The two sides of the slaughter debate
Horsetalk has carried two important pieces this week on the wider issue of horse slaughter.
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Confused about Rollkur? You’re not alone.
Are you confused about the latest findings on Rollkur / hyperflexion by the FEI?
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Allow me to introduce myself …
I’ve been an avid reader of Horsetalk for some years but have always felt the site lacked a certain – how shall I put it – equine input.
Read moreBlue Hors Matiné dies in paddock accident
Sad loss of popular dressage mare.
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New evidence rewrites time for American horse extinction
Researchers who removed ancient DNA of horses and mammoths from permanently frozen soil in central Alaskan permafrost dated the material at between 7600 and 10,500 years old.
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Hundreds at Phar Lap unveiling
Hundreds of people turned up at Timaru’s racecourse this afternoon for the long-awaited unveiling of the bronze statue of Phar Lap.
Read moreRefrigeration is best, say researchers
US and Danish researchers have found that refrigeration is the best means of storing horse dung while waiting to carry out a faecal egg count.
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Blue tongue video: Horse society demands rollkur investigation
BHS chairman asks for investigation in the ethics of rollkur (hyperflexion).
Read moreForage diet results in stable gut environment
Fewer less desirable bacteria species found in the gut of horses on a high-forage diet.
Read morePicasso horse doodle passed in at auction
Doodle drawn on a page ripped out of a 1959 book of photographs of Picasso.
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Arabian horse breeder and actor Patrick Swayze dies
US actor Patrick Swayze lost his nearly two-year battle with pancreatic cancer today. He was 57.
Read moreDeal done over 77 Arabian horses
A deal has been done which will pave the way for the rehoming of 77 Arabian horses seized from a Texas property.
Read moreUS racehorses at risk of slaughter in Japan
The Equine Welfare Alliance in the US says animal welfare group PETA may have thwarted efforts to bring racehorses home from Japan who are at risk of being slaughtered.
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Polo pony selenium levels up to 20 times higher than normal
Selenium concentrations from the polo ponies who died within hours of each in Florida were up to 20 times normal levels, the University of Florida has revealed.
Read morePrices soaring for unwanted horses
The auctions call them “loose” horses because they are run through the auction ring without riders and are sold mostly to “killer buyers”.
Read moreCelebrity twins chalk up a quarter century
The world’s oldest equine twins, Bill and Ben, have chalked up another milestone, reaching 25 at their seaside retreat in
Read moreNeglect sees return of equine skin disease
Verrucous Pastern Dermatitis eliminated from horses in the British Army during the Crimean War, but is making an alarming reappearance.
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Super pony Theodore O’Connor put down after accident
Standing at just 14.1hh, the Shetland/ Arabian/ Thoroughbred-cross gelding was the reigning Team and Individual Gold Medalist from the 2007 Pan American Games.
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Coloured thoroughbred a first for Australia
A stud in Australia has imported a thoroughbred colt whose unusual colouring is thought to be unique in the breed in the Southern Hemisphere.
Read moreWorld’s tallest horse is still growing
He weighs in at 1.3 tonnes and wears an eight-foot cover.
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