The 1971 Wild Horse and Burro Act said: “Wild free-roaming horses and burros shall be protected from capture, branding, harassment, or death”.

Researchers in Hungary assessed that a 100cm jumping course was not particularly strenuous exercise for showjumping horses. Image by Trine Melinda Vollan Showjumping courses may be more ...

Horsetalk, after 28 years, has reached the end of the trail. It has been quite a ride. We are grateful to those who have shared their science, informed opinions and advice over the years.

A piece of Indian cave art depicting a chariot drawn by four horses was painted up to 4300 years ago. Matt Windsor reports on the work’s extraordinary complexity and the woman who crossed the ...

This silhouette, which is an outline of a real picture, is average of most training techniques; long and low, deep, round, driving aids, etc.Just add a wheel, two handles and you have a ...

The use of straw for bedding and the feeding of dry hay cannot be recommended for performance horses, according to the authors of a just-published study. Both were significant risk factors for ...

Researchers in California have announced plans for a clinical trial of an experimental laminitis drug based on an insect compound which shows potential against the debilitating condition.

A new surgical technique for recurrent laryngeal neuropathy is reported to be improving outcomes for horses and helping them breathe a little bit easier. Recurrent laryngeal neuropathy, or RLN, is ...

A simple saliva test for an enzyme shows promise in identifying horse with colic pain, according to researchers in Spain. Acute abdominal disease – colics – are among the most important and ...

Evidence of vascular dysfunction has been found in horses with endocrinopathic laminitis, a form of the debilitating hoof condition that stems from hormonal problems. Endocrinopathic laminitis ...

Owners who rug their horses all year round may be compromising welfare, according to researchers, especially if inappropriate covers are chosen. Researchers concluded that some types of rugs can ...

Only slight changes to the way we say something can give it a positive or a negative spin. Can the same be said of horse whinnies? Scientists have examined this very question in a study carried ...