Care & Training

“These other breeds can have their shortcomings, but what it really boils down to is the quality of the training. You may lose points in the walk compared to a warmblood, but if you can hit all the markers and get all the details right, you’ll be just fine.”

Study in Denmark examined bit-related lesions in 342 competition horses.

Study finds that some microorganisms don’t make it through the proximal gastro-intestinal tract, and enteric protection should be considered to improve viability.

Researchers in Vienna review a case series involving injuries to the tarsus (hock) in horses.

Study in Poland employed 19 warmblood leisure horses, exercising in temperatures around 24 degrees Celsius.

“People spend a lot of money building these facilities. We want it to be something that lasts for decades.”  

Company receives funding for final development of a robotically controlled imaging system that can capture CT and radiographic images of a standing horse.

“In many cases, the complexity of respiratory disorders makes the full diagnosis under field conditions inapplicable,” say researchers.

Equestrian Australia recommends that the maximum load that a horse is expected to carry should not exceed 20% of the horse’s approximate weight.

Scientists at an American University converted standard horse wear into an e-textile, enabling monitoring of key vital signs.

Horses can be afflicted with gut pain in any season, but the cold weather months are a challenging time – especially with impaction-related colic.