Horse Therapy Helps People Relax, But How Do the Horses Feel About It?
A Rutgers University-New Brunswick study finds that horses don’t mind working as part of therapy for traumatized veterans.
Midway University, KY Where You Can Major In Horses
Midway is an old town right in the center of the Bluegrass, and just on the edge you’ll find an old college. It started as the Kentucky Female Orphan School, which came along in 1849, and later became Midway College, for women. Now it’s coed and has grown into a university with 1,200 students. And…
Is Your Horse Easily Distracted? There’s a Test for That
Researchers developed and validated a test to determine how easily individual horses become distracted.
Meet Big Jake and Thumbelina: The tallest and smallest horse in the world
Just like horses that hold records for being the fastest or jumping the highest, there’s also a record set for the tallest and the shortest horse.
Study Helps Us Understand How and Why Horses’ Teeth Wear as They Do
Interesting study where Swiss researchers compared chewing patterns in six Warmblood riding horses to six heifers and six camels. What did they learn?
Heartland Puts Out Casting Call for Young Alberta girl ‘Who Speaks Her Mind’
Wanted: One outgoing blond-haired, blue-eyed Alberta girl, aged six to nine, to become a new face on the family drama Heartland.
Horses in Study Showed Dramatic Fall in Pain-related Behaviours After Going Bitless
Sixty-six horses switched from being ridden with a bit to a bitless bridle showed dramatic reductions in 69 behaviours linked to bit-related pain..
Bit Type, Bridle Style Impact Rein Tension
Which setup results in the least rein tension: Western curb bits or English snaffle bits? The answer might surprise you.
Online Short Course on How Horses Learn
How Horses Learn, an online course offered by Equitation Science International covers a broad range of topics to give you a short, but intensive, introduction to horse handling and training.
Feather River College Graduates First Equine and Ranch Management Class
“This school gets you out in nature and the teachers spend time with you personally,” on graduate said. “You can breed horses, ride them and take care of them.”