New Research on Horse Eyesight Could Improve Racecourse Safety
The way horses see the world is almost entirely differently to that of humans — from the distances they can see, to the colors they can process.
5 Practical Research-Based Horse Feeding Considerations
What should I feed my horse? Equine nutritionists look both to research and their own experience to answer this question.
Understanding Horses in Their Own Language
Anyone familiar with horses knows the overriding importance of body language for them. Horses communicate much more through postures, gestures and expressions than they do with their vocal cords.
Canada’s Horse Day 2019 National Drawing Contest
Canadian youth between the ages of 3 and 16 can enter Canada’s Horse Day 2019 National Drawing Contest for the chance to win exciting prizes!
Scientists Are Attempting to Clone a 42,000-year-old Horse
Researchers from Russia and South Korea are in the process of cloning a 42,000-year-old horse that has been extinct for around 4,000 years. The young horse, which was only about two weeks old when it died, has been almost perfectly preserved in the frozen soil of a Siberian crater.
Herd Make-Up Crucial to Happy and Stable Horses
A study published this week in the journal Animals explores how the make-up of groups affects the welfare of horses kept at pasture, finding that certain combinations create higher aggression levels.
Do Horses Like to be Scratched or Patted?
Have you ever wondered if your horse prefers to be scratched or patted as a reward? Well, a group of scientists in England had just that thought. The issue of patting versus scratching hadn’t been previously addressed in scientific studies. Here’s what they found.
Art Meets Science: How a Horse Jumps
A Cheltenham Festival Gold Cup-winning jockey and an expert in equine biomechanics break down what happens each time a horse jumps.
Do Horses Get Motion Sickness?
Could motion sickness make a horse reluctant to load and cause him to scramble in the trailer? Find out what the research says.
Equine Science Class Allows All Science Majors to Work with Baby Horses
Cal Poly students of all majors are able to take the Foaling Enterprise (ASCI 290) course.The department’s materials describe the class as having students actively participate in multiple components of mare care, 24-hour foal watch, assisting with foaling, and all aspects of neo-natal care. After the birth of the foals, students handle and halter-train them while…