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  • 2025-10-14 19:00:01

    Lois tells us about her travels (in June 2025) to the Maasai Mara in Kenya with Offbeat. An exciting journey filled with wildlife, horses, nature and dedicated people who are rightly proud of the per ...
    The Maasai Mara – A true wildlife-lovers paradise
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  • 2025-10-13 13:00:01

    This letter, declined by the Equine Veterinary Journal, responds to MacKechnie-Guire et al.’s defence of their noseband pressure study. It clarifies key methodological and interpretive issues that ...
    A Reply to Response to Comments on ‘Noseband ty...
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  • 2025-10-13 06:50:39

    In academic publishing, critique and reply are essential to scientific progress. This letter—declined by the Equine Veterinary Journal—is published here to complete the public record. It clarifie ...
    A Reply to Response to Comments on ‘Facial pres...
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  • 2025-10-10 19:00:02

    Emeritus Professor David Mellor—architect of the Five Domains Model—explores the biological and behavioural evidence showing that all bits, regardless of design, cause mouth pain. Drawing on deca ...
    The Perfect Bit for your Horse
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  • 2025-10-09 19:00:02

    Unlike most reports quoting only veterinarians, this analysis comes from Dr James Cooling—a medical doctor, qualified bit-fitter, and rider. He explains why blue tongues in elite horses are not cos ...
    Think Blue Tongues may be Harmless in Elite Spo...
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  • 2025-10-06 19:00:02

    In this final paper, the late Dr Robert Cook reviews decades of anatomical, physiological, and behavioural research showing how bits cause pain, breathing restriction, and performance loss in horses. ...
    The Mouth-Iron-Free Solution for Sudden Death i...
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  • 2025-10-06 19:00:02

    As always, when eventing is nearing the end of the current season is when Badminton kicks into full action! What a wonderful summer it was, be it extremely hard work for some organisers making sure th ...
    Director’s Blog – October 2025
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  • 2025-08-08 05:58:12

    Not all opinions are equal, and not all research holds water. A simple saying helps illustrate why that matters. There is an Indian saying that captures the situation where someone with many foibles ...
    Illustrating Two Approaches to Equine Sports We...
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  • 2025-08-08 05:58:12

    Not all opinions are equal, and not all research holds water. A simple saying helps illustrate why that matters. There is an Indian saying that captures the situation where someone with many foibles ...
    The Sieve and the Needle: Illustrating Two Appr...
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  • 2025-08-05 19:00:02

    Badminton Horse Trials is saddened to learn of the passing of Geoffrey Lane. Geoffrey was known to many at Badminton, having joined the Veterinary Commission in 1981 alongside Frank Mahon.  Then, he ...
    Obituary – Geoffrey Lane
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