Horse racing can be at thrill for punters and jockeys alike. But sex discrimination could be skewing the odds.
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Does whipping hurt horses and why do jockeys do it? Research shows the industry’s view that whipping is important for safety and performance is misguided.
New research shows gambling participation in Australia is dropping.
Engaging two-year-old horses in the intensive training to prepare for competitive racing is a bit like asking a 13-year-old child to perform at the peak of their athletic potential.
New research showing clear similarities between pain receptors in human and horses’ skin raises fresh questions about whether the widespread practice is ethical or even effective.
As the Melbourne Cup approaches, new research shows whipping horses really doesn’t offer the benefits its proponents claim.
Our reaction to the horse-slaughter scandal show a double standard, and suggest we care more about what racehorses mean to us than what’s best for the animal.
Racing industries put enormous effort into procuring the best young horses, but pay little attention to the fate of former (or simply unsuccessful) racers.
Race horses should be bred for both speed and durability so owners have an incentive to keep them racing fit and away from the abattoirs.
An investigation by ABC journalists has revealed hundreds of former racehorses are slaughtered after retiring.
This is a film about farmyards; single dads; a wedding; a funeral; horses - falling off them and getting back on - all leading to a fast climax and a no-nonsense denouement.
More and more Australian jockeys are female, but the sport’s entrenched masculinist culture is proving hard to change.
Today’s the official birthday of all race horses in Australia which means the breeding season is just a month away. It’s about to get very busy for stallions and mares on the stud farms.
Many immigrants come to the United States chasing the ‘American dream.’ So do immigrant racehorses, who literally carry the hopes of their trainers and riders on their backs.
It’s the last race for Winx this weekend and she’s been an incredible race horse. But what makes a good race horse?
The outcry over allegations that electronic devices may have been used in Australian racehorse training highlights inconsistencies in our attitudes to the use of such devices on animals in general.
It’s not only fans that dress up on Melbourne Cup Day. There is plenty of gear racehorses can wear, from blinkers to nose bands, ear plugs and even a tail chain. But do they do any good?
The US went crazy for Seabiscuit when he won his famous 1938 match race against War Admiral. Now researchers are investigating the thoroughbred’s DNA to see what made him such an unlikely success.
Tongue-ties are used in Australian horse racing but are banned in most other horse sports.
Humans and horses have developed a unique interspecies language based on physical contact.
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Professor of Animal Behaviour and Welfare, University of New England
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Researcher, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Urban and Environmental Geography: School of Geosciences, University of Sydney
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Lecturer, School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University
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Honorary Associate, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Newcastle
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Head of the Equine Centre, Associate Professor of Equine Medicine and Surgery, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Associate Professor in Equine Exercise Science, Charles Sturt University
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Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Former Foundation Professor of Animal Welfare, University of Queensland, Curtin University
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Lecturer, University of Sydney
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Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
