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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‘Environmental stewards of our countryside’: research highlights positive impact alternative grazing systems can have
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‘Massive and powerful’ medieval warhorses thought to only be ‘pony-sized’, says new research
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Sacroiliac pain in horses: new research reviews rehab journeys of past 20 years
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Concerns over showing judges’ ability to identify overweight and obese horses
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Equine antibodies could boost the fight against Covid-19
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‘They don’t go to hospital unless something’s hanging off’: research shines light on equestrian-related injuries
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Worrying inconsistencies in force needed to break headcollars and safety devices
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Longer turnout may mean reduced risk of equine injury
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More education and guidance needed to reduce headcollar-related injury risk
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Study finds answers on horses who can’t sweat
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Body image a significant issue for riders, study finds
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More euthanasia discussion needed as equine mental health not taken into account *H&H Plus*
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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’”
