Equine Science Update
Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Free webinars from Marion duPont Equine Medical Centre

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  The   Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center   has announced a series of “Tuesday Talks” over the next few months.   Topics to be cover...
Thursday, January 26, 2023

Effect of back flexion on kissing spines

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(c) Nicole Ciscato Dreamstime.com The importance of considering the horse’s posture when examining for kissing spines was highlighted by a r...

Potential new marker for joint infection

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(c) Virginia Dreamstime.com Synovial infections, involving joints and tendon sheaths, are a potentially serious condition in horses. Early d...
Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Measuring weaning stress in foals

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Foals take at least three weeks to adjust to weaning according to recent research. (c) Rookie 72 Dreamstime.com A study in Germany followed ...
Thursday, January 19, 2023

Use of blankets in North American horses

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(c) Nicole Cascato Dreamstime.com Blanketing horses in the winter is a widely used, but fiercely debated practice. Healthy horses maintain t...
Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Long-term treatment of PPID

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Long-term use of pergolide to treat horses with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID -or Equine Cushing’s disease) produces clinical ...
Sunday, January 15, 2023

Horses Inside Out Conference

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  There’s still time to get tickets for the Horses Inside Out Annual Conference.     Back this year at the Holywell Conference Center in Lou...
Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Does early castration affect foals’ development?

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Male horses are generally castrated to make them easier to manage. Traditionally equine castration (or gelding) has been carried out at the ...
Monday, December 26, 2022

Could analysing saliva help detect Equine Gastric Ulcers?

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( c) Dahlskoge Dreamstime.com Gastric ulcers are widespread in horses – studies have found ulcers in around 60% of sport horses, and in up t...
Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Free webinar to update on Horse-Human Interaction research

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(c) Photojogtom Dreamstime.com A free webinar on the work of the   Horse-Human Interaction Lab at Texas Tech University   will take place on...

Antibiotic use in equine practices in the UK

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(c) Monika Wisniewska Dreamstime.com Equine vets are not doing enough to limit the development of antimicrobial resistance, according to a r...
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Sunday, December 18, 2022

Steaming hay can lead to protein deficiency

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  Hay can be treated with steam to reduce the horse’s exposure to inhaled allergens that cause respiratory disease. Steaming kills potential...
Saturday, December 17, 2022

Help wanted for Canadian quarantine research

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( c) Anna Cvetkova Dreamstime.com Horses travelling to competitions present a risk of bringing infections back home. At the event they encou...
Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Horse training survey

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(c) Silviu-florin Salomia Dreamstime.com How do you train your horse? Ella Bartlett at the University of Bristol is conducting an online sur...
Sunday, November 27, 2022

Common drug could increase risk of sudden death in racehorses

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(c) Donald Blais Dreamstime.com A drug that has been widely used in Thoroughbred racehorses in North America could increase the risk of sudd...
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