During exercise skin temperature under boots or wraps increases significantly–in a recent study sometimes more than 30%. Whether that leg temperature increase is good or bad, though, remains to be determined.
Wild Lone, a 13-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding ridden by Harry Meade (GBR), collapsed and died after completing a clear cross-country round at Haras du Pin.
Charlotte Dujardin, Helen Langehanenberg, and Adelinde Cornelissen speak on how they keep their top mounts happy and healthy.
There’s one discipline everyone wants to watch at the World Equestrian Games: Reining.
By studying equine teeth from different eras, researchers can see how the animals adapted to different grazing lands, as well as to domestication.
Our international reporter offers a peek of what goes on behind the stadium for both horses and people at the World Equestrian Games.
Dorado, a 12-year-old Arabian gelding from Costa Rica and ridden by Claudia Romero Chacon, ran head-on into a tree during the first loop of the endurance race and died instantly.
There can hardly be greater disappointment for a Grand Prix dressage rider than traveling all the way to WEG just to find out your horse can’t compete after all.
Our international reporter offers a look into the best moments of the 2014 World Equestrian Games’ opening ceremony in Normandy, France.
Researchers found that horses with sarcoids have elevated levels of T-regulatory, or Treg, cells–special white blood cells that play a central role in regulating immune responses.
Researchers sought the most common causes of poisoning in Swiss equids. Toxic plants and medications topped the list.
This marks the first time coronavirus has been detected in European horses. Previously, it had only been identified in the United States and Japan.
Recent research results suggest that, while modern horses are still partially “programmed” to create five toes in each foot, those four extra toes either don’t develop fully or essentially disappear during fetal development.
Researchers found that saddle type did not appear to impact movement in a group of Icelandic horses.
Our international freelancer wonders if equestrian competitions in a modern, conscientious world are reaching the borders of unethical. Find out what top horsemanship science researchers have to say.
French scientists recently completed a study that showed that paying too little–or too much–attention to a trainer can hinder a horse’s learning ability.
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