//www.koonmotors.com/news/plants_animals/horses/ Equine News. All about horses including the latest in horse cloning, race horse physiology and horse health. en-us Sun, 02 Jul 2023 09:52:28 EDT Sun, 02 Jul 2023 09:52:28 EDT 60 //www.koonmotors.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png//www.koonmotors.com/news/plants_animals/horses/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230621003106.htm The distant ancestors of modern horses had hooved toes instead of a single hoof, which vanished over time, according to researchers. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:31:06 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230621003106.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230530125358.htm A new study has found that genetic improvement is underlying the increasing speed of Britain's thoroughbreds. This contrasts with earlier studies that suggested racehorses were showing no genetic improvement in response to selection by breeders. Tue, 30 May 2023 12:53:58 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230530125358.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230511164537.htm Researchers are working to identify genes that influence horses' tendency to react to perceived danger. Thu, 11 May 2023 16:45:37 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230511164537.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230425205129.htm 新的研究显示我们古老的交互tween people and their horses can teach us something about building robots designed to improve our lives. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 20:51:29 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230425205129.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230425111226.htm A new study shows that horses living in big enclosures and in groups of at least three horses are better at following directional indications from humans than horses kept in individual paddocks. The results also indicate that familiarity to the human providing the indications does not matter for the horses. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 11:12:26 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230425111226.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230330172129.htm Indigenous peoples as far north as Wyoming and Idaho may have begun to care for horses by the first half of the 17th Century, according to a new study by researchers from 15 countries and multiple Native American groups. Thu, 30 Mar 2023 17:21:29 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230330172129.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230303175829.htm Researchers have discovered evidence of horse riding by studying the remains of human skeletons found in burial mounds called kurgans, which were between 4500-5000 years old. The earthen burial mounds belonged to the Yamnaya culture. The Yamnayans had migrated from the Pontic-Caspian steppes to find greener pastures in today's countries of Romania and Bulgaria up to Hungary and Serbia. Fri, 03 Mar 2023 17:58:29 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/03/230303175829.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221213094749.htm A critical set of genes linked to successful racehorses has been identified by an international research team. Scientists from Asia, Europe, North America compared the genomes of Thoroughbred, Arabian and Mongolian racehorses to horses bred for other sports and leisure, and were able to pinpoint a set of genes that play a significant role in muscle, metabolism, and neurobiology. These genes were found to be clearly different in racing horses, and were common to all racing breeds compared to those animals from non-racing breeds. Tue, 13 Dec 2022 09:47:49 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/12/221213094749.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220825094912.htm 一项新的研究表明,马更reluctant in new situations if they have multiple riders, have had several owners or the horse has been with its current owner only for a short period of time. The results of the international research group that studied the interaction between horses and humans also indicate that it takes time to build a good interactive relationship with a horse. Thu, 25 Aug 2022 09:49:12 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220825094912.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220824102942.htm Research supports the belief that the most important factor affecting a thoroughbred's race performance is the quality of its sire, whereas the effect of the age of its broodmare is negligible. Wed, 24 Aug 2022 10:29:42 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220824102942.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220817104005.htm A Rutgers scientist aiming to help heal a sick horse created an ultra-sensitive DNA test that could have applications for difficult-to-detect illnesses in humans such as Lyme disease. Wed, 17 Aug 2022 10:40:05 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220817104005.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220809141207.htm When racehorses enter training at about 2 years old, they can develop tiny stress fractures and new bone formations in their legs. This condition, called bucked shin, occurs in about 70% of the animals. Researchers have now developed a method to screen for bucked shin using ultrasound. Axial transmission, in which an ultrasound emitter and receiver are placed on the skin to induce and measure wave velocities, is frequently used to study osteoporosis in humans. The method could detect bucked shin more easily and preserve the health and growth of young horses. Tue, 09 Aug 2022 14:12:07 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/08/220809141207.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220727141409.htm Feral horses have roamed freely across the island of Assateague off the coast of Maryland and Virginia for hundreds of years, but exactly how they got there has remained a mystery. In a new study, ancient DNA extracted from a 16th century cow tooth from one of Spain's first Caribbean colonies turns out to be from a horse. Analysis of the DNA suggest that old folk tales claiming that horses were marooned on Assateague following the shipwreck of a Spanish galleon are likely more fact than fiction. Wed, 27 Jul 2022 14:14:09 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220727141409.