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An Equine Simulator: The New First Horse?

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA October 20, 2016

Researchers say using a simulator could allow novice riders to train in a safe environment and safeguard equine welfare.

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Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA September 1, 2016

Pay attention to signs of poor welfare and adapt your riding and training techniques to improve your horse’s well-being.

Noseband Tightness in Competition Evaluated

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA August 25, 2016

Many nosebands were so tight that even the tip of the measuring gauge could not fit under at the frontal nasal plane.

Can We Monitor Ridden Horses’ Stress Levels Objectively?

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA August 18, 2016

A new device determines horses’ heart rate changes due to stress and “subtracts” changes due to physical activity.

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Horse Laterality, Human Handedness, and Rein Tension

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA August 11, 2016

Rein tension tended to be higher when a right-handed rider rode left-lateral horses compared to right-lateral ones.

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Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA August 7, 2016

Researchers found that training using learning theory principles can yield excellent results in weeks-old foals.

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Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA August 2, 2016

Researchers studied personality trends in draft horses, Warmbloods, and draft-Warmblood-crosses to find out.

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Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA July 29, 2016

Researchers learned that dressage horses have the greatest risk of locomotor problems, among other findings.

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Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA July 28, 2016

Horses spent less time resting at night during weeks they worked than they did during weeks they didn’t, scientists say.

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Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA July 14, 2016

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Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA July 8, 2016

Consider horses’ unique abilities and needs to carry out welfare-friendly, efficient training, one researcher says.

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Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA June 30, 2016

French researchers found that the degree of that impairment depends on training method and the individual horse.

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