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Opinions of trainers of Warmblood, Thoroughbred and Trotter horses in Germany on the pretraining management of yearlings and two-year-old horses – a qualitative analysis 德国温血马、纯种马和快步马驯兽师对一岁马和两岁马训前管理的意见——定性分析

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Journal of Equine Veterinary Science Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2025.105736

F. Pilger , C. Aurich , J.E. Aurich

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Salivary cortisol concentration in western performance horses and riders: Associations with performance 西方表演马和骑手的唾液皮质醇浓度：与表演的关系。

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Journal of Equine Veterinary Science Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2025.105737

M.V. Pennington , J.L. Zoller , S.H. White-Springer , J.F. Harlin , C.J. Huseman , J.L. Leatherwood , C.L. O’Reilly

{"title":"Salivary cortisol concentration in western performance horses and riders: Associations with performance","authors":"M.V. Pennington , J.L. Zoller , S.H. White-Springer , J.F. Harlin , C.J. Huseman , J.L. Leatherwood , C.L. O’Reilly","doi":"10.1016/j.jevs.2025.105737","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jevs.2025.105737","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Competition stress is a common factor influencing the success of performing athletes. However, few studies have quantified the physiological stress responses in horses and riders surrounding an equestrian event.</div></div><div><h3>Aims/objectives</h3><div>The objectives of the current study were to determine salivary cortisol concentrations (SCC) as an indicator of stress in fifteen horse and rider pairs competing in western stock horse events and to investigate the relationship between SCC and performance. Methods: Subjects included male and female Quarter horses aged 3-15 years and equestrians aged 18-22 years. Salivary samples were taken at rest, during practice, during four stock horse classes (pleasure, trail, reining, and working cow horse) in a Stock Horse of Texas sanctioned event, and at a maximal exercise test for riders only. Saliva samples were collected 20 min pre- and 20 min post-test.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Rider mean SCC following stock horse pleasure (6.42±1.73 nmol/L) was lower (<em>p</em> < 0.05) than reining (13.53±1.87 nmol/L), cow work (12.85±1.60 nmol/L), and maximal exercise tests (10.05±1.77 nmol/L). There was no significant impact of event on horse SCC (<em>p</em> > 0.05). Novice riders had a greater SCC (10.26+4.73 nmol/L) than non-pro riders (8.92+3.74 nmol/L) post cow work. Rider pre-competition SCC was inversely related to overall placing (<em>p</em> = 0.016, r<sup>2</sup>=0.397) and scores in the reining class (<em>p</em> = 0.044, r<sup>2</sup>=0.239). Horse SCC before reining was also inversely related to score (<em>p</em> = 0.034, r<sup>2</sup>=0.348).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>An increased rider SCC before competition, negatively impacted the outcome of horse and rider performance; indicating that competition stress may impact equestrian performance in western stock horse events.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15798,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Equine Veterinary Science","volume":"156 ","pages":"Article 105737"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145582259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Horses show limited owner bias in reunion and odor tests: a pilot study 马在团聚和气味测试中表现出有限的主人偏见：一项试点研究。

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Journal of Equine Veterinary Science Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2025.105755

Ellinor Rönnow, Lina S.V. Roth

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Effect on equine sperm of post-thaw glycerol dilution using two different semen extenders 两种不同精液填充剂对解冻后甘油稀释对马精子的影响。

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Journal of Equine Veterinary Science Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2025.105747

