Mocka ur hagen varje dag – så får du bort mest. Regelbunden mockning av hästarnas hage förhindrar övergödning av vattendrag samtidigt som det hjälper till att hålla… Read more “Muck out the paddock/pasture every day (article in swedish)”
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Unique webinar – Preparing your horse for competition, with Mark Todd and Pippa Funnell
Dont miss out on World Horse Welfares webinar on Wednesday, February 17th at 7 pm, to learn from two of the world’s most successful event riders –… Read more “Unique webinar – Preparing your horse for competition, with Mark Todd and Pippa Funnell”
Join the event Hästföretagarforum at Gothenburg Horse Show April 1.
Hästföretagarforum is a seminar organized by the Gothenburg Horse Show and EuroHorse jointly connected with the World Cup competitions in Gothenburg. Focus of the seminar is the… Read more “Join the event Hästföretagarforum at Gothenburg Horse Show April 1.”
Now you can access Horse welfare repository
A freely accessible online repository of animal welfare indicators that can be used by professionals to assess and improve equine welfare has been launched by working horse… Read more “Now you can access Horse welfare repository”
Resistant form of bacterium that causes foal pneumonia spreading in the US, study finds
The evidence points to a pattern of multi-drug resistant R. equi spread and evolution directly determined by antibiotic pressure in equine farms, they said.They said their study… Read more “Resistant form of bacterium that causes foal pneumonia spreading in the US, study finds”
Diagnosis of diarrhea in foals are difficult but DNA and dogs can be a way
Dr. Nathan Slovis covers new technologies in accurately diagnosing the causes of infectious diarrhea in foals. In more than half the cases with diarrhea in foals, veterinarians… Read more “Diagnosis of diarrhea in foals are difficult but DNA and dogs can be a way”
Metabolic Predictors of Equine Performance found in Endurance Racing
The metabolitic* signatures of Endurance horses could potentially be used to predict their performance in competition, according to researchers. Alana Halama and her fellow researchers, reporting in… Read more “Metabolic Predictors of Equine Performance found in Endurance Racing”
Horses know your intentions
Horses reacted differently based on the humans’ intentions when researchers observed horses in three scenarios with unfamiliar humans. A french study shows that horses can sense if… Read more “Horses know your intentions”
Temperature microchips correlates with core body temperature, but optimal location might need investigation
Temperature-sensing microchips inserted into the muscle through the skin provided readings that correlated well with the core body temperature of horses before, during and after exercise. “Horses… Read more “Temperature microchips correlates with core body temperature, but optimal location might need investigation”
How risk factors for Musculoskeletal injuries in Thoroughbred racehorses vary for Two-year-old and Older horses, and with Type of Injury
The study team identified four factors associated with particularly high odds of injury in this population of racehorses: First-born Two-year-old Thoroughbred (who were the first-born of mares)… Read more “How risk factors for Musculoskeletal injuries in Thoroughbred racehorses vary for Two-year-old and Older horses, and with Type of Injury”
