Horse research
Keep up to date with our reports on the most recently published horse research across a wide range of topics from equine behaviour to veterinary care, feeding methods to training techniques, riding safety equipment to horse clothing and tack.
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More education and guidance needed to reduce headcollar-related injury risk
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Study finds answers on horses who can’t sweat
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Body image a significant issue for riders, study finds
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More euthanasia discussion needed as equine mental health not taken into account *H&H Plus*
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Study aims to investigate links between excess rider weight and back pain in horses
“This will help create an understanding of the factors that create back pain, how significantly rider weight influences back pain, and how owners recognise the cause of the problem”
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Thermal scanning for saddle-fitting should be ‘treated with caution’, research finds *H&H Plus*
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Horses over 25 years may have chronic laminitis without outward signs, study finds
Owners and vets need to be aware of the increased probability of sub-clinical laminitis in older animals, even in the absence of a PPID diagnosis
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Owner’s pledge to help colic research after mare’s ‘traumatic’ death
“I feel like she died for nothing, so I want to do something so it’s not”
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Viable equine herpes virus survives on bedding for 48 hours, study finds *H&H Plus*
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Research finds over half horses studied had mouth lesions after cross-country
The research queried whether “sex-based stereotypes” may be behind the increased number of lesions seen in mares
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Self-proclaimed Facebook horse ‘experts’ know the least, study finds [April Fool]
“When things got really heated, I wanted to throw in comments like ‘turmeric’ or ‘bitless’”
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New ethogram to improve understanding of equine discomfort behaviour *H&H Plus*
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How the human-horse relationship affects our most important decisions *H&H Plus*
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New research adds weight to riders’ calls for drivers to pass wide and slow
A ‘considerable proportion’ of equestrians experience road rage as well as vehicles passing close and fast, new research has highlighted
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Horses’ social behaviour could influence their weight, survey finds
IT is hoped the research has provided information to help in the fight against obesity
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$425,000 system to rate riding helmets in development
The money will go towards independent research at the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab, which is working to establish a sport-specific helmet rating system (Equestrian STAR) to help boost rider safety
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Welfare charity’s survey aims to assess impact of fireworks on horses
“Horses have a natural and innate flight response; and we know some fare badly when local fireworks are set off and we are hoping to understand the national picture in greater detail”
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Horses may not form specific bonds with owners, study suggests
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How lopsided is your average horse? Researchers find out... *H&H Plus*