Equitation Science News Today

Researchers think certain sounds might reduce frustration behaviors in stalled horses.

Scientists say equine veterinary hospital staff are largely receptive to using systemic pain assessments, although there are barriers to address in this process.

Back-to-back conferences from the International Society for Equitation Science and Companion Animals New Zealand will look at the latest research that aims to improve the quality of life for animals.

THE FEI has rejected a proposal to allow riders to choose whether or not to use a double bridle at all levels of international dressage. H&H has reported on the debate caused by the FEI-appointed independent ethics and wellbeing commission’s recommendation to make double bridles optional. This came to light last autumn, when the International […]

1. RSPCA pony wins national title When Theo Charnley starting riding during lockdown, few would have anticipated that three years later he would become a national dressage champion riding a pony his family rehomed unbacked from the RSPCA. Theo and RSPCA George won the intro dressage title at the SEIB Trailblazers Championships at Addington Equestrian with […]

Riders should be given the option to use a snaffle bridle instead of a double in all international dressage, according to a leading equine research support body. The call came from the International Society for Equitation Science (ISES), which promotes equine welfare by improving horse and human interactions through research and using evidence-based practices, in […]

Twenty high-level dressage horses and 20 high-level showjumpers were used in the study in Portugal.

Brill information page for OASES, an electronic tool especially designed to make submission and processing of conference abstracts and papers more efficient and effective.

The story of a horse who would not be caught for weeks – and later bolted into a fence – who is now successfully competing shines a spotlight on both equine and human behaviour change. Hannah Bryant and her Welsh cob Gavin feature at the National Equine Forum today (2 March), with Horse Trust director […]

Only 10% of competition horses in the study had their nosebands so tight that the taper gauge could not slide underneath.