Temporomandibular joint changes could cause pain as well as behavior problems and poor performance in horses. Or not.
Equine dental anatomy and issues are unique to horses, and they deserve special scientific analyses as well as consideration at home. A German research team took a closer look.
German researchers found foals can spontaneously correct their own overjets (parrot mouth) within a year. However, they also found that foals born without overjets can develop them within the first few months of life.
Study: Equine parvovirus-hepatitis, a virus causing fatal liver disease that spreads via vaccines and plasma, has a high prevalence in Germany and probably other European countries.
Derived from donkey skin, ejiao is used in traditional Chinese medicine. Demand for donkeys to meet its growing popularity has put the equids at risk.
Intraocular gentamicin injections might be less costly and less invasive alternatives to vitrectomy in horses with early stage ERU, also known as “moon blindness.”
Do you scold your horses for door-kicking and pawing if you’re late to feed? Then you might not fully recognize the welfare implications of off-schedule feeding.
High-tech measurements support master saddlers’ tree width standards.
While adding up to 25% more rider weight didn’t negatively affect the horses in this study, researchers cautioned that it could in the long run.
A group of Welsh mares with limited past human interactions exhibited signs of stress and relaxation in response to respective “angry” and “joyful” human facial expressions and sounds.
How to offer good will to horses and their people.
Every day with horses is a gift, but nothing is quite as magical as a girl getting her dream horse for Christmas.
A steady nutrient supply of mare’s milk is crucial for the functioning of intestinal cells that produce incretins, which in turn influence energy regulation in neonates.
What is a crooked horse? Our sources describe several kinds of crooked horses and how you can help.
Smartphones and social media make sharing negative moments with horses—in context or not—easy. How the general public responds can have a lasting impact on the equine industry.
Mandatory headgear, banned bitless bridles, imposed endurance rider weights, and frangible device requirements for eventing jumps are among new FEI rules.
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