Codes of Practice for the 2014 equine breeding season have been published by the Horserace Betting Levy Board. The Codes set out voluntary r...

Australian vets and scientists from CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)  have given a surprise Christmas g...

Ensuring that mares have access to roughage throughout the day and night has beneficial effects on reproductive efficacy according to a re...

Injecting medication directly into the joint is a common procedure for treating injuries in competition horses. It carries a risk of introdu...

A new research project aiming to help horse owners reduce the impact of laminitis is being undertaken by the Animal Health Trust (AHT) ...

Although microchips are widely used for identifying horses throughout Europe, there is still some resistance to their use, with questions be...

Ever wondered what's involved in providing a top quality arena surface, or wanted to know more about the materials to use? Here's...

Worming only those horses that need it can be cost effective, even taking into account the cost of performing faecal worm egg counts, accord...

Respiratory or cardiovascular arrest in outdoor animals poses a huge challenge to veterinarians. Ventilation equipment is generally hard to ...

Infrared thermography is increasingly being applied to investigate the cause of lameness in horses.  The equipment is easy to handle and t...

Wounds to the lower limbs of horses can prove challenging to manage.  Recently there has been a growing interest in the use of honey in such...

Laminitis continues to be a significant welfare problem of horses and ponies, causing widespread suffering. Investigations into the underlyi...

Horses have evolved to spend much of the day grazing. However, modern systems of horse management often restrict the time available. This ...

Some horses display stallion-like behaviour despite appearing to have been castrated. Before embarking on exploratory abdominal surgery, how...

US veterinarian Doug Thal has developed a new smartphone app to help horse owners with equine health matters. The aim of the app is not to...

Scientists in Western Australia have been investigating the anthelmintic effect of various plant extracts. In a laboratory investigation, ...

Wearing lights when out riding on roads could be safer than wearing reflective or fluorescent clothing according to research presented at ...

Researchers in the UK have turned their attention to the use of the whip in show jumping, to see whether it is associated with improved perf...

Researchers have constructed the DNA from a 700,000 year old horse fossil from the far north west of Canada, which has challenged the accept...

Superficial digital flexor (SDF) tendon injury is a common cause of wastage in National Hunt Thoroughbred (TB) horses – leading to trainin...