Your horse might be terrified of a flapping flag or a rotting tree stump. But would she react to howls of a wolf or growls of a hungry panther, the real threats of her not-so-long-ago ancestors? A new study says yes—but it depends on where those ancestors came from.
Baylor University researchers are in the midst of a two-year long study of using a mechanical horse to help children with autism improve their motor and social skills.
A horse always looks better when it ‘pops’. This means the horse has its ears forward, eyes bright and it looks lively and alert! To do this, there are several tricks you can use.
Researchers investigated the degree to which boots and wraps impair convection cooling—potentially damaging tendon cells—during exercise.
Researchers have successfully used photographs and videos collected from camera traps to make welfare assessments of free-roaming wild horses. The researchers were able to identify a majority of the horses captured by the cameras, having applied a previously developed protocol for scientifically assessing the welfare of each animal.
For centuries, horses have been drawn on the walls of caves, hung as paintings and tapestries on the walls of castles and carved into the earth on the side of mountains. They are a symbol of strength and beauty, and have been connected to and admired by humans around the world. Here’s how to create…
When fed and managed properly, horses can benefit from alfalfa’s high nutritive value. But is it right for your horse? Learn about some common things to consider when feeding this forage.
Seven mathematical formulae for estimating the body weight of horses from simple measurements have been put to the test by researchers in Poland. Accuracy varied among the formulae tested, and different breeds had a major influence on the results, the study team found.
Learn about how rain during harvesting can affect hay quality and whether you should feed rained-on hay to your horses.
Humans have a long and storied history with horses, from workers to companions, and this relationship is often one of love and affection – at least on the human side. Researchers from Linköping University, Sweden, set out to examine whether horses were actually capable of forming attachment bonds and reciprocating their owners’ affection.