Warming Up Horses When Riding: Why and How
Dr. Hilary Clayton offers advice on the best way to warmup and supple your horse at the beginning of your ride.
Horses Remember You, Even When You’re On-Screen
A new study confirms not only that horses remember caretakers they hadn’t seen in months, but that they even recognized photos of them.
National Park Service Offers Wild Horse Curriculum Online
The National Park Service Cape Lookout National Seashore is offering three lesson plan units in their wild horse curriculum that are free for everyone.
Bitless Bridle vs Snaffle Bit Comparison
A treadmill study explored upper airway dynamics in horses, comparing the effects of a bitless bridle with that of a bridle fitted with a conventional snaffle bit.
The Science of Rugging [blanketing] Horses
We should not necessarily judge what ‘clothing’ our horses’ need based on how we feel for two very good reasons. The first is, of course, that the horse has a fur coat. The second is that due to its size, the horse does not lose heat as rapidly as we do. This means that at…
Is Artificial Weaning Hard On Horses?
Weaning, where a foal is removed from his dam, can be heartwrenching for both the humans and the animals involved. During traditional weaning, foals are forcibly separated from their dams at six months of age. However, left to their own devices, a foal will eventually separate from his mother on his own accord; this is…
Scoring System Finds Lameness in Horses Considered Sound by Their Owners
A recent study tested a Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram, made up of a list of 24 behaviours linked in previous studies to musculoskeletal pain. The majority of the behaviours have been shown in previous research to be at least 10 times more likely to be seen in a lame horse compared with a non‐lame horse.
Weight Loss Strategies for the Overweight Horse
Dr. Amy Burk shows how to identify an overweight horse and helps us understand the implications of obesity for the horse. She also describes a wide range of different strategies for controlling a horse’s body weight.
How to Bandage a Horse’s Wound
Learn how to manage minor leg wounds in this step-by-step visual guide.
Man Receives a PhD in Farriery
When Norman Johnson graduates from the University of Central Lancashire he will join just three other PhD qualified experts in farriery – equine hoof care. Norman, who has worked with horses since the age of 26, got the idea for doing the PhD while he was studying for a DipHE and BSc (Hons) degree in…