Researchers at the University of New England (NSW Australia) completed a survey of 497 Australian horse owners. 73% reported their horses eat foliage other than grass, such as shrubs, trees,...
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Do electric fences cause horses stress? This was a question examined in a study by Swiss researchers recently. The short answer – no. Horses in electrically fenced paddocks showed no...
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Weaning is a stressful time for both mare and foal. Particularly for the foal, many changes often occur at once; they lose their mother, they have a new diet, they...
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A joint study by researchers in the USA and Europe looked at whether horses respond to harsh versus soft voice cues when completing a frightening task. The researchers hypothesized that...
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A study by researchers at the University of Sydney found that Thoroughbreds sell for less and are valued for different attributes compared to other breeds sold for adult recreational riding...
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Researchers at the University of Bristol conducted a study of 194 pasture kept horses living in groups, and found that body condition score correlated significantly with herd hierarchy. Dominant horses...
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Recent research from Iceland can be added to a long list of studies which have found that horses do not learn very well by observing others. Social learning is where...
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Researchers at the University of Nottingham Trent explored the differences in stress levels and handling behaviour of horses in four different housing situations, ranging for isolated to group housing. The...
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In humans, clinical depression is diagnosed by the occurrence of a variety of symptoms. One of these symptoms can be anhedonia- the loss of pleasure. Anhedonia has been successfully modelled...
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The fast-faced turning and stopping manoeuvres of the polo may lead one to hypothesize that polo ponies would more likely suffer more mouth damage from bits than racehorses. Further, the...
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Image – Roland Thunholm/FEI Swedish researchers have recorded that as per equestrian literature, high level dressage riders engage their core and use their seat to ask for collection. Varying degrees...
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In a recent study in Sweden, three factors were found to correlate with fitness levels in show jumping horses: the average duration of all exercises, the average time spent doing...
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