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Horse General
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Comparing Horse and Donkey Skulls for Insight into Behavioral Differences
Researchers took measurements comparing the skulls of standardbred horses to those of donkeys and found that their olfactory bulbs differed in both size and placement.
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Monty Roberts Adds 2021 Dates for Horse Training Classes in Sunny California
In his 32nd year of demonstrating methods of nonviolent training of horses, Monty Roberts adds dates for instruction in his gentle methods of horse training.
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Thousands Join Virtual Race Around the World for Veterinary Mental Health
Thousands around the world answered the call to help stop the alarming rate of veterinary suicide by raising more than $140,000 through the Not One More Vet Race Around the World.
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After Eight Long Years, Texas Woman Reunites with Her Missing Horse
After her mother passed away in 2008, Dixie helped Kayla Pevytoe get through that tragic time, but after an unfortunate turn of events, Dixie was sold without her knowledge.
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3-D Printing Research Creates Model of Equine Neck for Veterinary Training
The team has succeeded in creating model vertebrae of the equine neck and embedded them in ballistics gel to simulate the soft tissues surrounding the bones.
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Winterize Your Horse - The Pros and Cons of Blanketing
Horses are physically designed for cold weather since a horse's coat does well, even in sub-zero temperatures by nsulating the horse from most weather conditions.
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Special Need Considerations When Building A Therapeutic Riding Facility
Both humans and horses appreciate large, light, and airy spaces to live and work and natural light lifts the mood plus good ventilation provides health and comfort.
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Studies Investigate Human Impact on Physiological and Behavioural States of Equine Partners.
Since the advent of the ‘five freedoms of animal welfare’ and the evolution of ‘the five domains model’ increasing attention has been placed on equines not just surviving but thriving under human care.
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Humane Society of the US Issues Statement Responding to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Report on Horse Soring
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report evaluating methods of detecting horse soring underscores urgent need to eliminate self-policing in walking horse industry.
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Tetanus: Your Horse's Risk May Be Greater Than You Think
Unvaccinated horses face a fatality rate of 75% for tetanus and if your horse has exposure to soil, other animals and manure, he is at risk.