When do horse training methods cross the line from accepted to abusive? Despite advances in horse welfare and behavior research, abusive training still occurs.
Foal rejection can jeopardize the foal’s health—and even life—due to failure of passive transfer of immunity or severe injury.
Find out why your horse might benefit from a “dunk bucket.”
Could motion sickness make a horse reluctant to load and cause him to scramble in the trailer? Find out what the research says.
Pain behaviors in the ridden horse can range from subtle rhythm irregularities to bucking.
Researchers think certain sounds might reduce frustration behaviors in stalled horses.
After years of speculating that colic occurs more frequently in horses that crib, researchers have finally provided consistent data confirming this association.
Mares get a bad rap for recalcitrant estrous behavior, but hormones and tumors could also be at play. Learn more in The Horse‘s Spring 2024 issue.
Many situations horses face lead to chronic stress, which can result in changes in health and behavior.
What genes and coat colors are more likely to result in a spooky or reactive horse? Experts explain what we know about equine genetics and behavior.
Equine behaviorists apply a scientific lens and an analytic approach to solving behavior problems.
Can you see the signs of stress? Equine behavior experts share what to look for in your horse.
An equine behavior expert offers advice on raising and training an orphan foal to reduce future unwanted behaviors.
New research shows that veterinarians might need to allow several hours between transportation and testing for conditions such as PPID.
Learn about devices designed to measure equine athletes’ cardiac function and maximize performance.
Riders and owners might miss behavioral signs of pain in their horses. The RHpE is a scientifically validated tool for assessing pain in ridden horses.
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