J.C. Otero , D.M. Neild , A.A. Ferrante , M.C. Gambarotta , M.L. Caldevilla

{"title":"Effect on equine sperm of post-thaw glycerol dilution using two different semen extenders","authors":"J.C. Otero , D.M. Neild , A.A. Ferrante , M.C. Gambarotta , M.L. Caldevilla","doi":"10.1016/j.jevs.2025.105747","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jevs.2025.105747","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Glycerol, a penetrating cryoprotectant, is most employed for deep freezing spermatozoa. However, it can induce toxic, chemical, and osmotic effects, altering the lipid structure of the sperm membrane. Rapid glycerol addition has been demonstrated to have fewer toxic effects than its removal.</div></div><div><h3>Aims/objectives</h3><div>To minimize both the toxic and osmotic effects of glycerol on equine sperm through post-thaw dilution using two different extenders.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Samples of equine semen frozen with 5% glycerol from nine stallions were thawed, re-diluted 1:2, and incubated for 30 minutes at 22°C in Tyrodes (Tyr) and a commercial equine extender (CE). Kinematic parameters were assessed using Computer-Assisted Semen Analysis, plasma membrane integrity and acrosome status with the fluorescein isothiocyanate-peanut agglutinin-propidium iodide stain, lipid peroxidation with the BODIPY581/591 stain, and DNA fragmentation with the Halo test.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>No significant differences (P>0.05) in total (TM) and progressive (PM) motility were observed between the control (TM 43.8 ± 20.9%; PM 30.6 ± 15.2%) and the tested extenders (TM Tyr 41 ± 22%, CE 40.4 ± 19.2% and PM Tyr 27.5 ± 15.6%, CE 29.7 ± 14.4%). DNA fragmentation and lipid peroxidation also showed no significant differences (P>0.05) between treatments. However, significantly higher percentages (P<0.05) of sperm with intact plasma membranes and acrosomes were recorded in CE (39.4 ± 12.3%) compared to the control (33.9 ± 10.5%) and Tyr (33.5 ± 12.1%).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>post-thaw dilution did not yield beneficial effects on equine sperm parameters. However, dilution in CE potentially reduces the proportion of sperm with reacted acrosomes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15798,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Equine Veterinary Science","volume":"156 ","pages":"Article 105747"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145723891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Babesia caballi and Theileria equi in ticks from horses in four Indigenous communities of Costa Rica 哥斯达黎加四个土著社区马蜱中的卡巴贝斯虫和马氏巴贝斯虫。

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Journal of Equine Veterinary Science Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2025.105750

M.F. Posada-Guzmán , A.E. Jiménez-Rocha , J.F. Sánchez-Bermúdez , J.J. Romero-Zúñiga , G. Dolz

{"title":"Babesia caballi and Theileria equi in ticks from horses in four Indigenous communities of Costa Rica","authors":"M.F. Posada-Guzmán , A.E. Jiménez-Rocha , J.F. Sánchez-Bermúdez , J.J. Romero-Zúñiga , G. Dolz","doi":"10.1016/j.jevs.2025.105750","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jevs.2025.105750","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Equine piroplasmosis, caused by <em>Babesia caballi</em> and <em>Theileria equi</em>, is endemic in Costa Rica. However, the presence of these hemoparasites in tick vectors has not been documented in the country.</div></div><div><h3>Aims/objectives</h3><div>To identify tick species infesting horses in four Indigenous communities and to determine the presence of <em>B. caballi</em> and <em>T. equi</em> DNA in ticks from piroplasmosis-positive horses.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Ticks (<em>n</em> = 1063) were collected from 129 horses in four Indigenous communities. Species identification and sex classification were performed. From 76 PCR-positive horses, 203 ticks were analyzed for <em>B. caballi</em> and <em>T. equi</em> using nested PCR. Two positive samples were sequenced and compared to GenBank entries<em>.</em></div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div><em>Dermacentor nitens</em> was the predominant tick (90.3 %), followed by <em>Amblyomma mixtum</em> (9.7 %). <em>Theileria equi</em> was detected in ticks from 55.3 % of positive horses; <em>B. caballi</em> was only found in coinfection with <em>T. equi</em>. Sequences showed 99 % similarity with GenBank references.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>This is the first report of <em>B. caballi</em> and <em>T. equi</em> DNA detection in ticks from Costa Rica. <em>Dermacentor nitens</em> and <em>A. mixtum</em> are implicated in potential transmission. Surveillance and tick control are important in Indigenous communities to prevent the spread of pathogens. The study was based on tick samples collected in 2011; thus, results reflect the situation at that time. Updated surveillance and vector competence studies are needed to support equine health and One-Health efforts in Indigenous regions of Costa Rica.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15798,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Equine Veterinary Science","volume":"156 ","pages":"Article 105750"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145695997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Pedigree tracing to determine the origin of the golden coat phenotype within the golden American saddlebred horse 确定金色美洲鞍马金色皮毛表型起源的系谱追踪。

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Journal of Equine Veterinary Science Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2025.105752

B. Pepper , E. North , J. Culwell , M.C. Nicodemus , C. Cavinder , K. Harvey , T. Williams

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Journal of Equine Veterinary Science Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-04 DOI: 10.1016/S0737-0806(25)00401-0

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Deep learning approach for classifying grazing behavior in yearling horses using triaxial accelerometer data: A pilot study 利用三轴加速度计数据对一岁马放牧行为进行分类的深度学习方法：一项试点研究。

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Journal of Equine Veterinary Science Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2025.105706

Uta Kamiya , Kasumi Kakiuchi , Kensuke Kawamura , Koichiro Ueda , Masahito Kawai , Akira Matsui , Natsuko Negishi

