A new study has identified bone damage at the site of the noseband. This research has important ramifications regarding the use of this part of the bridle which is not only common, but compulsory in certain disciplines, like dressage and showing. The changes were either thickening (exostoses) or thinning (concavity)Read More →
A review of bitless riding and driving On World Bitless Horse Day, 5th September, 2020, Bitless Inc announced The Big Bitless Boniform, a world-first review of bitless and bridleless riders and drivers in Australia, and around the world. Supporting the survey is a host of worldwide sponsors providing prizes toRead More →
Having access to horses is helping this young Victorian ride out the lockdown and ongoing challenges of 2020. On the front cover of the September-October 2020 edition of Horses and People Magazine we have a portrait by Louise Sedgman of Ashelee Capizzi and her first pony Mary. A veteran inRead More →
Horses and People cover story The July-August edition of Horses and People magazine’s front cover features up-and-coming youth Sara Leitch riding her mother’s Paint horse Duke (a.k.a. BPS I’m Obsessed), by the Quarter Horse An Obsession, and out of Ransoms First Priority. The beautiful and serene scene captured by LouiseRead More →
Equestrian Australia in voluntary administration Equestrian Australia has gone into voluntary administration to avoid insolvency, following the withdrawal of funding by Sport Australia. The peak body has, over the last couple of years seen a continuous erosion of trust and legitimacy, questioned by its own members for failing to serveRead More →
Noseband tightness in competition is a hot topic that is high on Equestrian Canada‘s agenda. In the process of revising the rules, this equestrian federation invited Professor Paul McGreevy to explain the science. Scroll down to watch the webinar… A riding instructor, veterinarian and ethologist, Paul McGreevy is Professor ofRead More →
Equitation Science Equitation Welfare Workshops: An online event ‘Agency and its effects on the sport horse’ with Dr Andrew McLean (Equitation Science International) is an online event that will take place on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd August 2020. The workshop will serve as a warmup event for The HappyRead More →
Researchers around the world have teamed up to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on horse owners and their animals. Using separate online surveys, the international research team is collecting qualitative and quantitative data to investigate the varying effects of the pandemic at different moments in time in Australia,Read More →
Horse Owners asked to step out for ANZAC Day With ANZAC day commemorative events cancelled, Horse SA has invited horse owners and their steeds to stand at the end of their driveway, to commemorate the sacrifices of humans and animals in war. The idea of standing at the end ofRead More →
African horse sickness (AHS) is a highly infectious and deadly disease caused by African horse sickness virus. It commonly affects horses, mules, and donkeys. It is caused by a virus of the genus Orbivirus belonging to the family Reoviridae. This disease can be caused by any of the nine serotypesRead More →
