Conversations in Equine Science

The donkey crisis and how everyone can help.

References:
https://www.thebrooke.org
https://www.brookeusa.org/
"Last year alone, 159,631 donkeys in Kenya were slaughtered for their skins. An estimated 60 donkeys a week are being stolen from Kenyan owners who depend on them for daily life and to make a living. At this rate, donkeys will vanish from the African continent by 2023. We must accelerate our action—we must ban the trade of donkey skins, crack down on smuggling, and protect the donkeys." - Brooke USA.
Please petition Amazon from selling the ejiao products. Action plan is on the Brooke websites.

Equine parasite research.

Research: Keating, DL, Lehman, JS, Burk, SV (2021). Salivary Cortisol, Equine Characteristics, and Management Factors Associated With Strongyle-Type Egg Shedding of Ohio Horses. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, Volume 101, page 103431.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0737080621000617 abstract (not open access).
Next week join us in the Spotify Greenroom on Wednesday, November 24, 6pm (GMT)/12pm CST. We'll be discussing the Donkey Hide Crisis as The Brooke USA and The Brooke UK attempt to make a difference by initiating policy changes. Read more from the Brooke USA website:
https://www.brookeusa.org/donkey-hide-crisis
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Domestic foal weaning and the need for re-thinking breeding practices.

Research:
Henry, S., Sigurjónsdóttir, H., Klapper, A., Joubert, J., Montier, G. and Hausberger, M. (2020) ‘Domestic Foal Weaning: Need for Re-Thinking Breeding Practices?’, Animals. MDPI AG, 10(2), p. 361. doi: 10.3390/ani10020361.
Open Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/2/361/htm
Claire NEVEUX - Marianne VIDAMENT (05.03.2019). Management of the young horse in the key periods of his life.
Open Access: https://equipedia.ifce.fr/fileadmin/bibliotheque/7.Technical_information/Management-of-the-young-horse-in-the-key-periods.pdf
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Lightening Presentations on Thoroughbred Racing Starts and Bridle/Halter (Head Collar) Comfort. ISES 2021

Presentations:
Does the start of flat races influence racehorse race performance? I.Wells and J. Williams. ISES 2021
Effects of bitted vs. bitless bridles on horses' behaviour and eye temperature: preliminary findings. Linda Greening. ISES 2021
Getting a grip: a potential rider impact. Professor Hayley Randle. ISES 2021.

ISES 2021 Conference Favorites!

Nancy picks Prof Mike Mendl’s Clever Hans Presentation on Animal (Equine) emotion and decision making; an integrative framework. Kate chose The effect of wearing a headcollar or bridle on the scoring
of horses (Equus caballus) using the Horse Grimace Scale. By Amanda Gates.

Time Budgets of Horses. What they may reveal...

Research Reference:
Kelemen, Z., Grimm, H., Vogl, C., Long, M., Cavalleri, J. M. V., Auer, U. and Jenner, F. (2021) ‘Equine Activity Time Budgets: The Effect of Housing and Management Conditions on Geriatric Horses and Horses with Chronic Orthopaedic Disease’, Animals. MDPI AG, 11(7), p. 1867. doi: 10.3390/ani11071867.
https://www.mdpi.com/1160804

Our listeners joining in the conversation about the importance of the One Health initiative.

Research Reference: Horses as a crucial part of One Health. See last week's reference as it is Open Access.

One Health with Horses, Humans and the Environment.

Lönker, N. S., Fechner, K. and Abd El Wahed, A. (2020) ‘Horses as a Crucial Part of One Health’, Veterinary Sciences. MDPI AG, Volume 7, (1)
pp. 28-45.
Link: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/7/1/28/htm (Open Access).
Next week, 13 October, join us in the Spotify Green Room to give us your thoughts on this paper. We're happy to have you join in the discussion!
Room Name: One Health-Equine

Nutrition and Genetics.

Mitchell, Briony (2018). Does Science hold the key to equine nutrition. Equine Health Magazine, Vol 2018 (4).
https://doi.org/10.12968/eqhe.2018.41.10
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Effects of a physiotherapy intervention on Thoracolumbar posture in horses.

Reference:
Shakeshaft, A. & Tabor, G. (2020) The Effect of a Physiotherapy Intervention on Thoracolumbar Posture in Horses. Animals. [Online] 10 (11), 1977. [online].
Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10111977.