For generations, essential oils and aromatherapy have reportedly offered many health benefits. Research is now catching up with their use.
Researcher: As “sharper tools,” riders should use bits for communication with horses, not pain. Training the hands holding reins attached to the bit is important.
Led by Dr. Sue McDonnell, the four-session, 16-hour course will run Oct. 9-12, 2021, and is open to veterinarians, trainers, and horse owners of all experience levels.
Understanding that horses view different sides of objects as entirely new means we can desensitize them to everyday objects from all angles for better safety and welfare, the researcher says.
Find out how to keep you, your prone-to-worry horse, and those around him safe.
An Italian study shows horses know horse faces in photos, but not faces of other animals. The finding reveals information about how horses see 2D images.
Researchers monitored mares’ heart rate responses to sounds of certain predators. Here’s what they found.
Researchers found that horses facing scary or stressful situations deal with them better when accompanied by another horse, regardless of whether the horses know each other.
Researchers found a relationship between CBD treatment and horse reactivity. Results related to CBD’s effects on movement and stride were less conclusive.
Learn what steps you and your veterinarian can take to get to the bottom of subtle horse health problems.
As you consider ways you can help your foal—and his dam—through the weaning process, examine proven methods based on research findings to formulate a plan.
Equine behavior experts say the answer depends on the work … and the horse.
Dr. Bill Vandergrift talks about leaky gut syndrome in horses during the 2021 EquiSummit, presented by Kemin Equine.
Horse owners are opening their minds, some even their stall doors, leaving behind traditional single-horse stabling in favor of more natural options such as group housing and track paddocks.
Investigators used an ethogram and cortisol testing to record stress levels in equine-assisted activity and beginner riding lesson horses.
Researchers found horses, unlike dogs, might perceive certain optical illusions similar to the way humans see them.
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