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Horses galloped across a purpose-built pontoon over Versailles’ historic Grand Canal in a pivotal moment for Paris 2024 Olympic preparations. The Grand Canal, designed by André le Nôtre and built in the mid-17th century, was home to boats of kings and a place to skate during frozen winters. Some 305 years later, it will be […]
Unshod hooves show increased widening and contraction, and so a greater range of motion, than those with shoes, a study has found. The second phase of results from research into the impact of shoeing on equine movement has been released, showing that the internal movement of the hoof is affected by shoeing. H&H reported on […]
RESEARCHERS behind a study into the difference in equine movement when horses are shod and unshod hope to help reduce lameness and benefit horses and owners. The first findings of the collaborative study, involving top showjumper Peder Fredricson, vet Staffan Lidbeck and Lars Roepstorff, professor and researcher from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, and […]
The first horses have arrived at Herning ready for the 2022 World Championships — and the message is “we are ready!” After over three years of planning, the arenas, stables and facilities are ready, the first volunteers are on site and yesterday (2 August), the first horses arrived. The first horse will enter the arena […]
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) is hosting the first annual Racecourse Managers’ Conference and Workshop