Is horse anti-collision technology the next step in car safety?

Swedish vehicle maker Volvo is working on applied scientific discipline that volition automatically break animals on the route as…

Spotlight on management of riding-school horses

Danish researchers promise their written report of the lives of riding schoolhouse horses volition ultimately enable the welfare …

Crib-biting may have a feelgood factor for some horses – researchers

Crib-biting seems to render or as well as thence beneficial feedback to horses who indulge inward the behaviour, according to Swi…

Higher placed eventers more likely to fall on cross-country – study

British enquiry has constitute that riders inwards a overstep 3 orbit are to a greater extent than probable to autumn on the cros…

Bit-related lesions common in Icelandic competition horses – study

Mucosal inflammation as well as ulceration of the bar of the mandible combined alongside pressure level lesions of the buccal muc…

Left-handed riders more likely to adopt ideal position in saddle – study

Left-handed riders may cause got the border over their right-handed counterparts when it comes to adopting the ideal spot inwards…

Researchers challenge common belief over shoeing dressage horses

A British study flora that the functioning of a dressage Equus caballus is unlikely to endure affected yesteryear beingness eithe…

Do horses prefer a friendly pat or a scratch?

Daniel Deusser in addition to Cornet d’Amour. H5N1 pat may non hold upward all it’s cracked upward to hold upward inwards the eye…

Botulism in horses: What are the chances of survival?

Horses are considered highly susceptible to the toxin produced past times the mutual ground bacteria Clostridium botulinum. The t…

X-ray study reveals hoof changes as horses age

Determination of Palmar Curve together with Palmar Metric. (A) The radio-dense business along the concave, parietal solar surface…

Broken coat colours a safety bonus for road-going horses – study

Fluorescent or reflective riding equipment tin laissez passer notice cut the gamble of almost misses on the route – equally does …

Burrowing into the traits of donkeys

Ears dorsum could dot hurting or discomfort. Photo: The Brooke Donkeys convey a reputation for stoicism in addition to an uncomp…

Is elastic fantastic? Impact of elastic inserts on rein tension assessed

Clear differences inward the tension applied yesteryear riders betwixt normal reins together with those alongside elastic inserts…

Swedish study of horse-related accidents reveals surprisingly few serious mishaps

© Mike Bain A Swedish study of injuries inwards horse-riding mishaps has left researchers wondering whether regulations as well …

Researchers seek innovative thinkers among horses

Do y'all know an equine Einstein, a Equus caballus Houdini, or a pickpocketing pony?

CT scans could be used to gauge leg fracture risk in racehorses, say researchers

Subchondral fatigue cleft dimensions were measured inwards transverse (A) in addition to reconstructed frontal bird (B) computed …

Call for revamp of dressage judging scale

Dr Andrew Mclean is calling for a revamp of dressage judging to an evidence-based scale. An creature behaviourist with a doctora…

Gender-neutral horses unconcerned by their rider’s sex – study

Horses seem to endure genuinely gender-neutral. It does non thing to them whether their human partner is woman mortal or male. Ph…

Horses under stress – can experts identify the signs?

Can equestrian professionals recognise signs of stress inwards the ridden horse?

Zebras make effort to avoid human threat during migrations – study

The migratory habits of zebra as well as wildebeests are driven, higher upward all else, past times the postulate to avoid the th…