Scientists Refining the Horse Grimace Scale
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
December 6, 2018
In addition, researchers identified criteria that helps clearly distinguish a horse in pain from one that’s not in pain.
In addition, researchers identified criteria that helps clearly distinguish a horse in pain from one that’s not in pain.
Dr. Janne Winther Christensen penned an open letter to World Horse Welfare, on behalf of ISES, highlighting the importance of noseband checks for equine health and welfare, and Roly Owers, of WHW, responded.
To boot, researchers found that it’s not always easy for owners to spot ocular issues: Owners reported that fewer than 4% of the study horses had some sort of ocular disease, but researchers determined that nearly 90% of them did.
Researchers say pack mules dealt with the physical and emotional stress of a rigorous five-day journey very well, Here’s what they learned in their study.
In a recent study, Chinese researchers validated a new hair test that can detect well over 100 prohibited substances in a single analytical run, even weeks and even months after doping occurred.
After several pox outbreaks in horses and donkeys in Brazil, researchers are still working to understand how the equids got the vaccinia virus, why humans don’t seem to get it from equids, and why some equids get it in a population and others don’t.
Researchers suspected that in some cases of septic arthritis bacteria might damage cartilage canals and interrupt blood supply. And in that situation, genetics—osteochondrosis’ most common cause—would have nothing to do with the resulting lesions.
In a recently published study, researchers suggest horses still have all five digits, they’re just in various forms of development.
Researchers said that, during migrations, wild horses might be relying on memory that’s been passed down culturally or genetically from previous generations.
Safe and smart groundwork can help build the foundation for a confident, well-behaved horse.
Irish scientists recently tested a new OCD repair method that’s based on the idea of replacing the damaged tissue with healthy tissue.
Sterilizing stallions temporarily can help with feral population control, equine venereal disease management, behavior issues, and more.
Researchers know the modern domestic horse is the result of thousands of years of selective breeding. But they’re still striving to understand how and when equine breeding programs got started and evolved.
A high-fat, high-fiber “museli” mix appeared to supply sports ponies with enough energy to perform well and maintain body condition while reducing blood glucose levels after meals, potentially reducing their risk of metabolic disorders.
While some species develop a local immune response, sending special protective cells to the uterus itself, mares don’t, researchers learned recently. Rather, they appear to send those cells elsewhere as soon as semen enters the uterus. Where they go, nobody knows (yet).
The garments—depicting bones, muscle groups, and more—can help veterinary students, chiropractors, and even owners and riders better understand the structures hidden under horses’ skin, researchers said.
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