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220727141351.htm 16世纪新发现马标本among the oldest domestic horses from the Americas known to date, and its DNA helps clarify the history of horses in the Western Hemisphere, according to a new study. Wed, 27 Jul 2022 14:13:51 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/07/220727141351.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/05/220524100557.htm How we speak matters to animals. Horses, pigs and wild horses can distinguish between negative and positive sounds from their fellow species and near relatives, as well as from human speech. The study provides insight into the history of emotional development and opens up interesting perspectives with regards to animal welfare. Tue, 24 May 2022 10:05:57 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/05/220524100557.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/05/220512121913.htm A vaccine for eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV), western equine encephalitis virus (WEEV), and Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) was found to be safe, well-tolerated and induced a neutralizing antibody response in adult volunteers, according to newly published results from a Phase 1 clinical trial. Thu, 12 May 2022 12:19:13 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/05/220512121913.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/05/220511142350.htm The movement of herders and livestock into the eastern steppe is of great interest to researchers, but few scholars have linked the introduction of herds and horses to the rise of complex societies. Wed, 11 May 2022 14:23:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/05/220511142350.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220406160508.htm Unregulated commercial harvesting and recreational live collection are pushing Florida horse conch populations closer to collapse. Wed, 06 Apr 2022 16:05:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/04/220406160508.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/03/220302110636.htm As of today, there is no vaccine against hepatitis C. To improve the search for it, researchers are looking for a so-called surrogate model: an animal that can also suffer from viral hepatitis and whose course of infection allows conclusions about the behavior of the hepatitis C virus in humans. They found what they were looking for in the horse. Wed, 02 Mar 2022 11:06:36 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/03/220302110636.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/02/220224112638.htm New research has uncovered an unrecognized variant of the Hendra virus, prompting re-evaluation of spillover risk from horses and their carers to other humans. Thu, 24 Feb 2022 11:26:38 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/02/220224112638.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/01/220126090529.htm 研究人员已经开发出一个原型“智能大块漂浮植物le' that could help equestrians improve their biomechanics. Moreover, the self-powered saddle can alert others when a rider takes a fall. Wed, 26 Jan 2022 09:05:29 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/01/220126090529.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/01/220110103235.htm Medieval warhorses are often depicted as massive and powerful beasts, but in reality many were no more than pony-sized by modern standards, a new study shows. Mon, 10 Jan 2022 10:32:35 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2022/01/220110103235.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/12/211208090008.htm Mere spoonsful of soil pulled from Canada's permafrost are opening vast windows into ancient life in the Yukon, revealing rich new information and rewriting previous beliefs about the extinction dynamics, dates and survival of megafauna like mammoths, horses and other long-lost life forms. Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:00:08 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/12/211208090008.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/10/211028120429.htm Cerebral palsy (CP) affects around two out of every 1000 children born worldwide. Physical therapy is the foremost way of improving movement, balance, and posture in children with CP. Research has shown that hippotherapy, a form of physical therapy involving horse riding, is effective for treating CP. But how exactly does it help? In a recent study, researchers explore this question and provide insightful answers as well as a baseline for future research. Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:04:29 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/10/211028120429.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/10/211020135922.htm The modern horse was domesticated around 2200 years BCE in the northern Caucasus. In the centuries that followed it spread throughout Asia and Europe. An international team of 162 scientists collected, sequenced and compared 273 genomes from ancient horses scattered across Eurasia to come up with this finding. Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:59:22 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/10/211020135922.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/09/210916124020.htm A new study has found the antimicrobial properties of certain stem cell proteins could offer a potential treatment to reduce infection in skin wounds. Thu, 16 Sep 2021 12:40:20 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/09/210916124020.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/09/210915111005.htm The long-distance migrations of early Bronze Age pastoralists in the Eurasian steppe have captured widespread interest. But the factors behind their remarkable spread have been heavily debated by archaeologists. Now a new study provides clues regarding a critical component of the herders' lifestyle that was likely instrumental to their success: dairying. Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:10:05 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/09/210915111005.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/05/210518130826.htm A new study of ancient DNA from horse fossils found in North America and Eurasia shows that horse populations on the two continents remained connected through the Bering Land Bridge, moving back and forth and interbreeding multiple times over hundreds of thousands of years. Tue, 18 May 2021 13:08:26 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/05/210518130826.