Apr 15 2020
In the last article in this series we looked at the domestication and emergence of the various horse breeds under new genetic findings. This second part will deal with various traits, such as the genetic basis for speed and endurance. Since the domestication of the horse until today, humans have created a large number of …
Jan 30 2020
In recent years, the horse genome has been examined with new genetic analysis methods. The result was some new knowledge about the family tree of our horses, their domestication, the “grand sires” and “grand dams” of all domestic horses, the origin of the breeds and much more. The Eurasian Steppes, the area of domestication of …
Jan 23 2020
Dr Morgane Schambourg, DMV, MSc, Dipl. ACVS / ECVS, has carried out studies on the sensitivity to pain in the legs of endurance horses and developed a method of how this can be measured.The nociceptors (pain receptors) are responsible for the perception of pain. These are essentially free nerve endings of sensitive neurons in the …
Oct 26 2018
During the “Open Day” at Katharinenhof Stud, Samatha Brooks of the University of Florida gave a very interesting presentation on modern genetics. To understand the novel options breeders may have in the future, one has to look at the basics of genetics first: The genome of a horse – or any other organism – contains …
Apr 06 2018
Unter Training versteht man, die Leistung eines Körpers zu verbessern. Dies ist möglich, weil der Körper aus gewissen natürlichen Reparaturprozessen gestärkt hervorgeht. Wenn wir einen Organismus während einer Trainingseinheit leicht “beschädigen” (ohne daß wir die Schwelle erreichen, wo es zu irreparablen Schäden führt), kann dieser Körper die Schäden reparieren und wird (nach einer gewissen Erhohlungszeit) …
Apr 05 2018
Explosiv, nervös und unausgeglichen – dieser schlechte Ruf haftet dem Araber seit langem an. Zu Unrecht! Denn viele Menschen tragen einfach seiner Intelligenz und seiner Lauffreude nicht Rechnung. Mit dem Paddock Trail wollen wir eine Haltungsform vorstellen, die diese Bedürfnisse berücksichtigt. Und das Beste ist: Jeder kann es nachmachen, und seien es auch nur einige …
Jan 05 2018
Training the Endurance Horse (II) In this part about training the endurance horse, we have a look at the use of the two energy-production systems and how they are provided with fuel and oxygen. In the previous issue we have seen that two different chemical processes contribute to the energy supply of the body: 1) …
Oct 07 2017
Lavender Foal Syndrome (LFS), also sometimes referred to as Coat Colour Dilution Lethal (CCDL), is an inherited disease specific to Arabian horses. It is caused by a genetic mutation, which is estimated to be present in about 10% of Egyptian Arabians, but has also been reported in other lines of Arabians. LFS-affected foals are unable …
Apr 07 2017
Due to domestication, stabling and riding, we have to feed our horse with an adapted ration of food, to compensate for his decreased grazing time and increased burning of energy. When the horse moves forward for several hours, the repeated muscle contractions require energy provided by the burning of fat. It needs obviously more than …
Jan 10 2017
Feeding the horse athlete is one of the headaches of many endurance rider. Some horses eat too much, others are fuzzy eaters… but all need some individual adaptation of the “standard food plan” to their individual metabolism and requirements by the demanded effort. That’s where “the eye of the owner feeds the horse”. Let’s have …
