Give your horse two choices: tall grass or low grass. Which one will he choose?
That answer depends a lot on the quality and nutritional composition of the grass, according to a new study by French researchers.
Although horses select the tallest grass when the quality of turfs is equally good, their main objective appears to be efficient intake of major nutrients, espec
An ongoing spring outbreak of atypical myopathy has caused a reported 47 cases in Europe to date, according to an alert group led by Belgian researchers.
Reports of new cases continue to stream into the data being collected by the Atypical Myopathy Alert Group (AMAG) at the University of Liége, according to Gaby van Galen, DVM, MSc, Dipl. ECEIM, one of the group’s two p
When a yearling is separated for a few days from other horses for practical reasons, it’s a great opportunity to get in some good quality training with that youngster, according to a new study by French equine behavior researchers.
Yearling colts and fillies housed in individual stalls over a period of 11 days were easier to train to walk and back up on command than their coun
In the hunt for healthier horsehair, researchers in Poland claim to have found basic dietary ingredients that will improve the strength and elasticity of individual strands of manes and tails.
That horses endure significant stress while waiting to be slaughtered has often been assumed. But a new study measuring stress hormone levels now confirms that theory, according to Italian researchers.
This diagnostic tool can help equine emergency care professionals quickly diagnose colics, leading to improved pain management and more immediate surgery when indicated, according to a Belgian study.
The disqualification of Sapphire at the FEI World Cup Final in Geneva based on findings of hypersensitivity is not intended to punish but to protect, according to officials of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI).
The 14-year-old Belgian warmblood mare, equine partner to two-time Olympic gold medalist McLain Ward (USA), is perfectly sound, has no pain, and re
Ash and gases emitted since Wednesday’s eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland could pose breathing risks to anyone exposed, including horses, according to a European veterinarian whose work centers around equine respiratory disease.
We all know foals look like they’re “all legs,” and new research is honing in on the physical and evolutionary advantages of that lanky morphology. It’s all about keeping up with the herd, say the researchers, especially for migrations.
“The long legs of juvenile horses make them able to manage the lower speeds frequently necessary for migrating,” sai
Horses with allergic diseases, like recurrent airway obstruction, might have fewer parasites.
Horses are athletes, too, and according to research, they need that stretching as much as humans do.
Stallions which do not fully recover breeding capacity after temporary castration via a vaccine that works against reproductive hormone GnRH can now be assisted through daily injections of buserelin, a GnRH agonist, said European researchers.
How well a fly spray kills certain insects depends on the species of the insect and length of application.
Breed-specific growth models help fine-tune feeding recommendations for young horses in the near future.
If a horse spends most of his time standing in the same position in his stall, would you say he’s just bored? And what about a mare that threatens to bite when you approach her stall–is she vicious?
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Spanish translation of an article reviewing equine grass sickness (enfermedad equina de los pastos).
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