Researchers recently studied the genetics of white leg and face markings, and they’ve learned that these features are the result of complex genetic processes.
Are top dressage horses routinely performing the “perfect passage” as defined by the FEI?
The change could threaten 80,000 horses’ lives and put more than 6,000 horse industry employees out of work.
The deadly disease atypical myopathy has claimed hundreds of equine lives in Europe over the past few weeks.
A second blood sample analysis has confirmed the presence of a banned substance in a New Zealand eventing horse during his victory at the 2013 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials in September.
Governing officials are exploring ways to reduce hurdles for horses crossing country lines.
If you’ve ever considered your horse to be your “better half,” you’re not alone. Norwegian and American researchers recently found that riders and horses can enter into a unique state of interspecies “co-being” with one other.
Some horses in slaughterhouses Brazil and southwest China are infected with T. gondii.
Recent study results suggest that up to 15% of horses in Brazilian slaughterhouses and 30.5% of those in southwest China could be infected with Toxoplasma gondii.
The simulator is designed to let veterinary students master injection skills before working with a live horse.
Dressage rider Isabell Werth received a six-month suspension after her horse tested positive for cimetidine.
At least 10 horses died after consuming acorns, according to a treating veterinarian.
Researchers are studying how well racehorses’ subchondral bone stands up to repeated pressure.
Icelandic veterinary authorities criticized a trainer’s demonstration as “contrary to equine welfare.”
While EMPF is considered a rare disease, researchers found that it appears to be related to a very common one.
Researchers recently confirmed that feral horses appear to ‘shop around’ based on population density.
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