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July 14, 2020
Equine charities forging new welfare partnership with online course for farriers The Horse Trust and Redwings Horse Sanctuary have united to create an online course […]
March 20, 2019
The recent outbreaks of equine flu across the country has been a wake-up call for all horse keepers as to the importance of good hygiene […]
February 2, 2019
The Horse Trust is working with the University of Liverpool to understand the links between the work the farrier (the person that trims horses’ feet […]
November 19, 2018
The Horse Trust is hosting a key event next spring where we will welcome scientists and researchers from the horse world to collaborate with us […]
October 15, 2018
Atypical Myopathy of horses is a severe and life threatening muscle disorder that is caused when horses eat Sycamore tree seeds, leaves or seedlings. Following […]
January 24, 2018
A new research technique developed to investigate the infectious equine disease Strangles has helped scientists discover how bacteria that causes sore throats survive in humans. […]
September 22, 2017
Sycamore trees, a British favourite until the helicopter seeds drop and need clearing, unless you want lots of sycamore trees, but these little seeds present […]
August 22, 2017
The Horse Trust has for some time been actively involved in areas of research that are enhancing the way we measure horse health and well-being. […]
August 22, 2017
Development and Implementation of a Strangles Surveillance System The Horse Trust has been funding Strangles research for over 20 years and is supporting the development […]
February 20, 2017
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) is now conducting testing for atypical myopathy as part of the RVC’s work towards improved treatments and management of this […]
October 14, 2015
The Horse Trust and Royal Veterinary College are conducting a survey to identify the reasons why owners have had to make the difficult decision to […]
March 22, 2013
New research conducted by the Animal Health Trust (AHT) and funded by The Horse Trust has confirmed that its Strangles blood test is significantly more […]
October 18, 2011
A research project funded by The Horse Trust has found that lameness is the most common reason for euthanasing a geriatric horse. This research is […]
October 5, 2011
A research project funded by equine charity The Horse Trust has found that 40% of horses had suffered a traumatic injury within the past year. […]
March 1, 2011
A genetic test for carriers of Fell Pony Foal Syndrome, developed with funding from The Horse Trust, has been a hit with the Fell and […]
February 21, 2011
The potential role of bacteria in the development of periodontal disease in horses has been shown in research funded by The Horse Trust. The research, […]
November 1, 2010
A research project funded by The Horse Trust has succeeded in killing equine sarcoid cells in vitro by silencing a gene in the virus that […]
October 4, 2010
A research project funded by The Horse Trust has discovered how proteins in horse’s mucus change with the development of equine respiratory disease. The researchers […]
October 4, 2010
A research project funded by The Horse Trust has discovered that a racehorse’s performance does not markedly change after it has recovered from a tendon […]
June 15, 2010
A research project funded by equine charity The Horse Trust has discovered that proteins in a commonly-injured tendon are renewed less frequently in older horses, […]
May 20, 2010
A research project funded The Horse Trust has confirmed that stabling horses results in increased exposure to environmental ammonia and that this is associated with […]
March 16, 2010
A research project funded by The Horse Trust has discovered that the expression of a particular protein in fat tissue is positively associated with an […]
March 8, 2010
A research project funded by equine charity The Horse Trust has developed and validated two simple techniques that can be used to monitor respiratory problems […]
February 25, 2010
Laminitis is an extremely painful condition and more than 8000 ponies and horses in the UK suffer an acute attack for the first time each […]