Study: Equestrians’ Views Vary on What Constitutes Good, Bad Horse Welfare

Researchers say these differing views have a lot to do with peoples’ personal beliefs and experiences. This indicates that horse welfare is still very subjective, which is why there’s a real need for reliable welfare evaluation tools with objective scoring, they said. THE HORSE (Posted by Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA | Sep 27, 2018 | Horse…

Horses can learn to tell us what they need (with signs)

This is not big news to anyone who has lived with horses. They let you know what they want alright, if you tune into them. But this is fun and should wake at least a few humans up how smart horses are. My horses will no doubt be highly amused when I tell them about…

Horses and humans share facial expressions, study says

Cross-posted from the Christian Science Monitor According to a new study, horses use a wide range of facial expressions as social cues – much like humans do. Researchers have identified 17 discrete movements, many of which are also used by humans, despite obvious differences in facial structure. They published their findings Wednesday in the journal…

Jockey Club urging potential Salix study

Cross-posted from The Blood-Horse by FRANK ANGST The Jockey Club has called on leading industry organizations to come together to conduct a Salix study that would examine the timing of administration on the medication used to prevent exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage. At the June 17 meeting of the Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council, member A. Gary…