As the Melbourne Cup approaches, new research shows whipping horses really doesn’t offer the benefits its proponents claim.
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An Australian horse app has been launched that allows vets and owners across the globe to log their horses’ physical, mental and social development.
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.
Horses can stand on three legs and rest the other leg. They can change the leg they rest so that all of their legs get a chance to have a break.
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?
Tongue-ties are used in Australian horse racing but are banned in most other horse sports.
Horses have played a major role in our culture and have worked hard for human beings for eons. But there’s high turnover and pressing labour issues in horse stables. It’s time to figure out why.
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Professor of Animal Behaviour and Welfare, University of Sydney
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Post Doctoral Fellow-School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University
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Honorary Affiliate, University of Sydney
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Professor, Management and Organizational Studies, Huron University College and Coordinator of Animal Ethics and Sustainability Leadership, Western University
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Professor of Urban and Environmental Geography: School of Geosciences, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide
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PhD Candidate (Equine Training and Welfare), The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer Animal Sciences, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Veterinary Physiology, University of Adelaide
