Research shows that the toxins responsible for Atypical Myopathy can pass to the mare’s milk. This can present a potential risk to the foa...

A recent study examined the effect of environmental factors on equine sleep stages, and whether this would influence cognitive performance d...

  Irish horse owners of all levels and disciplines are invited to take part in a survey to help research sport horse health. Sinead Devine, ...

Research from Poland suggests horses can smell human fear.   Agnieszka Sabiniewicza and co-workers at the Institute of Psychology, Universit...

  Recent research suggests docility and friendliness in Thoroughbred horses might be related to blood oxytocin concentration. Oxytocin, vaso...

Scientists at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have received funding for a study into the genetic risk of fractures in Thoroughbred raceho...

Strangles is one of the most commonly diagnosed infectious diseases of horses. Infection results in significant health and welfare consequen...

The Australian veterinarian-led research project, ‘Horses as Sentinels,’ has identified a new strain of the deadly Hendra virus (HeV) as the...

  We are heading for anthelmintic resistance disaster unless we radically change our ways according to a group of scientists and clinicians....

Vets and horse owners across the UK are invited to help in a new research effort to find out more about Equine Grass Sickness (EGS). The dis...

Since 2010 the Vets with Horsepower team have been raising funds for charities in their own inimitable style – travelling the world on motor...

  Horse owners and carers can help research into the underlying causes of Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID) also known as Equine ...

Less intensive deworming strategies appear as effective in preventing disease as traditional more frequent treatment regimes With the increa...

The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation has announced funding of $1,638,434 towards  12 new projects, 12 continuing projects, and two ca...

Upper respiratory tract conditions have received much attention in the causation and treatment of dorsal displacement of the soft palate (D...

The authors of a recent report warn of risks associated with administering phenylbutazone and omeprazole together. Phenylbutazone, a non-st...

An online series of equine health seminars for Western Canada's horse community, is to be hosted by the Western College of Veterinary Me...

Brooke, the international working horse and donkey charity, has unveiled an online collection of animal welfare indicators. Their website ...

Strongylus vulgaris (commonly known as the blood worm) used to be a common cause of colic before the advent of ivermectin, which proved to b...

A recent study found that heel contraction was more common in shod than in barefoot horses, but did not confirm that metal horseshoes were t...