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Eventing at its best - or was it? - Horsetalk.co.nz
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Equine news, research, and information. Horse books for sale. Eventing at its best – or was it? July 12, 2011. February 15, 2015. The CIC * * at Barbury Castle in England is a great example of British Eventing at its best. A gorgeous venue provided by Nigel Bunter, who is a great supporter of eventing and racing, a dedicated team of organisers and loyal sponsors who have ensured the prize money is attractive. Debate at Barburys second water jump. The course was almost identical to 2011 when there were tw...
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Dressage and Eventing: It's going to be all right - Horsetalk.co.nz
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Equine news, research, and information. Horse books for sale. Dressage and Eventing: It’s going to be all right. April 28, 2015. May 10, 2015. International Olympic Committee sports director Kit McConnell, right, is pictured with the chairmen of FEI Olympic disciplines, from left, Frank Kemperman, Dressage; Giuseppe Della Chiesa, Eventing; and John Madden, Jumping. Photo: Germain Arias-Schreiber/FEI. It’s time for a collective deep breath. At least, in this regard, the FEI and its Olympic disciplines are...
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Patty the donkey likes to paint ponies - News - Horsetalk.co.nz
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Equine news, research, and information. Horse books for sale. Patty the donkey likes to paint ponies. June 29, 2012. July 10, 2012. Patty puts some extra touches on her painted pony. Rescue donkey Patty has a rare equine talent – the ability to paint. Soon, hundreds of thousands of shoppers will soon get the chance to view the results of her creative flair for themselves, in Cabot Circus shopping centre, in Bristol, England. HorseWorld’s Trail of Painted Ponies will feature designs by celebrities, ...
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EU laws protecting horses confusing, says report - Horsetalk.co.nz
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Equine news, research, and information. Horse books for sale. EU laws protecting horses confusing, says report. May 8, 2015. May 8, 2015. Horses can often fall into gaps between laws drafted for pets and those aimed at farm animals, according to a report just published online in the journal,. The resulting gap often proved detrimental to equines, according to the authors, who described the animals as uniquely vulnerable due to their versatility. 8220;In EU legislation there are at least three different o...
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European Union ban threatens US horse slaughter pipeline - Horsetalk.co.nz
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Equine news, research, and information. Horse books for sale. European Union ban threatens US horse slaughter pipeline. December 13, 2014. December 13, 2014. John Holland, the president of the Equine Welfare Alliance, examines possible scenarios following the European Union’s ban affecting horsemeat shipments from Mexico. He predicts short-term instability, but believes the US market could not hope for a better set of circumstances to kick on and put the slaughter trade behind it. Warnings surfaced at th...
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Coping with colic - Health - Horsetalk.co.nz: equestrian news
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Equine news, research, and information. November 25, 2012. November 25, 2012. Listening for gut noises: The current activity of the digestive tract will be important to a veterinarian deciding the type of colic affecting a horse and the appropriate treatment. Colic is the term applied to abdominal pain in horses. While in people, tummy aches rarely amount to much more than a day or two of inconvenience, in horses they’re usually much more serious. The horse reacts to the obstruction and spasm by secretin...
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Concerns around large-animal rescue identified in Australian study - Horsetalk.co.nz
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Equine news, research, and information. Horse books for sale. Concerns around large-animal rescue identified in Australian study. March 13, 2015. March 16, 2015. A British firefighter tends to a mare as she is removed from a bog. Photo: Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue/Twitter. Many emergency personnel surveyed in a study harbour significant concerns around large-animal rescue in Australia. Very few of those surveyed had received any formal training in large-animal rescue, the researchers found. The resea...
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Skeleton crews to care for mustangs during shutdown - Horsetalk.co.nz
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Equine news, research, and information. Horse books for sale. Skeleton crews to care for mustangs during shutdown. October 3, 2013. October 3, 2013. Wild horses in the Owyhee management area. BLM. Skeleton crews will be kept on duty to care for the thousands of captive wild horses under the direct control of the Bureau of Land Management as the massive US federal shutdown takes hold. However, the wild horse and burro adoption program would be a casualty of the shutdown. The council noted that border insp...
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Horses more reactive when fed a high-starch diet - study - Horsetalk.co.nz
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Equine news, research, and information. Horse books for sale. Horses more reactive when fed a high-starch diet – study. February 2, 2015. February 5, 2015. Horses were more reactive on a high-starch diet than on a high-fibre diet, British researchers have reported. Their findings were based on a crossover study in which horses were assessed while on a high-starch diet, and again while on a high-fibre diet. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. Each diet was fed to each over over a 28-day period. 8220;Results...
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Study examines effectiveness of horse therapy on children with cerebral palsy - Horsetalk.co.nz
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Equine news, research, and information. Horse books for sale. Study examines effectiveness of horse therapy on children with cerebral palsy. May 15, 2015. May 18, 2015. Researcher Janie Giraudon, left, with Gemma Lumsdaine. Photo: University of Dundee. Can horse riding reduce the effects of spasticity in the limbs of children with cerebral palsy? 8220;It is already recognised that horse riding can bring significant therapeutic benefits for a rider,” Giraudon says. The warmth and three-dimension...Giraudo...
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