Recent research investigates horses’ vital signs and what the data collected can tell horse owners and vets about their intentions.

Some fresh research attempting to disprove the hypothesis that humans were riding horses in 4000 BCE was ... inconclusive.

Did a conformationally more rideable horse which developed approximately 4,200 years ago lead to a surge in equine domestication?

An unusual burial site uncovered near London apparently contains elite animals owned by wealthy households, possibly even royals.

A study found that these little horses survive in consistent -40 degree C temps by shutting down for short periods in a way similar to bears.

Researchers are trying to determine if a “spook” gene exists and can be bred out of horses to create a true “bomb-proof” mount.

Vaccination is important but it does not make horses invincible to infectious disease, which is where management methods and hygiene come in.

Radiocarbon dating shows that horses reached some regions of the American Southwest via Indigenous groups before Spanish colonization.

A 13-year study investigating the long-term effects of the PPID drug pergolide found that it vastly improved a horse's quality of life.

By sequencing and comparing DNA, researchers found that all donkeys can trace their family tree to one 'domestication event' in East Africa.

A research study at the University of Guelph hopes to determine if being around and touched by distressed humans is unpleasant.

An OVC study into the development and differences in foal microbiomes could advance treatment of critical cases of diarrhea.

Do horses genuinely enjoy being touched, or do they simply tolerate us doing it? A study at the University of Guelph intends to find out.

Approximately 17% of equine pregnancies fail, most within the first 6 weeks, and continued investigations will help the horse breeder.

Dr. Thomas Koch and his team at the OVC are taking the next step in regenerative therapies and hopefully even better outcomes.