Welcome to this week’s slightly earlier edition of Equine Science News – I’m off to watch the dressage and show jumping competition Equita’Lyon in France this weekend and am flying to Geneva early Friday morning, but wanted to make sure that this week’s latest equine science news was still delivered to you all! So this blog post I’ll be chatting to you about laminitis, strangles and… Continue

Welcome once again to the Equine Science News blog – I hope you’ve all had a good week with your four legged friends and are now ready to hear about the latest science news from the equestrian world.



A fortnight ago you may remember that I mentioned the concerns some vets have equine roundworms developing resistance to worming drugs. Well earlier this week it was announced that £1.2million worth of… Continue

Caterpillars are one of the features of this week’s Equine Science Blog, but first I’ll be talking about news of strangles in the UK, Swedish nutrition research and why British weather may be contributing to laminitis.



Every owner knows how serious strangles can be. A highly contagious disease, it’s usually recognised by abscesses under the horse’s jaw as well as nasal discharge and general lethargy.



Caused by the Streptococcus equi bacterium which gains… Continue

Hello everyone. As we near the end of yet another week, here’s another edition of the Equine Science News blog. This week I’ll be talking about worms, genetics and how you can get involved in an equine welfare survey.



Every horse owner knows how much of a nightmare worms can be for their horses. Worryingly vets are now concerned that such parasites may becoming resistant to traditional worming treatments.



Back in May this year, the Equine Cyathostomins [aka redworms]… Continue

Happy October everyone – today I’ll be talking about antibiotic resistance in our equine friends, the bute battle and the problems wild poppies can cause. First though some positive news for those transporting horses into United States…



Equine babesiosis is an infectious disease caused in horses by several blood parasites, including Babesia caballi a parasite that is transmitted by ticks. Now a drug used to treat cattle and dogs for a blood parasite can completely eliminate the B.… Continue