News & Events: Research

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First UK study identifies peak risk period for Lawsonia seroconversion in foals

THE UK’s first seroprevalence study of Lawsonia intracellularis in foals has identified the age at which they are most...

3 August 2026

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Racehorses fitted with heart monitors in new research trial looking at why some horses collapse during races

Rossdales’ internal medicine specialist Dr Celia Marr, who is an internationally recognised expert in equine cardiology, is part of...

4 December 2025

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New study investigates associations between pre-breeding endometrial swab findings and live foal rates in TB broodmares in the UK

A new research study ‘Associations between endometrial swab bacteriology and cytology findings and live foal rates in Thoroughbred broodmares...

12 September 2025

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New study compares overground endoscopy findings and racing performance following laryngeal tie-forward surgery for treatment of iDDSP

Rossdales surgeon and clinical director Tim Barnett is lead author of a paper published this month in Veterinary Surgery...

29 August 2025

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New study shows racehorses’ future success can be predicted by bacteria in their gut when they are foals

A ground-breaking study has found that the future success of a racehorse can be predicted by bacteria in the...

8 August 2024

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New study compares CT and MRI imaging for detection of palmar/plantar osteochondral disease in Thoroughbreds

A new study entitled “Comparison of cone-beam and fan-beam computed tomography and low-field magnetic resonance imaging for detection of...

18 January 2024

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New research paper: Outcome and racing performance following standing fracture repair in 245 horses

A new research paper, Outcome and racing performance following standing fracture repair in 245 horses, has been accepted for...

20 November 2023

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Caroline Ribonnet presents findings of Lawsonia intracellularis study at ECEIM Congress

Last week (27-28 October), Rossdales’ medicine specialist Caroline Ribonnet attended The Annual ECEIM Congress in Lyon, France, where she...

1 November 2023

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New research shows that design of thigh blocks on saddles affect horse-rider dynamics

The design of the thigh block on saddles can influence rider and horse biomechanics, researchers have found. Rossdales’...

29 June 2023

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New study reviews antimicrobial resistance of endometrial bacterial isolates collected from UK Thoroughbred mares

A research paper entitled “Antimicrobial resistance of endometrial bacterial isolates collected from UK Thoroughbred mares between 2014 and 2020″,...

14 June 2023