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Interview with John Wright, the industrial designer behind GluShu, glue on horse shoes
in Equipment, Husbandry

Interview with John Wright, the industrial designer behind GluShu, glue on horse shoes

Horsescience.co interviewed John Wright, the UK based industrial designer and creator of GluShu, a glue on horse shoe. Nailed on horse shoes have been common for centuries, in recent times,...

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Chloe Bailey

14 Jun 2016
A preliminary study into bitted vs bitless bridles
in Behaviour, Equipment, Training

A preliminary study into bitted vs bitless bridles

Photo credit: Margo Harrison / Shutterstock.com Over the last few years, the popularity of bitless bridles has increased. This has generated alot of debate around whether bitted or bitless is...

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Chloe Bailey

06 Mar 2016
Does a rubber crumb arena topping reduce dust?
in Dressage, Equipment, Jumping, Training

Does a rubber crumb arena topping reduce dust?

Dusty environments are common when working with horses. Dust, when inhaled is not good for humans or horses and various studies have linked dusty environments to the prevalence of bronchitis...

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Chloe Bailey

26 Dec 2015
Survey of bit, noseband, spur and whip usesage
in Equipment

Survey of bit, noseband, spur and whip usesage

An online survey of 1,101 Australian riders performed by researchers at the University of Sydney aimed to investigate use of bits, whips, spurs and nosebands across disciplines. The study found...

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Chloe Bailey

24 May 2015
Saddle fit correlates with topline development
in Equipment

Saddle fit correlates with topline development

  A poorly fitted saddle may limit your horse’s back muscle development and is linked to lameness. Over a one year observation period UK researchers found, five variables that correlate...

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Chloe Bailey

17 May 2015
Racehorses in snaffle bits more likely to experience oral trauma than polo ponies in gag bits
in Equipment, Racing

Racehorses in snaffle bits more likely to experience oral trauma than polo ponies in gag bits

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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Chloe Bailey

07 Mar 2015
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