Sun or shade: Do horses have a preference on a hot day?
Researchers in Poland have described a study in which they explored the paddock preferences of horses for sun, shade, or a mist curtain.
What is a Horse Feeling? New mobile Brain Wave Reader Could Tell
Scientists say they’ve been able to detect feelings in living animals. Researchers have devised a new, mobile headband that detects brain waves in horses, which could eventually be used with other species.
Thousands of Hours of Horse Observations Behind New Equine Discomfort Ethogram
A catalogue of 73 behaviors that point to physical discomfort in horses has been laid out by two equine specialists, who have dubbed it the Equine Discomfort Ethogram.
How to Tell a Horse’s Age by His Teeth
Horses’ teeth can give owners an idea of how old their animal is, but it is not an exact science. This article provides a great description and explanation to estimate a horse’s age.
Enter a Wild Horse Themed Writing Contest!
The Wild Beauty Foundation is hosting a writing contest with a theme of wild horses for youth between the ages of 10 and 18. A grand prize will be awarded to one middle-school (ages 10-14) and one high-school grade (ages 15-18) author. Top-five finalists in each category also will be named. All winners will have…
Horses Pick Out Images of Other Horses, and Even Sheep
Horses in an Italian study showed an ability to identify life-sized head shots of their own species, and were later willing to pick out the images of a sheep instead of a horse to obtain the food reward.
Horse Skills Behind a Good Piaffe Explored by Researchers
The piaffe is acknowledged as one of the hardest movements performed by dressage horses, in which the animal raises and lowers alternating diagonal limb pairs while remaining in place. For a horse, it is an artificial movement that requires balancing skills, and is required to be performed in place only at the highest levels of…
Do Horses Develop an Attachment Bond With Their Trainer?
In an ideal world, horses would be more motivated to respond to the cues of their handlers in stressful situations than giving in to their inherent fear response. In practice, many riders have found this is not always the case.
Kentucky Derby Museum Offers FREE Cultural Pass
The Kentucky Derby Museum is offering FREE General Admission to Cultural Pass ticket holders. General admission includes: two floors of self-guided museum exhibits, our 360-degree immersive film: The Greatest Race, and a 30-minute Historic Waking Tour of Churchill Downs. June 1 – August 8, 2021, Tuesdays and Sundays, all day!
Science Identifies Stand-out Features of the Best Showjumping Horses
The muscle activity in the powerful hindquarters of showjumping horses has been laid bare in a just-published study. Three-dimensional kinematic measurements (relating to the geometry of motion) offered data into fundamental muscle activity patterns of selected superficial equine muscles during the jumps, delivering findings that agreed with scientific literature on the functional role of equine…