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Research articles on the care and training of the horse.

The novel object placed during the habituation part of the experiment. Image: Corgan et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11051383
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Spooking horses: Study highlights why riders should always be alert

May 14, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 6572 Views 0 Comments

“Even subtle changes to a familiar object can cause horses to react again,” researchers warn.

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The equestrian disciplines of the Olympic Games face special challenges relating to heat and humidity.
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Research to help horses beat the heat of Tokyo Olympics

May 12, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 3538 Views 0 Comments Olympics 2020

The Equine Veterinary Journal is giving free access to “The Special Collection: Preparing for Tokyo Olympics”, which contains 11 papers on managing equine athletes in hot and humid conditions.

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Many conformation defects can be corrected surgically if necessary, others will be self-correct with natural growth: “Most horses aren’t perfect, but most horses that are successful have reasonable conformation.”
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Risk factors for lung bleeding in jumps racing horses explored

May 11, 2021May 11, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 2599 Views 0 Comments

Increased time in training significantly increases the chances of jumps horses experiencing lung bleeding, researchers find.

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At left, a horse and rider with a bodyweight ratio of 11.96% in Britain. At right, a horse and rider with a bodyweight ratio of 24.21% in Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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The weight question: A consensus remains elusive for horses and donkeys

May 10, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 3662 Views 0 Comments

A just-published review explores one of the most important welfare questions: How much weight is acceptable for horses and donkeys?

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Light and bedding’s effect on equine sleep explored

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 Mark Andrews 3269 Views 0 Comments

Researchers investigated the effect of two different light regimes, and two different depths of straw bedding on sleep patterns in horses. They also looked at whether the differences affected the horses’ response to a memory test.

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A horse being injured as a result of wearing a head collar was reported by 31% of survey respondents.
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Hot under the collar: Risks of horse halters highlighted in British study

May 5, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 5407 Views 2 Comments

A horse being injured as a result of wearing a head collar was reported by 31% of survey respondents.

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Proposals are being sought for studies on equine behavior and colic by the Morris Animal Foundation, one of the world's largest nonprofit organisations.
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A life worth living: Insights into the care of older horses revealed in study

May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 3025 Views 0 Comments

Seven common themes in owner decision-making around older horses are identified by University of Liverpool researchers.

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Horses with higher pain scores worked with the front of their head 10 degrees or more behind a vertical position for 10 or more seconds, the researchers said.
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Study probes comfort levels of elite dressage horses

April 23, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 6017 Views 0 Comments

At elite level, most Grand Prix dressage horses studied were comfortable in their work, although there was evidence of episodic discomfort.

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The equine navicular enthesis organ: Fascial connections (arrows) between: (B) Distal digital annular ligament and DDFT.46 (C) Superficial and deep digital flexor tendons. (D) DDFT and navicular bone45.
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Lameness prevention: Is a whole-body approach to navicular disease on the horizon?

April 22, 2021 Paige LaBella 5544 Views 0 Comments

Can the equestrian community accept a different gait appearance in favor of lameness prevention? Or, will tradition and lameness prevail?

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Experienced horses are a steadying force in paddocks, study findings suggest

April 21, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 3571 Views 0 Comments

“It seems that a certain level of social transmission takes place, meaning that an experienced horse plays an important role in the regulation of fear reactions in groups of horses.”

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Trainability of horses linked to good levels of oxytocin

April 16, 2021April 17, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 5189 Views 2 Comments

Role of key hormones on horse temperament explored in study.

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Caution urged in thermal imaging’s role in assessing saddle fit

April 14, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 4443 Views 0 Comments

“The increase in thermal activity in the thoracic region found in the present study was as a function of exercise and not saddle fit.”

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Eventing horses should be monitored for bit-related injuries, say researchers

April 12, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 3014 Views 0 Comments

“Since most mouth lesions are not evidenced as bleeding outside the mouth, the bit area should be monitored.”

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Anxiety felt by some riders using the road highlighted by researchers

April 10, 2021April 10, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 2525 Views 0 Comments Rider safety

British study highlights the frequency of injuries and near‐misses, as well as the extreme anxiety felt by equestrians on the road.

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Fragile foal syndrome, a genetic disorder previously thought to be found only in Warmblood horses, has been identified for the first time in a Thoroughbred.
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International campaign seeks end of whip use in horse sport

April 9, 2021April 10, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 3988 Views 5 Comments

World Bitless Association argues that whipping a horse has no valuable contribution to racing.

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“Continuum of circumstances” a driver of Standardbred deaths – study

April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 2644 Views 1 Comment

“Mortality is not an inevitable outcome of racing and may represent the endpoint of a continuum of influences whose effects might be anticipated.”

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Acute mouth lesions seen in more that half of Eventing horses after cross-country – study

April 1, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 5764 Views 1 Comment

Bit type, breed and even the sex of the horse affected the risk of mouth-related injuries being present the study team found.

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Many riders miss subtle signs of discomfort in horses being tacked up and mounted, findings suggest

March 26, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 11500 Views 0 Comments

“It is clear that there are behaviours which occur commonly which are either interpreted as normal or which are not observed by owners.”

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You can provide a horse with shade in a paddock on a hot day, but they won't necessarily seek it out in preference to the sun.
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Sun or shade: Do horses have a preference on a hot day?

March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 7349 Views 0 Comments

Researchers in Poland explore the paddock preferences of horses for sun, shade, or a mist curtain.

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“Unwanted behaviors, 'vices', and other such problems are our horses’ only way of telling us that our behavior may be negatively affecting their welfare – and we often miss the subtler signals our horses send us”.
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The buck stops here: Getting to the bottom of this dangerous behaviour in horses

March 24, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 6875 Views 0 Comments

Retraining a horse prone to bucking needs to be slow and progressive, say researchers. “Rider safety must always be of paramount importance.”

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