Many dogs really love what they do and show great enthusiasm for it. They can barely contain themselves before running an agility course or doing scent work. Do horses love their jobs? A study conducted in Germany with 18 warmblood horses attempted to answer this question.
Can the age-old interactions between people and their horses teach us something about building robots designed to improve our lives? Researchers with the University of Florida say yes.
Gaited horses have the ability to trot in diagonal pairs, lateral pairs and also in a four-beat trot where each leg works independently. This ability is known as quadridextrous, exactly the same way humans can be ambidextrous. There is a vast difference between the gaited and the non-gaited horse, but why are some gaited while…
Horses have been central to human transportation and agriculture for centuries. These symbols of power and speed require hoof care and new shoes every four to six weeks to stay on the job. But why?
A project by Horse Sport Ireland and British Equestrian will focus on environmental responsibility through actions and leadership practices. The two bodies are collaborating with a leading sustainability agency for a five-month project over three phases including research, mapping exercise, analysis, recommendations and a stakeholder engagement plan.
Whether horses feel like alien creatures to you or you’ve lost your confidence around equines, there are measures you can take to feel more self-assured around them. Here’s a comprehensive list of 14 strategies to feel comfortable on and around horses…
Mathematician Amandine Aftalion, has been analyzing the performances of human world champion runners like sprinter Usain Bolt. She’s found that short-distance runners tend to win when they start strong and gradually slow down toward the finish line. But in medium-distance races, such as the 1600-meter, runners perform better when they start strong, settle down, and…
Emotions in horses can be difficult to read. Horses don’t smile in the same way as humans and they can’t tell us if they are sad, miserable or in pain. So as riders and horse people, we have to learn how to figure out horses’ feelings.
Why did the Grevy’s zebra evolve with the narrowest stripes of all zebras, and the plains zebra the widest stripes? And what might drive differences in the width of stripes on different parts of the body? Researchers iat Princeton University study carried out a field experiment on the Kenyan savannah.
What looks like negative behavior can be your horse’s way of dealing with mental or physical stress. We all have our own ways of dealing with stress, setbacks, relationship woes, demanding workloads and all of the effects these discomforts bring to our minds and bodies. There are countless ways humans will try to distract themselves,…