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Horse General
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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.
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Why It Is Important for Equestrians To Be Educated about Learning Theory and Its Practical Application?
Through habituation and de-sensitisation, as well as operant and classical conditioning, also known as Pavlovian conditioning, horses can be trained to become reliable, safe companions.
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Grateful for Horses
For all the stress that Covid-19 brought in 2020, the year came with a broader focus on the benefits of being with horses and being outdoors.
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Central Asian Horse Riders Played Ball Games 3,000 Years Ago
Preserved remains of a bow and a pair of trousers are signs of a new era of horse riding, equestrian warfare and fundamental societal transformations accompanying environmental changes and mobility.
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To Keep the West Wild - New Docuseries Explores the Endangered Lives of America's Wild Horses
Combining beautiful cinematography with expert interviews, Wild Lands Wild Horses seeks to tell the story of America's wild horses.