What are giant crystals doing within the cartilage cells of horses?
Presence of the crystals in mitochondria believed to be related to high mechanical stress in horse joints.
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Research
Connectedness of horse world revealed in study of Canadian dressage show
Ontario researchers set out to learn more about the potential risks of disease spread from shows.
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Nematode-trapping fungus proves effective against threadworm larvae
Laboratory tests in Iran show effectiveness of Duddingtonia flagrans
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Nay to the neigh: Do you know what your horse is saying?
Study under way to see if humans have the ability to interpret horse vocalizations correctly.
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Eye to eye: Sight problems in Icelandic horses with “Silver” mutation explored
Silver mutation delivers striking coat colours, but unfortunately can be accompanied by eye problems.
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Hairless horses: Researchers explore genetic cause of unusual syndrome in Central Asia
Study team provides what they believe is the first description in scientific literature of the condition known as Naked Foal Syndrome.
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Horses take removal of an eye in their stride, research shows
Researchers examine several important issues around eye removal, focusing on what is known as transpalpebral enucleation, a technique in which an incision is made around the eyelids, and the globe and all secretory tissues are removed within the conjunctival sac.
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Oregano extract shows antiviral action against important horse pathogen
Extract from the common herb may represent a good prototype for development of a new agent against equine arteritis virus.
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Push on for practical tool to help horse owners recognise pain from their horse’s expression
It is hoped that the findings of ground-breaking British research will be able to be applied by all horse owners.
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Horses use rhythmic chewing movements like those of ruminants, study finds
“Although horses are not ruminants, they fragment their food with the same rhythmic chewing movements as cows do during rumination.”
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Stem cells show promise in helping to heal eye injuries in horses
Researchers describe their lab experiment, say testing the procedure on live horses is warranted.
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Use of resistance bands in horse training improves dynamic stability at trot – study
“The system we tested is easy to use during the normal exercise routine of a horse, meaning it can be applied to horses of any discipline.”
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Zebras rely on memory for the route of their annual migration, study concludes
Migration routes can be efficiently protected only if we know how the animals migrate.
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Horses could benefit from more metabolomic research, say scientists
“Much more work is needed on goat and horse metabolomes to bring them up to the level seen in the bovine metabolome.”
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, can a horse recognize himself at all?
Researchers in Italy check out “mirror self-recognition” in horses.
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Gait keeper gene no magic bullet for cold-blooded trotters in Sweden and Norway – study
Inheriting the mutated gait keeper gene from both parents did not not appear to be associated with superior performance, early or late.
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New portable headset allows recording of brain electrical activity in horses
“Being able to record EEGs in freely moving animals may … considerably change the knowledge we have of brain processing in horses.”
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Therapeutic riding of value to those with physical challenges, review concludes
“Therapeutic riding and hippotherapy are a viable intervention option for patients with balance, gait, and psychomotor disorders.”
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Study of asymmetry: Is it normal, or are we missing signs of lameness in horses?
Near three out of every four warmbloods in the study had assymetric elements to their trot.
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Alzheimer’s link with contact sport concussion questioned
“The findings of the research may help us understand better the underlying pathophysiology and hopefully render in developing better therapeutics in the future.”
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