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Daily Exercise Makes Horses Easier to Handle
Just one hour of exercise a day, regardless of the type, takes the edge off of stabled horses, researchers have found. Their study also examined whether four different forms of exercise-walker, treadmill, turnout and recreational riding-were equally effective in reducing unwanted behavior from horses housed in stalls.
Horses Remember Training From Years Ago
New research has demonstrated that horses possess exceptional abilities to retain what they've learned.
Feeding Horses For Competition
Some of the feeding routines documented for eventing horses have scientists concerned.
Young Horses Learn Manners From Adults
Keeping juvenile horses with just their peers, as often happens, promotes unruly behavior, a French study finds.
Training Routines for Dressage Horses
The typical strategies for training dressage horses in the United Kingdom was revealed from a survey of over 2500 riders.

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