Managing Horse Wounds: To Bandage or Not to Bandage?
When managing horse wounds, should you wrap them or let them “air out”? Researchers are working to determine whether bandaging or not bandaging is a better option and in what circumstances.
Do Facial Whorls on Horses Link to Behavioural Traits?
Generations of horse owners have suggested that acial whorls may be related to temperamental traits. To find out if this is true, scientists have investigated the heritability of forehead whorls – an important step towards learning more about any relationship they may have with temperament.
Finland’s Hobby Horse Championships
400 contestants at a sports arena in Finland show jumped, barrel raced and pranced in a dressage competition. They just didn’t do it with live horses. The highlight the event came as Marie Karkkainen of Finland scored the country’s new hobby-horse high jumping record, leaping over a bar set at 1.41 meters (4 feet, 7…
Online Horse Behavior and Safety Education: Is It Effective?
Online classes are now the norm in education, but can they assist in promoting safety to horse lovers?
How to Safely Switch Your Horse’s Hay
Here’s what you need to know about how to make a change in your horse’s hay or forage safely and effectively.
Virginia Tech Graduate Takes Love for Horses Around the Globe
Hanna Bartnick loves horses and adventure — and she got to combine the two in her academic career and beyond at Virginia Tech. To get to graduation, Bartnick took a winding, grinding journey where she worked hard and got her fill of adventure along the way, traveling across continents on horseback. The journey is encapsulated…
Obesity Epidemic in Horse and Ponies
The ongoing problem of obesity in equines is not a recent one, but the increase in affected horses and ponies, mostly found in the leisure industry in some industrialized countries, had now become a globally recognized welfare concern. Should show judges shoulder some of the blame?
Horse Emotions, Human Beliefs, and How They Drive Care
Researchers found that many owners believe horses have emotions—even complex ones. However, the paradox, they say, is that people continue to act in ways that cause presumably negative emotions in horses.
Tight Spaces: Horse Farm Design for Limited Acreage
When you’re constructing a horse farm and have limited land, design and layout are critical to maximizing your time and resources. Download this free report for tips on how to design a functional farm on what land you have.
Pain Under Saddle: Recognizing Horse Behaviours
Ridden horses can show a series of behaviours which indicate discomfort, according to researchers, but observers need to be able to recognize them to tackle the cause.