Equine welfare is an increasingly important topic in the Netherlands and abroad. While existing literature broadly captures equine welfare concerns, research focused on Dutch horse enthusiasts is sparse. This study aims to identify what aspects horse enthusiasts in the Netherlands consider essential …

The purpose of this study was to determine the perception of sustainability among horse owners in the Netherlands and their willingness to switch to more sustainable feeding practices. A survey was distributed to a target group of horse owners in the Netherlands via social media channels. Data (n=338 …

Dr. Gülşah Kaya Karasu was previously known for her funded research study on 'Colic Risk factors in Horses' at the Veterinary University of Vienna, Austria. Now, she has achieved another success at Van Hall Larenstein University in the Netherlands with her innovative research project 'Sustainable horse …

Veterinarian and researcher, Gülsah Kaya-Karasu of Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences, leads a research program on horse feeding management.

In comparison to feral horses which spend 12-16 hours with feed intake behaviour and travel up to 28 km a day, nowadays management of the horse by humans has shortened its feeding time and introduced unfamiliar feed types, especially cereals containing a large amount of starch, protein concentrates and …

The objective is to describe the German horse feed market and its developments and to investigate what the change in legislation means to production, packaging and marketing processes for feed manufacturers and therefore what manufacturer’s problems with the new legislation are. Furthermore it has to …

A previous study done by the chamber of agriculture in Hannover indicates that soaking hay reduces the fructan level. That is why this study will investigate if that is true and how long the hay must be soaked for the best outcome. The questions which will be answered are: - main question: Does soaking …

The objective of this research is to analyse the German equestrianism print and online media by assessing quality, characteristics and focus groups of each medium in order to find the suitable media that go in line with Pavo's marketing communication strategy and reach their target group effectively …