Care & Training

Many local authorities do not employ a single animal welfare officer, a parliamentary group has found.

Firocoxib Tablets for Horses contain the same active ingredient in the same concentration and dosage form as the approved brand name drug product, Equioxx.

Researchers in Texas found that horses given a commercial CBD oil product showed lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

The smell of peppermint generated the greatest intererst in a study involving four distinct odors.

ISES conference to host a focus group with the FEI’s new independent Equine Ethics and Wellbeing Commission.

Japan’s Laboratory of Racing Chemistry is the sixth to be appointed as a Reference Laboratory for the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities.

All-in-one horse management app named a finalist in iAwards for tech innovation.

The level of self control found in a grazing species surprised researchers, but it varied greatly between individual horses.

Associate professor and equine expert Dr Kris Hiney talks about how misinterpretation of equine behaviors can have a significant impact on health and welfare.

Researchers say current welfare assessment tools could be adapted to better reflect a horse’s view on its quality of life.

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) panels in wash stalls, isolation stalls, tack rooms, feed rooms and ceilings make for quick clean-up and low maintenance, manufacturer says.

A new study shows that horses and ponies who eat less when strip grazed move around as much as those in a field.

“I’m not saying we’ll immediately find the perfect track condition, but we are measuring and documenting and will be publishing our results.”

A large amount of heat is produced while exercising. Heat needs to be appropriately regulated and removed from an exercising animal via sweat and air movement. If heat is not removed, core body temperature increases.

The aim is to determine whether genetic or environmental factors are more important in the durability and longevity of racing careers among Standardbreds.