Recent research explored whether the presence of humans while horses are apart from their herdmates can help relieve isolation stress.
A recent study based on human observation of horses who have lost stablemates aimed to shed light on this question.
While humans and horses have coexisted for over 4,000 years, horse vocal communication is still poorly understood.
At the 2025 International Society for Equitation Science conference, results from some interesting horse/human studies were presented.
Recent research into group feeding of horses had some surprising results, while using feedbags might be the answer to ensure all get their fair share.
Young riders between the ages of 12-27 have grown up immersed in social media; 65% report suffering mental health issues.
In this exclusive excerpt from "25 Ways to Make Your Horse Happy", Anne Krüger-Degener describes how to really listen to your horse with all your senses.
Wood chewing is likely triggered by an underlying issue such as nutritional deficiency, stress, pain, gastrointestinal distress or boredom.
Dr. Sue Dyson talks about understanding conflict behaviour to safeguard horses against pain, mental stress and unethical training practices.
Whether in the show ring or on the trail, spooky behaviour can be unnerving - but how you react can prevent the situation from becoming worse.