Kicking Horse (Training and behaviour)

I was recently approached and asked how I would deal with a mare that kicks out when you try to work with her back legs?

By Stefan Bothma - 2 years ago

Equine Bowen Therapy in South Africa (Health)

Equine Bowen Therapy (EBT) is primarily a holistic, hands-on remedial soft tissue therapy whereby the equine body is treated as a whole, without refer

By Stefan Bothma - 2 years ago

Mongol Derby (Sport and recreation)

Article written by Jenny Weston, an FEI accredited 4* endurance vet and one of the team of world class foreign vets flown into Mongolia to oversee the

By Dr Jenny Weston - 2 years ago

The Truth – Can Herbs Actually Help AHS? (Health)

The truth is there isn’t a cure for African Horse Sickness (AHS), neither herbal nor otherwise. But that does not mean that herbs and other natural me

By Beryl Shuttleworth - 3 years ago

Lymphangitis (Health)

In order to understand lymphangitis, it is important to familiarize ourselves with the lymphatic system as well as the cardiovascular system, the way

By L Wilhelm - 3 years ago

The Black Pearl (Breeds and breeding)

As few (or even less) as two percent of purebred Arabians are true blacks. It is for this reason that the black Arabian has often been referred to as

By L Wilhelm - 3 years ago

Guide to going Bitless (Tack and equipment)

Here is aguide to those who are considering going bitless with their horses

By GMW - 3 years ago

Development team tastes success at Fauresmith (Sport and recreation)

Greg Miles, manager of the Development Team at Fauresmith, submitted this report.

By Izak - 4 years ago

2008 Subaru Fauresmith 200 (Sport and recreation)

Here is a selection of Fauresmith pictures

By Izak Hofmeyr - 4 years ago

The complete horse competition (Events)

The complete horse/pony competition is part of the showing discipline and tests the versatility of the equine.

By Samantha Wright - 4 years ago

Foal Imprinting (Training and behaviour)

Human interaction with foals at a critical early developmental age appears to be a stressor, whereas positive human interaction with the dam creates a

By TheHorse.com - 4 years ago

Feeding your horse (Feeding)

Due to the many questions relating to the correct feeding of your horse, Renee Swanepoel put this guide togheter...

By Renee Swanepoel - 4 years ago

Is there evidence for a nutrient-hoof-horn axis? (Feeding)

Alltech's 24th international animal health and nutritional symposium took place between 20 and 23 April 2008 in Lexington, Kentucky in the USA. The sy

By John Reilly, Myerscough Colleg - 4 years ago

Upgrading dietary antioxidant status: what can we expect? (Feeding)

Alltech's 24th international animal health and nutritional symposium took place between 20 and 23 April 2008 in Lexington, Kentucky in the USA. The sy

By Lori Warren, University of Flo - 4 years ago

Strengthening defenses: Roles for selenium status and gut health (Feeding)

Alltech's 24th international animal health and nutritional symposium took place between 20 and 23 April in Lexington, Kentucky in the USA. The symposi

By Joanne McKelvie, EVITA, Northe - 4 years ago

Can we make horse feeds ‘green’? (Feeding)

Alltech's 24th international animal health and nutritional symposium took place between 20 and 23 April in Lexington, Kentucky in the USA. The symposi

By Steve Duren, Performance Horse - 4 years ago

Diseases and their potential impact on the Alltech FEI 2010 World Eque (Health)

Alltech's 24th international animal health and nutritional symposium took place between 20 and 23 April in Lexington, Kentucky in the USA. The symposi

By Peter Timoney, Gluck Equine Re - 4 years ago

Drugs and medication: standardized testing for equine therapeutics (Health)

Alltech's 24th international animal health and nutritional symposium took place between 20 and 23 April in Lexington, Kentucky in the USA. The symposi

By Thomas Tobin, Gluck Equine REs - 4 years ago

Bitless dressage: presentation to SANEF (Sport and recreation)

At the annual National Dressage Meeting in February, 2008, SANEF approved the introduction of bitless dressage classes (Novice and Pre-Novice initiall

By Bitless Dressage Committee - 4 years ago

Plant poisonings of horses in southern Africa (Health)

It is well-known that some plants are toxic to horses and when eaten, can cause for instance ‘dunsiekte’, ‘jaagsiekte’ and grass-staggers. But how are

By Prof Christo Botha - 4 years ago