66 thoroughbred trainers where studied in Voctoria, Australia. The researchers found that the intended training workload was not associated with trainer prize money once other factors were… Read more “Train your throughbred moderate, for greatest success”
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Showjumpers performance needs objective measurements
“The training and management of showjumping horses is still largely based on traditional beliefs instead of scientific evidence,” Katharina Kirsch and her fellow researchers noted in the… Read more “Showjumpers performance needs objective measurements”
Improve your riding skills with new sensor saddle
A Chinese company has developed a “smart saddle” to help horse riders improve their biomechanics, and it can also transmit a wireless signal when a rider takes… Read more “Improve your riding skills with new sensor saddle”
High oxytocin enhance relationsships and trainability
The temperament of horses appears linked to levels of two important hormones, according to a fresh study. Researchers at Kyungpook National University in South Korea concluded that… Read more “High oxytocin enhance relationsships and trainability”
Horses are sensitive to baby talk: pet-directed speech facilitates communication with humans
A new study provides evidence that human speech style can affect equine behavior and that pet-directed speech (aka “baby talk”) improves human-horse communication. Do you talk to… Read more “Horses are sensitive to baby talk: pet-directed speech facilitates communication with humans”
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”
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”
Event horses behaviour in warm up can indicate discomfort and failure to complete
A recent study has used a horse behavior scale to identify high-level event horses at risk of poor cross-country performance. Drs. Sue Dyson and Andrea Ellis completed… Read more “Event horses behaviour in warm up can indicate discomfort and failure to complete”
Extract from the plant Milk thistle may prove to be useful in the treatment or prevention of several inflammatory conditions in horses.
Silibinin is a natural polyphenolic flavonoid extracted from the plant milk thistle, Silybum marianum. Silibinin has been reported to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, and support the… Read more “Extract from the plant Milk thistle may prove to be useful in the treatment or prevention of several inflammatory conditions in horses.”
Curiosity seems associated with enhanced learning in young horses
An danish study, at Aarhus university, presents the first evidence of a link between object-directed curiosity and learning performance in young horses in two very different learning… Read more “Curiosity seems associated with enhanced learning in young horses”
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