Impact of the pandemic: Horses
spotlight topic:
COVID-19 and animals
Horses
Published 27 September 2021 | Updated 23 January 2024
- Allen, S.E. et al. (2023) A study of the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on equine veterinary care in the UK. Veterinary Record Open, 10 (2), e74. https://doi.org/10.1002/vro2.74
- Huseman, C. et al (2021) Early Evidence of the economic effects of COVID-19 on the horse show industry in 2020. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, p. 103734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2021.103734
Report on the economic impact of the pandemic on the horse show industry in the United States.
- Hockenhull, J. and Furtado, T. (2021) Escaping the gilded cage: Could COVID-19 lead to improved equine welfare? A review of the literature. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 237, p. 105303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2021.105303
This paper reviews published equine welfare research to compare the ways in which human lockdown reflects standard equine management
- Ward, A.B. et al (2021) COVID-19 impacts equine welfare: Policy implications for laminitis and obesity. PLOS ONE, 16 (5), p. e0252340. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252340
This paper reports on qualitative research carried out to investigate the implications of COVID lockdown policies on equine management and welfare with a focus on horses and ponies at risk of laminitis and obesity.
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