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Research articles on the care and training of the horse.

Care & Training News 

A question of degrees: Have the textbooks been astray on equine body temperature?

January 17, 2019January 29, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 5646 Views 0 Comments

Researchers aim to examine more horses to obtain a more definitive answer.

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Headshaking in horses: To date, the simplest solution is most effective

January 11, 2019January 25, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 24836 Views 6 Comments

Much remains unknown about the condition and the response to treatment remains variable, a scientific review notes.

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The Equestrian Art: It’s time to bring it into the 21st century

January 7, 2019January 15, 2019 Jean Luc Cornille 10347 Views 1 Comment

The solution is not integrating new knowledge to old beliefs. The solution is questioning old beliefs in the light of new knowledge.

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Archived digital footage proves valuable in rider safety research

December 17, 2018December 20, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 4877 Views 2 Comments Rider safety

Footage is being used to digitally re-construct the speed, velocity and impact of falls in detail as part of work to improve rider safety.

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A British study has shown that high rider-horse bodyweight ratios can induce temporary lameness and discomfort.
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Big rider, small saddle a bad combination for horses

December 11, 2018December 19, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 6520 Views 1 Comment

“The key is to ride a horse of suitable size and fitness and to make sure that the saddle is fitted correctly for both horse and rider.”

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Horse pain often obvious, even to the untrained observer

December 11, 2018December 19, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 5830 Views 0 Comments

“Horses in pain may be silent, but behaviour is their voice and we need to listen and be receptive.”

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Subtlety in motion: Science brings equestrian art to new level

December 10, 2018December 19, 2018 Jean Luc Cornille 6783 Views 0 Comments

Tensegrity, integrity, elastic energy, force transport, are the new words of the equestrian art.

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Para dressage rider Susanne Jensby Sunesen of Denmark on CSK's Que Faire at the World Equestrian Games in North Carolina, USA. © FEI
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FEI takes steps to make dressage judging fairer

December 7, 2018December 11, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 6304 Views 0 Comments

Dressage Judging Working Group makes recommendations to provide a fair judging system.

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Gallop Equine has created a prototype of the SmartBoot, expected to retail for about $1000.
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Heels down! “Smart” riding boots a real buzz for riders

December 5, 2018December 8, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 8914 Views 0 Comments

SmartBoot aims to help riders correct old habits.

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Results of the latest study into magnesium indicated that neither the magnesium nor the aspartate had a consistent effect.
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Magnesium may not help horses keep calm and carry on

December 5, 2018December 8, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 9841 Views 1 Comment

“It may be wiser to focus on training and habituation to stressful situations to help manage reactive behaviour, rather than to rely solely on magnesium-based products.”

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Wearable technology has the potential to detect training fatigue in horses, researchers suggest.
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Rider weight: Researchers hope study will cast light on thorny issue

November 27, 2018December 1, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 6326 Views 0 Comments

Twenty volunteer riders in Danish experiment wore progressively heavier weighted vests.

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Care & Training Culture Reviews 

Military equitation still informs the modern rider

November 19, 2018April 14, 2020 Alane Alchorn 10895 Views 0 Comments History

Combined volume offers new insights into 18th-century equitation and its timeless application.

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Very few horses need rugs in summe
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Applying a blanket rule: Are you over-rugging your horse?

November 13, 2018November 17, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 13125 Views 0 Comments

A horse’s optimal temperature range is very different to that of humans. When we use ourselves as gauges, we risk over-rugging our horses.

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The unpalatable truth: Bits are linked to a host of behavioral and breathing issues

November 10, 2018November 24, 2018 Dr Bob Cook 30454 Views 17 Comments

“There is ample evidence that a bit endangers the life of both horse and rider.”

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Findings suggest that an obese mare’s uterus could be less able to adapt to cyclic changes and provide an optimal environment for pregnancy.
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Online horse sales: Buyer beware, but more oversight needed – charity

November 5, 2018November 9, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 4448 Views 0 Comments

In an investigation last year, Blue Cross found 28% of all adverts used terminology that implied the horse was not straightforward, needed work, was young and inexperienced, or displayed behavioural problems.

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Stress from the introduction of a bit not always apparent, say researchers

October 31, 2018November 6, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 4262 Views 0 Comments

The stress identified by researchers could be difficult for most people to identify, as the horse may not show visible stress behaviours.

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Irregular passage. The "Saut de Pie" or "Magpie jump", a not uncommon difficulty.
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From vision to science: The evolution of classic equitation

October 30, 2018November 2, 2018 Jean Luc Cornille 8907 Views 1 Comment

“I believe the true classical masters would embrace this information as a much better explanation of what they felt, but had only the language of their day available to them to use to explain.” 

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A study in Denmark examined bit-related lesions in 342 competition horses.
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Only skin deep? That old chestnut of saddle fitting – and chestnut horses

October 23, 2018October 25, 2018 Jochen Schleese 12845 Views 0 Comments

Horses that suffer from chronic poor saddle fit usually have skin changes that lead to chronic skin dryness and nerve tissue atrophy with the resulting lack of response.

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Care & Training Health 

Straight from the horse’s mouth: New dental guides for vets, owners

October 18, 2018September 29, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 7319 Views 0 Comments

Equine vet association says knowledge shortfall in equine dentistry is “being slowly remedied by the vast array of fundamental research recently published”.

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Some people in the study achieved an accuracy of more than 80% in assessing the smells.
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Muscular disorders common in athletic horse breeds

October 11, 2018October 14, 2018 Erica McKenzie 7888 Views 0 Comments

Disorders of the muscular system cause poor performance and in some cases, death; yet in certain groups of athletic horses, 5% to 25% of individuals have heritable muscular disorders.

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