Mick McCluskey, BVSc, MACVSc, Author at Equus Magazine

Mick McCluskey, BVSc, MACVSc

What your horse's hair whirls and whorls may mean

Jan 11, 2019

Research shows that the direction of a horse's "cowlicks" provides clues to how he will behave when he spooks.

Can you get the flu from your horse?

Mar 22, 2018

New research suggests equine influenza virus is zoonotic

Training horses to choose their own blankets

Apr 3, 2017

Norwegian researchers have been able to teach horses to indicate their preference when it comes to blanketing.

High-tech boost for rainrot diagnosis

Dec 19, 2016

Researchers say polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology can be indispensable for investigating difficult cases of rainrot..

A group of riders on a trail ride in the woods

Peer pressure leads to helmet use

Dec 19, 2016

Research shows that riders are more likely to be safety conscious if their fellow equestrians have similar habits and views.

Riders on horses in a field of purple flowers in Iceland

Origins of ambling horses traced

Dec 19, 2016

DNA analysis suggests that gaited horses were brought from the British Isles to the North Atlantic island by the Norse people.

Which horse bedding harbors more bacteria?

Dec 19, 2016

Research reveals what bedding types have natural anti-bacterial properties.

New fly repellent in the works

Dec 19, 2016

Horses bedeviled by black flies may soon find relief from an unusual source: a substance produced by badgers to ward off wasps. Technically known as a semiochemical, the substance was discovered by French...

Additional approval for leptospirosis vaccine

Dec 19, 2016

The only vaccine currently available to protect horses from leptospirosis recently received additional approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in mares in all three trimesters of pregnancy....