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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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*
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Research finds tail pull therapy may reduce back pain in horses *H&H Plus*
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Genetically modified horse embryo tech could be used to enhance performance
The main applications for genetic modification in horses would be likely to focus on “disease resistance, genetic disease reversion and sportive performance improvement”
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Study questions tight noseband ethics after bone damage found
Researchers asked two independent vets to look a sample of 144 mature warmblood cavalry horses
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What’s new in the vet world? The latest research on equine skin allergies *H&H Plus*
Skin allergies are in the spotlight as Peter Green MRCVS rounds up the latest research news
