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.
Health and Exercise Science Student Studies Horse Gait and Movement for Equine Therapy
Colorado State University has partnered with My Heroes, a hippotherapy program out of Atlanta and Fort Collins, to help individual patients meet their treatment goals through the use of therapy horses from the Temple Grandin Equine Center. The CSU program also allows for students to get involved with the therapies of local patients, giving them…
Rough Magic: Riding the World’s Loneliest Horse Race
Somehow, against all the odds, Lara Prior-Palmer became the youngest person and first woman ever to win the Mongol Derby. What made her so sure she was ready, when she was totally unprepared? Here’s an excerpt for Lara’s book, Rough Magic: Riding the World’s Loneliest Horse Race.
How Technology Reshapes the Horse Racing Industry
Equestrian sports have often been at the forefront of science and technology, as breeders, trainers and riders alike search for new ways to increase performance and efficiency.