatic for all those impacted and we were happy to be able to help ease some of the financial challenges through the fund.”
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Researchers applied the scale to 64 horses and compared their scores to those of World Cup level dressage mounts.
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Persisting concussion symptoms are thought to be complex interplay between effects of new injury and underlying conditions.
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Chronic pain, especially when evolving gradually, can be difficult to assess in horses, yet it may greatly affect welfare.
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“Many diseases that affect horses are in dire need of further research.”
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Horses show a human-like perception of the common Müller-Lyer illusion, according to researchers in Italy.
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