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 of a Strangles surveillance programme in partnership with the Animal Health Trust (AHT). Led by…
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 disorder, and to enhance the welfare of affected horses. What is Atypical myopathy? Atypical myopathy…
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 have their horse put to sleep. The results of the survey will be used to…
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 accurate for measuring a horse’s immune response to the bacteria behind the disease, Streptococcus equi,…
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 the first in the UK to provide data on the causes of death in geriatric…
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. Only 13% of injuries occurred during ridden exercise, while 62% occurred while the horse was…
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 Dales breeding community, with nearly 1000 breeders submitting samples for testing in just one year…
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, which was carried out by Alistair Cox at the University of Edinburgh, is also the…
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 causes sarcoids. The researchers are now hoping to obtain funding for clinical trials using the…
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 are now investigating how these changes are regulated, which may enable the development of new…
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 injury. The research was led by Bryan O'Meara, who is in the final year of…
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, which is likely to lead to an increased risk of tendon injury. The research was…
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 respiratory problems. The presence of ammonia in stables, which is caused by the decomposition of…
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 increased rate of post-operative mortality in horses. The research was led by Melissa Packer, who…
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 in horses and ponies. These techniques could potentially be used by vets to screen for…
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 year. Many of these animals become chronically debilitated and prone to recurrent attacks, joining the…
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