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Research articles on the care and training of the horse.

Daily schooling is not necessary to achieve desirable in the training of horses, research shows.
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Opting for a wider saddle fit isn’t good for your horse, study findings suggest

December 1, 2019December 12, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 10243 Views 0 Comments

Researchers compare properly fitting saddles with those that are too wide and too narrow. Here are the results.

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Belgian Endurance figure Pierre Arnould appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against an FEI Tribunal decision.
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Vets talk of challenges in identifying horses as lame during Endurance competitions

November 30, 2019December 12, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 3942 Views 0 Comments

Nearly all those who responded to a survey reported they had been confronted at least once by a rider or associate over the decision to declare a horse lame.

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Staci McGill is surveying horse owners, managers and riders on several different aspects of indoor arenas focused around horse and human health. Photo: Bob Coleman
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Indoor arena air quality a concern for many, survey findings suggest

November 27, 2019December 12, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 3717 Views 0 Comments

More than three-quarters of survey respondents aired concerns around dust, moisture levels and/or the lack of air movement.

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Oregon de la Vigne and Denis Mesple
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Study offers chance for owners to benchmark their horses against others

November 22, 2019December 12, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 4250 Views 1 Comment

How does your horse compare to others? A University of Sydney study will provide owners with invaluable feedback once they complete the questionnaire.

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Most British horse riders carry a whip, but see need for restrictions

November 22, 2019December 12, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 4225 Views 1 Comment

A British survey revealed 72% of respondents rode regularly with a whip when doing roadwork, hacking, schooling and or lessons.

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An Albanian farmer who suffered horrific arm injuries from a horse bite required emergency surgery and several reconstructive procedures.
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Stress in horses: The story told by saliva

November 21, 2019December 12, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 3284 Views 0 Comments

Not only did levels of a particular enzyme rise with acute stress, but the biggest increases were seen in the most stressed horses.

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Welfare state of horses revealed by their topline – research

November 11, 2019December 12, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 9685 Views 1 Comment

“These findings show that poor welfare is also associated with chronic alterations of posture, erasing the natural curves of the horse’s spine.”

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A horse opening a box after observing a human.
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Pony see, pony do: Study finds horses adept at learning by seeing

November 11, 2019December 12, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 5601 Views 0 Comments

Horses in the study learned how to open a feed box containing apple and carrot by watching a human do it.

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Armina Bridgeman
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Trainer shares 5 common myths many horse owners believe

November 10, 2019December 12, 2019 Armina Bridgeman 9403 Views 1 Comment EAS

Conscious Horse Conscious Rider Facilitator and Practitioner Armina Bridgeman shares the five most common misconceptions she sees about horses and their owners.

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As well as being annoying, flies may also carry other parasites that can infect the horse such as Habronema spp. and Onchocerca cervicalis, which can affect the skin and in extreme cases the eye.
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Face flies linked to strangles risk in horses

November 7, 2019December 12, 2019 Mark Andrews 5027 Views 0 Comments

Researchers find that flies may be an indirect transmission source of the contagious disease strangles; and do sticky fly traps help horses?

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Tight nosebands are prevalent in horse sport, and they do harm, says ISES

November 6, 2019December 12, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 6930 Views 2 Comments

They should be subject to regulation and standardized monitoring during competition, according to the International Society for Equitation Science.

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Any herbs added to a horse's diet must be chosen carefully.
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No science? No problem for horse owners when using calming products

November 5, 2019December 12, 2019 Mark Andrews 3376 Views 0 Comments

Survey indicates that equine calming products are often used by owners to calm challenging or “unruly” horses, often with little scientific basis for their action and with little understanding of how, why or, indeed, whether they actually work.

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Horses appear to have ability to smell human fear and happiness

November 3, 2019December 12, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 8507 Views 1 Comment

“These results are leading the way for further studies on human–animal communication through emotional chemosignals.”

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Dr Sue Dyson assessing a horse.
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Video course helps owners spot early signs of trouble in horses

November 3, 2019December 12, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 8842 Views 1 Comment

12-part course “How to recognise the 24 behaviours indicating pain in the ridden horse” produced by lameness expert Sue Dyson and Equitopia.

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Hot to trot: Equine heat issues researched for Tokyo 2020 Olympics

November 2, 2019November 7, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 5823 Views 1 Comment Olympics 2020

FEI-commissioned study looked into best practices and management of horses training and competing in hot and humid environments.

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Heart responses of horses with equine metabolic syndrome probed

October 28, 2019November 3, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 2892 Views 0 Comments

Horses with EMS have cardiovascular changes that affect resting heart rate and systemic blood pressure during insulin infusion.

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Horse racing at Golden Gate Fields, Albany, California. Photo: Noah Salzman CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Crucial factor pinpointed in soft-palate-related breathing problems in racehorses

October 26, 2019November 3, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 9609 Views 0 Comments

Fatigue of the thyro-hyoid muscles plays a role in this debilitating condition, according to researchers.

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Recovery from synovial infection: How do the numbers stack up?

October 25, 2019November 3, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 2430 Views 0 Comments

“Return to full athletic function after synovial infection is possible,” researchers report.

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A positive reinforcement rein: Rule-changer and game-changer for horsemanship?

October 22, 2019November 3, 2019 Fridtjof Hanson 19307 Views 7 Comments

Fridtjof Hanson proposes a new type of rein for equestrian activities, that he says is far safer and more humane than any bitted rein he has ever tried.

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Hand-held equine blood testing device gives speedy results

October 19, 2019November 3, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 5225 Views 0 Comments

StableLab can detect infections with 97% accuracy, and with 50 times greater sensitivity than a thermometer.

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