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Equine Science: Weekly News and Trivia Question - August 6, 2009

Welcome to the first August edition of the Equine Science blog. Here's this week's round up of science news from the equestrian world:

Tomorrow (Saturday Aug 8) sees a seminar on “Science of Horses” at Gloucester County College, in the US. The event is aimed to educate school teachers and those working in further education in agricultural and equine areas such as 4-H. The session covers basic horse behaviour, careers and education, nutrition as well as equine abnormalities.… Continue

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Equine Science: Weekly News and Trivia Question - July 31, 2009

Welcome to this week’s equine science blog. Research news is a bit quiet this week, what with many scientists enjoying their summer holidays. However, there’s still plenty to talk about in this week’s edition with reports on the latest equine diseases in the US, new veterinary equipment in New Zealand and some handy information sheets for our British followers.

Firstly, more bad news for the integrity of equestrian sport. With top… Continue

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Equine Science: Weekly News and Trivia Question - July 24, 2009

This week has been relatively quiet on the equine science news front, but there's still been some great stories in the news. Here's my weekly round-up:

Australian scientists have found that giving stabled horses one hour of exercise a day makes for happier horses.

Dr Raf Freire, a lecturer in animal behaviour and welfare from the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences at Charles Stuart University carried out a study involving 24 horses each of which was allocated… Continue

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Equine Science: Weekly News and Trivia Question - July 17, 2009

Welcome to the first of many weekly posts rounding up the latest equine science news.

I’m Chloé Sharrocks, a keen scientist with an interest in all things equestrian, and every Friday I’ll be blogging about the most recent research developments in the international horse-world. I’ll be covering everything from the latest veterinary science news through to nutrition, sports psychology and even research into the… Continue

Added by Chloé Sharrocks on July 17, 2009 at 8:30am — 5 Comments