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Equine Agricultural Economic Impact Study Launches

An industry steering committee of Ontario horsepeople is leading a project to conduct a comprehensive economic impact study of the vast and diverse Ontario equine agricultural sector.

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Researchers Developing Protocol To Diagnose Equine Colitis

What do we know about colitis in horses? The short answer is not enough is known about this all-too-common veterinary emergency.

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Hanover Shoe Farms Partners With Equine Researchers

Hanover Shoe Farms is partnering with the Equine Pregnancy Lab at the Cornell University Baker Institute for Animal Health, part of the College of Veterinary Medicine, to study early pregnancy loss in...

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Researchers Study Selenium In Ontario Broodmares, Foals

Selenium deficient soil can lead to several conditions in domestic animals including white muscle disease. Of importance to Ontario horse breeders is the fact that most foals are born with low blood s...

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Researchers Study Infertility In Mares Due To Endometritis

It is not uncommon for mares to have trouble getting pregnant because their uterus remains too inflamed after breeding. This condition is referred to as persistent breeding-induced endometritis (PBIE)...

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Researchers To Study Reproductive Abnormalities In Horses

January 30, 2024

Researchers at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have received a $640,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to study abnormalities in...

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Study: Genetic Cause Of Night Blindness Identified In Standardbreds

November 21, 2023

Standardbred pacers and trotters have a different gait, but new research has revealed that they may also have different vision.

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Research Investigating Stem Cell Therapy For Asthma

September 28, 2022

Heaves is known as a disease that can leave a horse struggling to breathe, ending athletic careers and even rendering a pleasure horse unsuitable for riding. Commonly known today as equine asthma, it’...

Cobalt Pilot Study Update

September 20, 2016

The initial phase of the Cobalt Pilot Research Project, funded by the Ohio State Racing Commission and conducted at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, has been completed.

Economic Impact Study To Be Updated

The American Horse Council Foundation is seeking to update the Economic Impact Study of the Horse Industry in 2017.

Research Study Needs Your Help

Researchers from the University of Guelph’s Department of Population Medicine (Ontario Veterinary College) are looking to recruit Standardbred race facilities and sport/competition facilities (all bre...

Horses In Tune With Emotions

February 10, 2016

Any horseperson that has spent a great deal of time with equine will tell you that horses pick up on changes in human emotion and can tell when people’s moods have changed. Now it’s not just horsepeop...

Professor To Study Equine Therapy

January 03, 2016

With the field of equine-assisted therapy growing, a new study will investigate the impact of related programs on the welfare of the horse.