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Research
05th November 2020
Join The Horse Trust for the first in our new Clinical Animal Behaviour webinar series! Are you working towards becoming a registered equine Clinical […]
14th July 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 […]
20th March 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 […]
02nd February 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 […]
19th November 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 […]
15th October 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 […]
24th January 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. […]
22nd September 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 […]
22nd August 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. […]
22nd August 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 […]
20th February 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 […]
14th October 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 […]
22nd March 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 […]
18th October 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 […]
05th October 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. […]
01st March 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 […]
21st February 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, […]
01st November 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 […]
04th October 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 […]
04th October 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 […]
15th June 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, […]
20th May 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 […]
16th March 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 […]
08th March 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 […]