Feral horses, also known as brumbies, are widely distributed across Australia with some populations being managed largely by human intervention. Rehoming of suitable feral horses following passive trapping has wide community acceptance as a management tool. However, there is little information...

Aims: The genetic diversity within landrace horse breeds changes over time and is greatly affected by breeding strategies. In the past 300 years, standardized horse breeds have been bred for prominent traits, and these breeds have been then largely introduced to improve the landrace populations...

Limited research has assessed the "human dimension" of horse care. The aims of this study were to (1) understand horse owner attitudes toward horse welfare when kept outdoors versus indoors and in groups versus individually, (2) compare horse owner attitudes toward horse welfare with the ways in...

Osseous cyst-like lesions belong to the recurrent findings in the locomotor system of the horse. Their cause is still not clearly understood. Their significance in the diagnosis of lameness is also difficult to determine. The objectives of the present study were to investigate the frequency of...

The aim of this work was to characterize and describe the effect of High Intensity Laser Therapy (HILT) used in the treatment of chronic osteoarthritis in horses. Over a 2 year period, 11 horses with diagnosed bone spavin were treated with HILT as a monotherapy. The horses chosen for this report...

Mosquitoes are pests of horses, but mosquito trap efficacy data, especially the ability of traps to protect horses, are lacking. Studies were conducted to investigate the comparative attraction between traps and horses, increase trap attraction by adding horse odors to the airstream of a trap,...

Objectives: To determine the stance duration and ground reaction forces (GRF) of horses with deep digital flexor (DDF) tendinopathy at the level of the foot and compare the stance duration and GRF to those of clinically sound horses. Design: Prospective clinical study. Animals: Sixteen horses...

The Chakouyi horse is an ancient Chinese indigenous horse breed distributed in Gansu Province in northwestern China, and is also one of the key breeds protected by the government. However, the origin of the Chakouyi horse remains unclear. As it is distributed in a key region of the Silk Road, it...

Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) was first discovered in horses in 1989. Since then, LA-MRSA has begun to be considered an important strain of pathogenic bacteria in horses, which can cause LA-MRSA infection and colonization in humans with public health...

Although there are no published statistics on the prevalence of separation-related behaviour (SRB) problems, they are likely to be a common issue in horses and constitute around 20% of the author's caseload. They may present as difficulty catching and leading horses away from their social group,...