The 6th Conference of the International Society for Equitation Science will be held at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). The dates for this increasing popular annual event are 31st July - 2nd August 2010. SLU is home to Sweden's centre for research into animal husbandry and animal welfare and their equine research is considered to be of a high standard.Read More >
Horses fed a diet of 100% forage have greater bacterial stability and fewer "bad" fecal bacteria, than horses that are fed concentrates as well as forage. This recent research finding provides a further opportunity for the equine industry to develop feeding strategies that support equine health and welfare.Read More>
The National Equine Welfare Council has launched the third edition of the Equine Industry Welfare Guidelines Compendium at this year's British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) Congress in Birmingham.
This third edition reflects the significant changes in animal welfare legislation as well as improved scientific knowledge of welfare issues.This third edition reflects the significant changes in animal welfare legislation as well as improved scientific knowledge of welfare issues. Read More>
The National Equine Welfare Council has recently released a handy list of tips, which will help make sure that both you and your horse survive the recession in good form. Equine charities are receiving a large number of calls every month from horse owners seeking alternative homes for their animals, however welfare organisations simply do not have the resources to take in all the horses whose owners can no longer afford to care for them.Read More>
The position of today's' race jockeys - seen by many as uncomfortable - has sound scientific foundations according to new research from the Royal Veterinary College. It shows that the crouched posture adopted by the jockey frees the horse from having to lift the jockey body weight through each of its strides - thus resulting in enhanced race-time performances.Read More>
In the search for equine enlightenment, it is easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information of varying quality available. Amazon lists over 57,000 titles on horses, and a google search comes up with over 157 million potential sources of information.Read More>
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