New York’s Morrisville Equine Program Seeking Students
The Morrisville State College’s Equine Management and Science programs are seeking students for their Associate’s and Bachelor’s degree programs
Want to Improve Horse Welfare? Change Human Habits
If you’re going to change horse welfare, first things first: change the humans. Getting people to change their views and habits is a necessary first step toward improving the lives of animals. But British researchers say it’s not an easy step.
High School Students Participate in “Horsing Around With Science” Project
20 Vanguard High School students participated in the “Horsing Around With Science” project where they applied lessons learned in chemistry class to the field of equine veterinary medicine.
Enter the AQHYA Amplify Video Contest
Tell the AQHYA what the American Quarter Horse means to you in a video and enter it for the chance to win a $500 cash award and an additional $500 award to your affiliate or 4-H club.
Researchers Review Three-Day Eventing Horse Fitness Parameters
Conditioning horses for eventing’s cross-country phase is critical, especially for upper-level athletes. That’s why French researchers recently developed a way to look at horses’ individual fitness levels by monitoring heart rate and blood lactate levels during exercise.
Enter Horse Canada’s Photo Contest
This contest is open only to amateur photographers living in Canada. The theme of this year’s contest is Freedom. Three prizes will be awarded in the Open division, and one will be awarded in the Kids’ Only division (for photographers 13 and under). Deadline: November 1, 2018.
Enter To Win A Copy Of The Level 1 Horse Lover’s Math Workbook!
Giveaway! Horse Lover’s Math Level 1 workbook is a perfect book for horse crazy kids to improve their math skills as they learn about the real-world of horses.
New Study Shows When Horses Are in Trouble They Ask Humans for Help
Research Fellow Monamie Ringhofer and Associate Professor Shinya Yamamoto have proved that when horses face unsolvable problems they use visual and tactile signals to get human attention and ask for help.
The Past, Present, and Future of Equitation Science
Through good research and communication, equitation science can continue to evolve in a positive manner with the goal of improving equine welfare and horse and rider interactions.
How to Make Your Own Horse Jump Panels
These jumps use 8′ jump poles because they’re a lot cheaper than 12′ poles and smaller jumps allow more jumps to fit into a small arena. Therefore, all of the measurements are for 8′ jump panels, but if you want to make 12′ panels, just adjust the measurements.