Coronavirus a chance for burst of online equine education
Downtime from work or competitions is a great time to spend upskilling your riding and horse care expertise.
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Training
The need for feed: German study highlights shortcomings in stable routines
“Excessive feed intake pauses as found in the present study represent a risk of pain, suffering and harm.”
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Revealed: The secret to getting your horse on the bit, naturally
There is a way to help every horse and pony become soft and supple in your hand that is both easy and natural.
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Horse owners who show gender bias may be doing harm, say researchers
Researchers find there are behavioural differences between mares and geldings, but not under saddle.
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Cribbing collars don’t work: Here’s why
Cribbing collars may discourage the behavior, but they do not relieve the urge.
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How horses see the world: Jump colours need a rethink, say researchers
“We found that, for horses, orange has poor visibility and contrast against most surroundings.”
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Challenges in assessing equine spines highlighted in study
Clinical assessment of spinal motion in horses is part of many routine clinical exams, but they remain highly subjective.
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Study to explore muscle diseases in horses
“Muscle diseases are some of the most common health issues horses face, with more than 250,000 horses in the US afflicted each year.”
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Global thoroughbred industry making progress in racehorse aftercare
“We don’t need to bend to the will of activists, but we do need to make sure that we match the reasonable expectations of ordinary people.”
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Bit specialist speaks out over “misinformation” in FEI rules
Accredited bit fitter says descriptions in FEI and EA rulebooks of the action of some bits are incorrect.
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Researchers weigh in with study on the effects of rider weight on horses
“There are currently no strict weight limits for riders. However, we believe that horse riders should pay more attention to this problem,” say researchers.
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Inertial sensors on horses put to the test in asymmetry study
“It is reasonable to assume that not all horses will have equal hindlimb length, even if the horse is healthy and functioning normally?”
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Webinar: Working safely with donkey feet
Hour-long webinar looks at methods and techniques to enable safe hoof handling.
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Old habits and popular beliefs die hard when it comes to horse welfare – researcher
“Animal welfare opens a very interesting but a very difficult research area,” says Clemence Lesimple.
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Better preparation for road transport urged by British researchers
A significant association was found between the severity of injury and the presence of an internal partition within the vehicle.
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Training of 2-year-old Standardbreds explored in NZ study
Training patterns for 2-year-olds were similar between amateur and professional training ranks, the researchers found.
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Inhaler for horses a first for equine asthma treatment
Aservo EquiHaler the result of more than a decade of collaboration between Boehringer Ingelheim’s human pharma and animal health R&D groups.
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How do ranch horses fare after a solid day’s work?
Brazil is home to about 5 million horses, of which 72% are based on beef cattle farms.
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Visual demonstration failed to help horses learn a task, findings show
Horses in the experiment were given either a full demonstration of how to open a box containing food, a partial demonstration, or no demonstration at all.
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Wider bays appear to benefit horses being transported, study findings suggest
Wider bays, in particular, seemed especially beneficial, as horses transported under such circumstances showed fewer balance-related behaviours.
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