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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New rotationals falls research is a ‘vital’ safety step
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Calls for riding hat testing to more closely reflect ‘real-world’ falls *H&H Plus*
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Riding with unlevel stirrups can affect horse’s movement, research finds *H&H Plus*
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What’s new in parasitic disease research? *H&H Plus*
Research into parasitic diseases produces more questions than answers, finds Peter Green MRCVS
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How university and college research is helping the whole industry *H&H Plus*
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Calls for owners to help identify laminitis risk factors
The researchers hope their work will help identify horses and ponies at risk of developing the condition
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Study finds links between latex and equine asthma *H&H Plus*
Latex in some riding surfaces could contribute to the risk of severe equine asthma (sEA) — but more research is needed
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Light exercise could help reduce laminitis risk, study finds
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Navicular: new research provides surprising findings
Peter Green MRCVS explains how new research has found that navicular is commonly misdiagnosed in horses
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Where do horses like to roll?
Scientists in Japan wondered whether the surface available for rolling would affect the frequency and duration of the behaviour
