They have developed a way to have a mare lactate but not by having a foal at the time, great news for orphan foals!

https://www.paulickreport.com/horse-care-category/induced-lactation-in-mares-a-viable-option-free-of-nurse-mare-foals/

Interesting.  But 10 days to get the mare to lactate.  

Bio markers found that could help determine undiscovered injuries in horses

https://www.paulickreport.com/video/study-finds-three-biomarkers-that-could-help-predict-fatal-racing-injuries/

A study shows whip use does not really improve a horses speed or steering in races 

https://www.paulickreport.com/horse-care-category/study-whip-use-doesnt-improve-steering-finishing-times-in-races/

Research on sesamoid bones in TB’s, surprisingly they don’t know much and now studying the breeds development.

https://www.paulickreport.com/horse-care-category/sesamoid-bones-they-take-a-lot-of-pressure-and-raise-a-lot-of-questions-for-researchers/

Good article.  I've never read much about the sesamoids and that's odd as these fractures happen a lot.  Marty was retired due to a fractured sesamoid.  Luckily he had a breeder/owner who took him back to the farm to heal for a year.

He did have a great owner, an even better one now!:)