
Moving Forward: Dressage Training Considerations for Equine Welfare
A scientist highlights the importance of equestrian sports uniting and adopting science-based training methods to improve horse welfare beyond the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.


A scientist highlights the importance of equestrian sports uniting and adopting science-based training methods to improve horse welfare beyond the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Olympic equestrian teams rely on tailored veterinary care to optimize horse performance and manage health, ensuring peak condition for the Games.

Elite eventing rider Boyd Martin describes conditioning for Olympic horses, focusing on physical and mental preparation for Paris 2024.

Many Olympic horses will fly part of their journey this year, with veterinarians and elite grooms ensuring a smooth, more tranquil experience than traveling by truck.

Here’s how officials plan to keep international equine athletes safe from infectious disease in Versailles.

What is ‘the good life for horses’? FEI officials and equine welfare experts weigh in on equine well-being ahead of the Olympic Games.

Learn about 5 reasons to use complementary therapies such as acupuncture and chiropractic for your horse and the research behind them.

Follow these 12 tips to improve your horse’s welfare while on stall rest for injury or illness.

Find out what researchers are learning about the biomechanics of the barefoot hoof.

When do horse training methods cross the line from accepted to abusive? Despite advances in horse welfare and behavior research, abusive training still occurs.

Use this list of annual preventive care exams to help you keep your veterinary documents organized and up to date.

Recent study results show this treatment for osteoarthritis might benefit horses in both the short and long term.

Learn where biosecurity understanding is lacking among horse owners and what you can do to protect your horse from infectious diseases.

Insect bite hypersensitivity can negatively affect horse health and welfare. Find out what treatments researchers are developing to help horses with sweet itch.

Researchers think certain sounds might reduce frustration behaviors in stalled horses.

Scientists say equine veterinary hospital staff are largely receptive to using systemic pain assessments, although there are barriers to address in this process.
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