Feeding Foals, Weanlings and Yearlings
Fewer topics in equine nutrition stir more controversy than feeding the growing horse. Many...
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Category: Reproduction & Breeding
The ethics of genetically modifying horses
With science and technologies advancing at such a rapid rate, it is important that the horse...
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Further evidence that weaning is stressful for foals
There is strong evidence to show that weaning (artificially removing foals from their mothers)...
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The Impact of Birth Trauma on Horse Welfare and Performance
Help! My horse is girthy, crooked and has uneven front hooves… What can I do? This problematic...
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Novel Rotavirus Linked with Increased Foal Diarrhoea Cases in the USA
Researchers at the University of Kentucky’s Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center and the...
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Hairy Caterpillars: A Foal’s Life Saved
Abortions and premature births can happen when pregnant mares are accidentally exposed to some...
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Researchers Question Artificial Weaning
Weaning foals Six months old. That landmark age when your baby foal isn’t a baby anymore. Time to...
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Are Female Racehorses Better than they Used to be?
Introduction by Cristina Wilkins A little over a year ago, the Australian racing industry was...
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Breeding Thoroughbreds is far from natural in the race for a winner
Breeding Thoroughbreds. August 1 is considered the birthday of each and every Australian...
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Embryo Transfer in Horses: A Research and Ethics Review
Is the equine science of embryo transfer ethical? The practice of equine embryo transfer is...
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Responsible Horse Breeding
Breeders large and small should be the first to assume the long-term responsibility for every foal...
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Upper Respiratory Disease and Equine Herpes Virus
Upper respiratory infections are a significant problem across all equine industries and within the...
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