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Abnormal behaviour during tacking‐up and mounting is common, study finds

January 28, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 651 Views 1 Comment

“Owners need to be made aware that these behaviours are not normal and may be a manifestation of underlying problems.”

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Make-up of gut bacteria in Thoroughbreds affected by intense exercise, study finds

January 26, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 743 Views 0 Comments

The research involved 17 healthy three-year-old Thoroughbred racehorses trained daily at Partynice Race Course in Poland.

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"Older horses were bolder than younger horses, but horses started under saddle at an older age were less bold and independent than those started at a younger age."
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Good knowledge of horses a key contributor to welfare, study finds

January 23, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 1125 Views 1 Comment

Educational strategies may prove important in safeguarding recreational horse welfare, according to researchers.

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Major risk factors for Thoroughbred musculoskeletal injuries identified in study

January 22, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 1604 Views 0 Comments

Four factors significantly increase the odds of injury among Thoroughbred racehorses, Australian researchers found.

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Beyond laminitis: The potential of regenerative medicine to deliver better outcomes

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 1736 Views 0 Comments Laminitis

“High hopes are pinned on new regenerative treatment strategies,” according to researchers.

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Risk of horse injuries during loading increases if a whip is used, researchers find

January 19, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 2371 Views 1 Comment

In half the cases of horse injuries sustained during transport in an Italian study, the handler was injured too.

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A foal showing exploratory behaviour (touching and manipulating the objects).
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Curiosity a notable factor in the learning abilities of horses, study finds

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 2039 Views 0 Comments

Researchers present the first evidence of a link between object-directed curiosity and learning performance in young horses in two very different learning tasks.

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Palm Beach Equine Clinic’s board-certified internal medicine specialist Dr Peter Heidmann obtaining a neuromuscular biopsy with a Bergstrom needle.
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How neuromuscular biopsies can get to the root of muscle disorders in horses

January 14, 2021 Beth Lawler 1386 Views 0 Comments

Neuromuscular biopsies can help look below the surface of a horse’s skin to evaluate, diagnose, and provide treatments without making a single cut.

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Nearly all Queensland Thoroughbreds in study successfully moved to new careers

January 13, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 1541 Views 0 Comments OTTB

“There is a need for traceability and accountability for these horses to ensure that their welfare is maintained in their new careers.”

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Dirt surfaces showed higher rates of forelimb injuries compared to other surfaces, while hind limbs were more likely to experience a fatal fracture on turf than on dirt, the researchers found.
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Track factors in fatal leg fractures in racehorses explored

January 10, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 1974 Views 0 Comments

Dirt surfaces showed higher rates of forelimb injuries compared to other surfaces, while hind limbs were more likely to experience a fatal fracture on turf than on dirt.

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Horse compliance affected by the sex of the handler and rider, researchers find

January 9, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 4187 Views 0 Comments

“The differences found between male and female horse handlers suggest that sex is an important factor to consider when understanding equine behaviour.”

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Some bacterial gut changes seen in colic cases related to feed withholding, findings suggest

January 8, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 1944 Views 0 Comments

“The effect of withholding feed should be taken into consideration when interpreting data on the equine faecal bacterial microbiota in horses.”

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Neurologic or musculoskeletal origins identified in cases of sidewinder gait in horses

January 7, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 2151 Views 0 Comments

The condition often has a poor prognosis for function and life, the researchers said.

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A fence constructed using MIMclips at Cornbury House Horse Trials in 2020.
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Frangible tech now mandatory for international cross-country jumps

January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 2055 Views 0 Comments Eventing safety, Rider safety

The FEI has decreed that all international level cross-country jumps made after January 1, 2021 must incorporate frangible technology.

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Mineralisation of a neck ligament not related to head shaking in horses – study

January 4, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 2623 Views 0 Comments

Mineralisation of the longitudinal odontoid ligament appears to be quite common, but the study findings suggest no link to head shaking.

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Horse won’t go? Too many riders may have left it confused, frustrated, or unresponsive

January 1, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 2556 Views 0 Comments

Horses with multiple riders were more likely to be unresponsive to leg and whip cues, compared to horses with fewer riders, researchers found.

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‘Senior’ performance horses may need a little more TLC

December 24, 2020 Beth Lawler 2174 Views 0 Comments

Periodic preventative care checkups, performed at least bi-annually, can be key to catching many age-related conditions and diseases that owners may not notice in their everyday care because of gradual onset.

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Stereotypies were most common among the 27 horses boxed individually without access outside and without contact with other horses
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Role of horse housing conditions in emergence of undesirable traits seen in Italian study

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1936 Views 0 Comments

Researchers set out to evaluate oxidative stress parameters in the horses in relation to their housing conditions, presence of stereotypies, age, sex and breed.

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Horses are herd animals, but as individuals they experience different costs and benefits associated with group living.
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Horse pastures: How do part-time farmers stack up against their full-time counterparts?

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1930 Views 0 Comments

Paddock-level management and farm structure were key drivers in the quality of grasslands in the German study, not socio-economic factors.

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Horses provide several in-hand clues to potentially dangerous ridden behaviours, study finds

December 19, 2020December 20, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 12034 Views 2 Comments

Findings highlight the importance of effective and humane in-hand training. Horses who are well-behaved in-hand will likely be better behaved under saddle.

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