Horses serve as the inspiration for many modern automobile names and logos, including the Ford Pinto, Ford Bronco, Ford Mustang, Hyundai Equus, Hyundai Pony, Mitsubishi Starion, Subaru Brumby, Mitsubishi Colt/ Dodge Colt, Pinzgauer, Steyr-Puch Haflinger, Pegaso, Porsche, Rolls-Royce Camargue, Ferrari, Carlsson, Kamaz, Corre La Licorne, Iran Khodro, Eicher, and Baojun. [217] [218] [219] Indian TVS Motor Company also uses a horse on their motorcycles & scooters. Fear, Sally (2006). New Forest Drift: A Photographic Portrait of Life in the National Park. Perspective Photo Press. p.75. ISBN 978-0-9553253-0-4. All areas, equipment and appliances that animals can access must present minimal risks of injury, illness and escape. There must be a control of substances hazardous to health assessment for management of infectious diseases. Search and rescue dogs, with their highly developed sense of smell, are used to locate humans, such as escaped prisoners, a thief or people lost in remote areas. They are used also to find people who are trapped, such as in avalanches or collapsed buildings.

Where a listed vet is required by the local authority to carry out the inspection without being accompanied by a suitably qualified officer, they must be appointed under section 51 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (the Act) to exercise the enforcement powers available under the Act. They must also be appointed under 4(4) of the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals)(England) Regulations 2018. Olsen, Sandra L. "Horses in Prehistory". Anthropology Research. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on May 25, 2008 . Retrieved 2008-08-16. It is expected that all businesses will meet and maintain minimum standards. If on a renewal inspection you identify minor failings that do not compromise welfare standards, follow the risk-based approach to renewing a licence .Horses are trained to be ridden or driven in a variety of sporting competitions. Examples include show jumping, dressage, three-day eventing, competitive driving, endurance riding, gymkhana, rodeos, and fox hunting. [191] Horse shows, which have their origins in medieval European fairs, are held around the world. They host a huge range of classes, covering all of the mounted and harness disciplines, as well as "In-hand" classes where the horses are led, rather than ridden, to be evaluated on their conformation. The method of judging varies with the discipline, but winning usually depends on style and ability of both horse and rider. [192] A less experienced horse or rider will benefit from being accompanied by an experienced rider on a sensible horse. A horse known to be dangerous in traffic should not be ridden on the road until appropriately trained in safe surroundings by an experienced trainer. Where working horses are kept in individual stalls, they must spend a significant part of their day out of the stall. Horses kept in stalls must be fastened so they can access food, water and lie down comfortably.

the gallop, which averages 40 to 48 kilometres per hour (25 to 30mph), [86] but the world record for a horse galloping over a short, sprint distance is 70.76 kilometres per hour (43.97mph). [87] There must be an accessible and current human and equine first aid kit available. There must also be an accident reporting procedure which complies with the Health and Safety Executive. a b "Introduction to Coat Color Genetics". Veterinary Genetics Laboratory. University of California. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10 . Retrieved 2008-05-01.a b c d Lira, Jaime; etal. (2010). "Ancient DNA reveals traces of Iberian Neolithic and Bronze Age lineages in modern Iberian horses" (PDF). Molecular Ecology. 19 (1): 64–78. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04430.x. PMID 19943892. S2CID 1376591. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-08-10 . Retrieved 2018-04-20. Rats, which are lighter and less of a risk to set the mines off, have recently been used more frequently. [25] [29] Regardless of a horse or pony's actual birth date, for most competition purposes a year is added to its age each January1 of each year in the Northern Hemisphere [7] [10] and each August1 in the Southern Hemisphere. [11] The exception is in endurance riding, where the minimum age to compete is based on the animal's actual calendar age. [12] McIlwraith, C.W. "Developmental Orthopaedic Disease: Problems of Limbs in young Horses". Orthopaedic Research Center. Colorado State University. Archived from the original on 2013-01-14 . Retrieved 2008-04-20. In accidents involving cars and horses, it is the horse and rider that invariably come off worse. Riders should know what action to take in the event of an accident and should report accidents and also any near misses to the local police.

Lesté-Lasserre, Christa (January 18, 2013). "Music Genre's Effect on Horse Behavior Evaluated". The Horse. Blood Horse Publications. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017 . Retrieved 23 January 2013. a b c Pascoe, Elaine (2002-03-12). "How Horses Sleep, Pt. 2– Power Naps". Equisearch.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27 . Retrieved 2007-03-23. There are a few options available if you’d like to have a go at riding a horse. You can book a beginner lesson at a riding school – find a local one in our riding school directory.

How to keep horses and ponies healthy and happy

For the hiring of horses, a listed vet must be appointed for the initial inspection, for a renewal inspection, and for the annual inspection for the hiring of horses.

Dogs have been trained to detect cancer. [22] One study reported ants could be used to detect cancer via urine. [23] [24]

Experienced homes

Collins, Tony; Martin, John; Vamplew, Wray (2005). Encyclopedia of Traditional British Rural Sports. London: Routledge. pp.173–174. ISBN 0-415-35224-X. OCLC 57005595. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20 . Retrieved 2020-09-28. Businesses that meet the higher standard will get a 4 or 5 star rating in the animals activity star rating system. a b Sellnow, Les (2004). Happy Trails: Your Complete Guide to Fun and Safe Trail Riding. Eclipse Press. p. 46. ISBN 1-58150-114-5. OCLC 56493380. All activities involving hiring out horses for riding, or instruction in riding, need to have a licence if they’re carried out as a commercial business. Horses must have access to shelter in the form of purpose-built or natural cover when kept in fields. The entrance of a purpose-built shelter must be wide enough to allow access and exit for at least 2 horses to minimise the risk of injury.