A Hands-On Approach for Assessing Working Equid Welfare
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
December 28, 2017
A five-step approach makes it easier for owners to remember which basic health and welfare aspects to assess.
A five-step approach makes it easier for owners to remember which basic health and welfare aspects to assess.
Veterinarians could be able to use this baseline data to identify prelaminitic changes in Arabian horses.
Understanding body language when working with equids can improve how we interact with and study them.
Rider biomechanics significantly impact horse biomechanics, affecting performance, musculoskeletal health, and welfare.
Researchers found high degrees of heritability (up to 0.17), especially in male horses and in pacers.
After surgically debulking the tumor, veterinarians administered electrochemotherapy directly into the cancer site.
Lameness was the most common issue ride vets found, but 48% of affected horses had no further vet exams or treatment.
Blood samples revealed a 21% positive rate in breeding stallions compared to 6.7% in sport horses.
Among other results, scientists found that foals born to light-therapy mares were more mature at birth and grew faster.
Low-intensity swimming could help maintain glucose and insulin levels without putting excess strain on horses’ limbs.
Nearly 200 years after his death, scientists at the U.K.’s Natural History Museum gave Marengo a full skeletal makeover.
Zebra stripes appear to create optical illusions for horseflies and might cause them to avoid approaching altogether.
Scientists learned that horses in present-day Switzerland survived the last Ice Age and thrived for a while afterward.
In a recent study nearly half the small sarcoids found on young horses regressed on their own over several years.
Understanding the biomechanics of cues from a rider’s legs, seat, and hands could improve horse welfare, scientists say.
Nearly 75% of horses in a recent study had significant motion asymmetry but were sound according to their owners.
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