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/02/210204131410.htm When a Utah couple dug up the remains of a horse near the city of Provo, researchers suspected that they may have discovered an animal that lived during the last Ice Age. New results suggest a different story. Thu, 04 Feb 2021 13:14:10 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2021/02/210204131410.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/12/201221101213.htm Climate warming is linked to a widening interval between leaf unfolding and flowering in European trees, with implications for tree fitness and the wider environment, according to new research. Mon, 21 Dec 2020 10:12:13 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/12/201221101213.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/10/201012103140.htm Researchers have investigated ancient leather balls discovered in the graves of horse riders in northwest China. According to the international research team, they are around 3,000 years old, making them the oldest balls in Eurasia. The find suggests amongst others that the mounted warriors of Central Asia played ball games to keep themselves fit. Mon, 12 Oct 2020 10:31:40 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/10/201012103140.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/08/200818142123.htm In an anatomical comparison of the third metacarpal, or cannon bone, among Thoroughbred racehorses, American Quarter Horses and feral Assateague Island ponies, researchers have found that fostering adaptations in these bones through training might help horses better endure the extreme conditions of racing and prevent serious, often life-ending injuries on the track. Tue, 18 Aug 2020 14:21:23 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/08/200818142123.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/07/200715111427.htm Warmblood fragile foal syndrome is a severe, usually fatal, genetic disease that manifests itself after birth in affected horses. Due to the defect, the connective tissue is unstable. Under force, the skin tears from the tissue underneath and the joints can dislocate. Researchers have now been able to prove that the disease did not stem from the English thoroughbred stallion Dark Ronald XX. Wed, 15 Jul 2020 11:14:27 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/07/200715111427.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/03/200324131829.htm The former coalfield of Geiseltal in Saxony-Anhalt has yielded large numbers of exceptionally preserved fossil animals, giving palaeontologists a unique window into the evolution of mammals 47 million years ago. A team has shown that the body size of two species of mammals developed in opposite directions. Tue, 24 Mar 2020 13:18:29 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/03/200324131829.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/03/200319125223.htm A parasite known only to be hosted in North America by the Virginia opossum is infecting sea otters along the West Coast. A new study elucidates the sometimes surprising and complex pathways infectious pathogens can move from land to sea to sea otter. Thu, 19 Mar 2020 12:52:23 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/03/200319125223.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/03/200302113351.htm By analyzing milk proteins extracted from calcified dental plaque, researchers present the earliest evidence for dairy consumption on the eastern Eurasian Steppe and uncover clues to the origin of mounted dairy pastoralism in Mongolia. Mon, 02 Mar 2020 11:33:51 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2020/03/200302113351.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/12/191210171928.htm Shockwave therapy is used in both horses and humans to speed healing, but it can also mask pain. For the first time veterinarians have identified several biomarkers of the treatment, the use of which is restricted in horse racing. Tue, 10 Dec 2019 17:19:28 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/12/191210171928.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/11/191106130332.htm A horse will blink less and twitch its eyelids more when it's under mild stress, the research team found -- a new finding that could offer handlers a simple, easy-to-spot sign their animal is becoming agitated. Wed, 06 Nov 2019 13:03:32 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/11/191106130332.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/10/191001102217.htm Prebiotics are only able to help stabilize the intestinal flora of horses to a limited degree. Before they can reach the intestines, commercially available supplements partially break down in the animals' stomachs, which can lead to inflammation of the stomach lining. Tue, 01 Oct 2019 10:22:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/10/191001102217.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/08/190816090241.htm Damage was found in the part of the mouth affected by the bit in more than 80% of trotters examined after a race. However, such damage is easily overlooked due to being out of sight. Fri, 16 Aug 2019 09:02:41 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/08/190816090241.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/06/190613103126.htm New research indicates that zebras' stripes are used to control body temperature after all -- and reveals for the first time a new mechanism for how this may be achieved. Thu, 13 Jun 2019 10:31:26 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/06/190613103126.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/05/190502111040.htm Each year on the first Saturday in May, Thoroughbred horses reach speeds of over 40 miles per hour as they compete to win the Kentucky Derby. But the domestic horse wasn't always bred for speed. In fact, an international team now has evidence to suggest that the modern horse is genetically quite different from the horses of even just a few hundred years ago. Thu, 02 May 2019 11:10:40 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/05/190502111040.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/04/190417111429.htm Palaeobiologists have uncovered new evidence that suggests that horses' legs have adapted over time to be optimized for endurance travel, rather than speed. Wed, 17 Apr 2019 11:14:29 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/04/190417111429.