Equitation Science Archives - Horses and People

Bit Blindness and Questioning the Concept of Pain-induced Musculoskeletal Lameness

by Professor Emeritus David Mellor | Dec 10, 2024 | Equine Science, Equitation Science, Horse Welfare, Soundness | 0 |

Bit Blindness The term “bit blindness”, coined in 2020, emphasises that after its inception four...

Bit-Induced Mouth Pain and Wider Equine Welfare Assessments Ignored in a Paper on Bridle and Bit Fit

by Professor Emeritus David Mellor | Dec 9, 2024 | Equitation Science, Horse Welfare | 0 |

A critique of “The Role of the Equestrian Professional in Bridle and Bit Fit in the United...

Critique of the film Horses and the Science of Harmony

by Dr Robert Cook, FRCVS, PhD | Dec 8, 2024 | Equine Science, Equitation Science, Horse Welfare, Respiratory | 0 |

A critique of the Horses and the Science of Harmony film by Emeritus Professor Robert Cook, FRCVS,...

Horse welfare through the lens of the Five Domains

by Horses and People | Dec 2, 2023 | Equitation Science, News | 0 |

Postgraduate students, representatives from the equine industry, teachers and riding instructors...

British Vets Embrace Horse Behaviour

by Horses and People | Sep 20, 2023 | Equitation Science, Horse Welfare | 0 |

The value of behavioural science was in the spotlight at British Equine Vets Association (BEVA)...

Tool Use Confirmed in Horses

by Chloe Campbell, BSc | Jan 22, 2023 | Equitation Science | 0 |

Horse owners have helped researchers confirm tool use in horses. You may have seen viral videos...

Horses recognise human emotions. Use that to strengthen your bond

by Chloe Campbell, BSc | Nov 24, 2022 | Equitation Science, Teaching and Coaching | 0 |

Horses are incredibly good at recognising human emotions in your voice and expressions, but did you know how to leverage that super power to strengthen your bond?

The horseracing industry is ignoring what science says about whipping

by Professor Paul McGreevy, BVSc, PhD, FRCVS and Bidda Jones | Sep 21, 2022 | Equitation Science, PAUL McGREEVY | 0 |

When the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) released its recent whip consultation report, it claimed to have consulted the science. But it insists whipping doesn’t hurt horses and fails to recommend that the racing industry changes its approach.