Horse News – The Equinest

Calculate Your Horse’s Daily Feed Requirements with The Equinest’s Feeding Calculator

The Equinest — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:11:02 +0000

Determining the right amount of feed for your horse doesn’t have to be guesswork! The Equinest’s Horse Feeding Calculator provides personalized recommendations based on your horse’s specific needs. This free online tool calculates daily feed requirements by considering four key factors: horse weight, age category (weanling to senior), activity level (maintenance through intense work) and…

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FESA Taps Dressage Star Athena Hepburn to Help Shape the Future of Equestrian Sport

The Equinest — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:04:02 +0000

The Future of Equestrian Sport Alliance (FESA) has announced an exciting new collaboration with international dressage rider Athena A. M. Hepburn. A rising star in the equestrian, Athena is world known for her competitive success and deep horsemanship skills. She has built her riding and training career on natural horsemanship principles, blending scientific understanding of horse behavior…

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New Research Shows Horses Can Smell Our Emotions, Particularly Fear

The Equinest — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:50:15 +0000

A fascinating new study adds to what equestrians have suspected for years, horses don’t just read our body language, they can detect human emotions through scent too. Scientists from the French Institute for Horse and Riding (IFCE) and partner institutions collected sweat samples from humans who had just watched either a scary film or something emotionally neutral. They then exposed horses to…

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The Equinest Horse Color Calculator – Decode Your Foal’s Coat Before It’s Born

The Equinest — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 10:24:48 +0000

Our new horse color calculator is a nifty online tool that helps horse owners, breeders and enthusiasts explore equine coat color genetics in an intuitive way. Based on established principles of how coat color genes are inherited, this calculator predicts the likely coat colors of a foal from the visible traits (or genetic inputs) of the sire and dam. At its core, it guides users through…

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Disney Celebrates Year of the Horse with Special Sourdough Bread

The Equinest — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:58:29 +0000

Disney California Adventure is welcoming the Year of the Horse in equine style with a special horse-shaped sourdough bread for the 2026 Lunar New Year. Disney Parks recently shared a preview of the adorable new bread on social media, describing it as crispy on the outside, soft on the inside and embodying the strength and power associated with the horse in Chinese zodiac tradition.

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US Army Reverses Course – Ceremonial Horse Units at Fort Riley and Fort Hood to Continue

The Equinest — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:21:31 +0000

In a significant reversal, the United States Army has decided to preserve two of its historic ceremonial horse units. The Army will maintain Military Working Equid programs at Fort Riley, Kansas and Fort Hood, Texas. Each program will house 22 horses and 2 mules, with approximately 30-40 soldiers caring for and working with the animals. “After careful consideration, the Army has determined…

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Discover Your Horse’s Age in Human Years With Our Horse Age Calculator

The Equinest — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:12:40 +0000

Ever wondered how old your horse would be if they were human? The Equinest’s Horse Age Calculator is a fun and insightful online tool that converts your horse’s actual age into an approximate human equivalent. Helping owners, riders and enthusiasts better understand their equine companion’s life stage. Horses don’t age at the same steady rate as humans. They mature very quickly in the…

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