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/02/190220145032.htm The stripes of a zebra deter horse flies from landing on them, according to a new study. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 14:50:32 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/02/190220145032.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/02/190215092848.htm Laminitis -- a complex, common and often devastating disease -- is the second biggest killer of domestic horses. Now a body of important research on it has been compiled. Fri, 15 Feb 2019 09:28:48 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/02/190215092848.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/02/190213124456.htm Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in a horse's environment may play a role in the development of equine metabolic syndrome (EMS), according to new research. Wed, 13 Feb 2019 12:44:56 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/02/190213124456.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/02/190212104707.htm Cancer genes in mucosal melanoma, a rare and poorly understood subtype of melanoma, have been compared in humans, dogs and horses for the first time. Researchers sequenced the genomes of the same cancer across different species to pinpoint key cancer genes. The results give insights into how cancer evolves across the tree of life and could guide the development of new therapies. Tue, 12 Feb 2019 10:47:07 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/02/190212104707.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/02/190207142220.htm Avian influenza viruses infect horses in Mongolia but do not cause large outbreaks of disease because they failed to acquire key genetic changes to enable greater cross-species transmissibility, according to a new study. Thu, 07 Feb 2019 14:22:20 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/02/190207142220.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/01/190128142502.htm Researchers show that antisense RNA can mediated the formation of fusion genes. Mon, 28 Jan 2019 14:25:02 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/01/190128142502.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/01/190124141546.htm A collaboration between basic and clinical scientists has revealed a protein that promotes the growth of small arteries leading into oxygen-starved heart tissues in mice. Thu, 24 Jan 2019 14:15:46 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2019/01/190124141546.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/12/181219115544.htm A strontium analysis of fossilized horse teeth from Florida found that the animals did not travel far from where they were born. Researchers also found evidence that prehistoric horses fed along the coast like wild horses do today at places like Assateague Island National Seashore. Wed, 19 Dec 2018 11:55:44 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/12/181219115544.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/11/181106111616.htm Scientists have discovered the inner workings of a known 'speed gene', which directly affects skeletal muscle growth and, in turn, race distance aptitude in thoroughbred racehorses. Their findings have important implications for a multi-billion dollar industry. Tue, 06 Nov 2018 11:16:16 EST //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/11/181106111616.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/09/180927145601.htm A vaccine against deadly foal pneumonia might finally be within reach, thanks to new research. The breakthrough could potentially save the lives of thousands of foals every year. Thu, 27 Sep 2018 14:56:01 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/09/180927145601.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/09/180926110933.htm Help is on the way for plump ponies at risk of the painful, often deadly, condition of founder or laminitis which is the second biggest killer of domestic horses. Wed, 26 Sep 2018 11:09:33 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/09/180926110933.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/07/180728084141.htm Research shows the calming benefits of lavender aromatherapy for horses. Sat, 28 Jul 2018 08:41:41 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/07/180728084141.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/07/180702154739.htm A team of scholars analyzed horse remains from an ancient Mongolian pastoral culture. Examination of skeletal remains from the impressive horse burials associated with the Deer Stone-Khirigsuur Culture showed that surgical procedures were used to remove baby teeth that would have caused young horses pain or difficulty with feeding -- the world's oldest known evidence for veterinary dental care. Mon, 02 Jul 2018 15:47:39 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/07/180702154739.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/06/180621101403.htm Scientists demonstrated for the first time that horses integrate human facial expressions and voice tones to perceive human emotion, regardless of whether the person is familiar or not. Thu, 21 Jun 2018 10:14:03 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/06/180621101403.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/05/180517102232.htm The method reduces ice crystals that form during cryopreservation and affect spermatozoon structure. Thu, 17 May 2018 10:22:32 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/05/180517102232.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/05/180509185446.htm A new study has discovered that horses were first domesticated by descendants of hunter-gatherer groups in Kazakhstan who left little direct trace in the ancestry of modern populations. The research sheds new light on the long-standing 'steppe theory' on the origin and movement of Indo-European languages made possible by the domestication of the horse. Wed, 09 May 2018 18:54:46 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/05/180509185446.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/05/180504103745.htm Researchers examined 1,713 cases of racehorse deaths from 2003 to 2015, and found racing was connected to some of the deaths. Fri, 04 May 2018 10:37:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2018/05/180504103745.htm