Beating the heat: When is it too hot to ride your horse?
If it is too hot, it may be dangerous to exercise your horse, experts warn.
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Research
Brain-wave monitoring shows promise in monitoring horses under anesthesia
“Even though it has been used to assess depth of anesthesia in many animal species, the validity of its usage is still not clear.”
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Make-up of one gene points to racing success of Arabian horses, say researchers
Horses with two particular variations of a particular gene were found to be more likely to finish first or second, compete in more races, and collect more in stakes.
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Getting to know horses a critical element in training vets, say researchers
“In order to keep students safe during equine practicals, these results highlight the necessity of teaching basic equine behavioural concepts and observational skills beforehand.”
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Better welfare outcomes seen in domestic-level endurance
Six seasons of endurance in NZ analysed, in a look at the sport at a largely amateur competition level.
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Bisphosphonate use in horses: Scientists call for more research
“Interestingly, bone mass has not been measured as an endpoint in any published equine study of bisphosphonate safety or efficacy.”
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Head injury risks from biking, horse riding and skateboarding highlighted
Children in sports such as horse riding, skateboarding and bike riding are more likely to sustain serious head injuries than those playing contact sport.
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Helmet-wearers take more risks, study suggests
“The significance we associate with a helmet automatically has a cognitive effect that is also measurable in the brain.”
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Lack of trust an issue for several sports in Australia, survey shows
Research carried out in June identified the 10 sports in Australia generating the highest levels of distrust.
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Have wheels, will travel: The highly mobile nature of horses described in study
Snapshot of horse movements in a Canadian study highlight the highly mobile nature of horses.
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Horse manure aids breakdown of engine oil in soil, researchers find
A mix of horse manure and fertilizer was without question the most successful soil amendment tested in a Canadian study.
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Boning up on anatomy: Plastic horse bones might be the way of the future
Researchers print some plastic horse bones. Here are the results.
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German researchers delve into toxins in pastures
Scientists say the risk of horses, cattle or sheep being affected by toxins can be reduced with relatively little effort, with plant diversity the key.
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Polo by the numbers: Here’s what GPS technology reveals
Increased cardiovascular, anaerobic and speed based physiological demands on polo ponies as playing level increases, study finds.
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Bone-related swelling detected in 44% of horses in study
The next step is to determine whether these changes are associated with bone micro-damage, linked to serious racehorse breakdowns.
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Equine therapy benefits patients, but how do the horses cope?
Study team set out to investigate whether such therapy work created negative or positive emotions in horses.
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The great escape: Houdini skills of horses laid bare in fresh research
“Within the range of locking devices in frequent use for restraining horses, we found no clear cognitive limit to horses’ ability to open them,” researchers reported.
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Mysteries of hoof development and deformities explored in new study
“We are excited to see where this may lead.”
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Do facial whorls on horses harbor secrets about behavioral traits?
Facial whorls may be related to temperamental traits, if oral accounts from generations of horse owners prove to be true.
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Helmet performance could be improved, researchers suggest
“Despite the benefits of helmet and vest usage, there is evidence to suggest helmets do not perform as well as they could,” say researchers.
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