{"title":"Deep learning approach for classifying grazing behavior in yearling horses using triaxial accelerometer data: A pilot study","authors":"Uta Kamiya , Kasumi Kakiuchi , Kensuke Kawamura , Koichiro Ueda , Masahito Kawai , Akira Matsui , Natsuko Negishi","doi":"10.1016/j.jevs.2025.105706","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jevs.2025.105706","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Accurate monitoring of grazing behavior in horses is essential for pasture management and welfare evaluation; however, conventional observation methods are labor-intensive and lack temporal resolution.</div></div><div><h3>Aims/objectives</h3><div>This pilot study aimed to develop and validate a deep learning model using jaw-mounted accelerometer data to classify grazing and non-grazing behaviors in yearling horses under various pasture conditions.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Four yearling Thoroughbred horses were equipped with triaxle accelerometers mounted under their jaws. Data were recorded at 10 Hz (100 ms) during a 19 h free-grazing period in a 4.0 ha paddock. A total of 230,286 data points were annotated as grazing (G) or non-grazing (NG) using synchronized video observation. Three deep learning models—one-dimensional convolutional neural network (CNN), long short-term memory (LSTM), and combined CNN+LSTM—were trained and evaluated under varying sampling rates (100–10,000 ms) and time windows (5–60 s). Model performance was assessed using accuracy, F1 score, precision, recall, and area under the curve (AUC).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The CNN+LSTM model demonstrated the highest classification performance with a test accuracy of 98.0 % and an AUC of 1.00. F1 scores were 0.99 for G and 0.97 for NG behavior. Across the full observational period, the proportion of grazing behavior was 58.3 % (±2.1 %). Spatial analysis revealed that grazing was concentrated along paddock peripheries, whereas non-grazing was more frequent in central zones.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>A deep learning framework that combines CNN and LSTM can accurately classify grazing behavior in horses using jaw-mounted accelerometers. This non-invasive, high-resolution method offers a promising tool for automated behavioral monitoring in pasture-based systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15798,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Equine Veterinary Science","volume":"155 ","pages":"Article 105706"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145225114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Impact of the technology to monitor horse behaviour and health: a scoping review 监测马的行为和健康的技术影响：范围审查。

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Journal of Equine Veterinary Science Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2025.105734

Claudia Giannone , Elie Atallah , Emanuela Dalla Costa , Eleonora Benetti , Enrica Santolini , Patrizia Tassinari , Marco Bovo

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Proof of concept of a wearable IoT-based system for monitoring respiratory rate and surface temperature in horses 基于物联网的可穿戴系统的概念验证，用于监测马的呼吸频率和表面温度。

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Journal of Equine Veterinary Science Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2025.105729

Brendo Junior Pereira Farias , Dermeval Araújo Furtado , José Wallace Barbosa do Nascimento , José Pinheiro Lopes Neto , Fabiana Terezinha Leal de Morais , Thiago Lira Souza Santos , Alexandre Sales Vasconcelos , Rafael Costa Silva , José Ilton Pereira Alves , Concepta Mcmanus , Robson Mateus Freitas Silveira , Neila Lidiany Ribeiro

{"title":"Proof of concept of a wearable IoT-based system for monitoring respiratory rate and surface temperature in horses","authors":"Brendo Junior Pereira Farias , Dermeval Araújo Furtado , José Wallace Barbosa do Nascimento , José Pinheiro Lopes Neto , Fabiana Terezinha Leal de Morais , Thiago Lira Souza Santos , Alexandre Sales Vasconcelos , Rafael Costa Silva , José Ilton Pereira Alves , Concepta Mcmanus , Robson Mateus Freitas Silveira , Neila Lidiany Ribeiro","doi":"10.1016/j.jevs.2025.105729","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jevs.2025.105729","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study presents the development and proof of concept of a wearable monitoring system designed to measure respiratory rate (RR) and coat surface temperature (CST) in horses. The device integrates an embedded system based on an ESP-32 microcontroller equipped with sensors for RR (strain gauge) and CST (DS18B20) Data are transmitted in real time via Wi-Fi and stored locally on SD cards. The system was validated against conventional manual methods under field conditions. Agreement between methods was evaluated using Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICC) and Bland-Altman plots. Results showed excellent reproducibility for RR (ICC = 0.85) and very good reproducibility for CST (ICC = 0.67), with no significant differences detected by paired t-tests (<em>p</em> > 0.05). The Bland-Altman analysis indicated low bias and narrow limits of agreement for both variables. This proof-of-concept demonstrates that the wearable system provides reliable, accurate, and non-invasive measurements of key physiological and environmental parameters in horses.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15798,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Equine Veterinary Science","volume":"155 ","pages":"Article 105729"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145488852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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