Although horses can doze standing up, they have to lie down to experience deep (rapid eye movement - REM) sleep, because of the profound m...

A recent study has identified factors associated with an increased risk of falls during the cross-country phase of eventing, and has suggest...

Concerned about the impact of climate change on equine welfare in the racing industry? Here’s your chance to have a say.   An online questio...

Rutgers University Equine Science Center’s annual Horse Management Seminar will be held in a virtual format this year over three Tuesday eve...

  Thoroughbred racehorses have been bred with one purpose in mind – racing. It is often thought that their temperament may result in erratic...

Horse owners can take advantage of a series of free nutrition-themed webinars, thanks to SPILLERS™. The first webinar, to be held on 20th Ja...

  Sarcoids are the most common skin tumour in horses. It is estimated that 6-7% of horses in the United Kingdom are affected.   Currently th...

  Fragile Foal Syndrome (FFS) is a lethal genetic disease of connective tissue which has been reported most frequently in Warmbloods. Howev...

Yukon Photo credit Tyler Murchie Prehistoric horses survived longer in North America than previously thought, according to a new study. Rese...

Is there a cheaper alternative to the traditional endoscopes used for examination of the upper respiratory tract (URT) of horses? Flexible e...

Horses with Grass Sickness have differences in the population of fungi (“mycobiota”) present within in the gut compared with healthy horses,...

In the ongoing quest to make racing safer for horses, researchers have been looking for a blood test to identify horses at risk of catastrop...

In a podcast recorded recently, Dr. Kelly Diehl, Senior Director of Science and Communication at the Morris Animal Foundation spoke to Drs. ...

  Standing flank laparotomy may be a suitable option for surgical treatment of some cases of equine colic, a recent study has concluded. The...

Initial indications are that betulinic acid may prove to be a useful topical treatment for early-stage melanomas in horses.   Melanomas are ...