The 1971 Wild Horse and Burro Act said: “Wild free-roaming horses and burros shall be protected from capture, branding, harassment, or death”.

This silhouette, which is an outline of a real picture, is average of most training techniques; long and low, deep, round, driving aids, etc.Just add a wheel, two handles and you have a ...

Researchers in Hungary assessed that a 100cm jumping course was not particularly strenuous exercise for showjumping horses. Image by Trine Melinda Vollan Showjumping courses may be more ...

The use of straw for bedding and the feeding of dry hay cannot be recommended for performance horses, according to the authors of a just-published study. Both were significant risk factors for ...

A simple saliva test for an enzyme shows promise in identifying horse with colic pain, according to researchers in Spain. Acute abdominal disease – colics – are among the most important and ...

A new surgical technique for recurrent laryngeal neuropathy is reported to be improving outcomes for horses and helping them breathe a little bit easier. Recurrent laryngeal neuropathy, or RLN, is ...

Owners who rug their horses all year round may be compromising welfare, according to researchers, especially if inappropriate covers are chosen. Researchers concluded that some types of rugs can ...

Only slight changes to the way we say something can give it a positive or a negative spin. Can the same be said of horse whinnies? Scientists have examined this very question in a study carried ...

A Swedish study of injuries in horse-riding mishaps has left researchers wondering whether regulations and safety equipment may have reduced the number of serious injuries. The researchers ...

Older horses in a recent Australian study were found to have many more eye-related problems than their owners realised. Previous studies suggest that eye diseases are common among older horses ...

Feeding working horses and donkeys green fodder grown via hydroponics has reduced cases of colic and diarrhea and improved body condition, early findings from a pilot project in India have revealed.

Video: Shockbox captures head impacts in high school football game (listen for the phone “ping” when the player gets up) as the helmet sensor sends an alert. A new high-tech tool to assess ...