Examining urine using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR ) technique is more reliable than serology for identifying horses infected with lepto...

  Recent research suggests that bacteria may play a more significant role in chronic laminitis than previously thought. Its not uncommon...

Research from the University of Sydney questions whether the round-pen (“Join-up”) training method made famous by Monty Roberts is really as...

Compared to other head and neck positions, horses ridden in hyperflexion, or “low deep and round” are likely to be exposed to higher levels ...

Analysis of the recent Australian equine influenza outbreak has improved understanding of how the disease spreads. Researchers from Austr...

New research shows lower limb fractures in racehorses repaired under standing sedation have a similar outcome to those repaired under genera...

Shetland ponies can drop their body temperature to save energy when food is scarce, according to a study carried out in Germany. Warmblood...

The Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) in Saskatchewan, Canada, have launched a study into tick borne disease in the area. ...

A survey of equine veterinary practices in Queensland Australia has shown that veterinarians are stopping doing equine work because of ...

  The International Society for Equitation Science celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with a conference in Edinburgh, Scotland. Two d...

Research just published from the University of Sussex demonstrates that domestic horses use a sophisticated cognitive system to identify ...

Clydesdale horses would benefit from their owners knowing more about the likely causes of bog spavin, the chronic fluid distension of the ta...

New research s uggests that exercise early in life benefits musculoskeletal health. It may even have a positive impact on the future ra...

Researchers at the Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, have published the results of their work screening endangered horse breeds for the g...

It is no surprise that ponies on a restricted diet resort to eating their bedding. Wood shavings are often suggested as an inedible beddin...

Sitting in the slipstream of frontrunners is a winning strategy for jockeys, according to new research. A detailed study of almost 45...

Kanji Matsui and colleagues investigated the benefits of providing specific rolling areas for grazing horses. Their study “Do horses ...

Excavation of a burial site in southern Israel, has unearthed what is believed to be the earliest known metal bit. Archaeologists led...

Why does the zebra have stripes? Perhaps they provide camouflage in the African savannah; perhaps they break up the animal's outline mak...

Horse welfare at the Olympic Games is threatened if current trends are allowed to continue, according to the International Society for Eq...