Research has found that nosebands are not too tight but that horses’ signs of stress increase with competition level

Those who had less rapid eye movement sleep gave up more easily on a monitored learning task than others

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Professor Moira Lafferty on helping riders be their best, holding up a flight at Heathrow and travelling the world

Fine-tuning a horse’s diet to the specific demands of his work aids optimum results. Ed Busuttil MRCVS outlines the science behind sport horse nutrition

As ICSI becomes routine in sport horse breeding, Oscar Williams examines the science, the performance data and the myths that refuse to fade