12/20/2025
**2025 SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS**
Below is a list of publications published in 2025. It’s a privallage and honour to collaborate with world renowned co-authors and projects leads 🤓. As always doing research is a team effort. Massive thank you to Hartpury University for all their support. Thanks to all of the venues, riders, owners, horses and research assistants, without them these projects are not possible. Thank you also to our funders, who have supported the various projects, their help is invaluable🙏
Lots more projects on the go, which will hopefully be out in 2026/7.
All articles are Open Access meaning you can read without subscription 🤓🤓
🐴International Survey Exploring Rider-Perceived Sidedness of the Horse. MacKechnie-Guire, R.; Clayton, H.; Byström, A.; Marlin, D.; Haussler, K.; Latif, S.; Blum, N.; le Jeune, S.S.; Wanless, M.; Egenvall, A. Animals 2025, 15, 1956. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/13/1956
🐴Effects of a 6-week dynamic mobilisation exercise program on thoracolumbosacral kinematics in sports horses. V. Walker, R. MacKechnie-Guire, C. Leedham, G. Tabor, I. Deckers, J. Paddison, C. Maddock https://beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eve.70013
🐴 Comparison of Rein Forces and Pressure Beneath the Noseband and Headpiece of a Snaffle Bridle and a Double Bridle. MacKechnie-Guire, R.; Clayton, H.; Williams, J.; Marlin, D.; Fisher, M.; Fisher, D.; Walker, V.; Murray, R.C. Animals 2025, 15, 1058. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15071058 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/7/1058
🐴Measuring Noseband Tightness on the Lateral Aspect of the Horse’s Face. MacKechnie-Guire, R.; Clayton, H.; Williams, J.; Marlin, D.; Fisher, M.; Fisher, D.; Walker, V.; Murray, R. Animals 2025, 15, 537. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15040537 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/4/537
🐴Challenge of Defining Laterality in Horses: Is It Laterality or Just Asymmetry? Haussler, K.K.; le Jeune, S.S.; MacKechnie-Guire, R.; Latif, S.N.; Clayton, H.M. The Animals 2025, 15, 288. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15030288 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/3/288
🐴Response to comments on ‘Facial pressure beneath a cavesson noseband adjusted to different tightness levels during standing and chewing’ H. M. Clayton, R. C. Murray, J. M. Williams, V. Walker, M. Fisher, D. Fisher, J. Nixon, R. MacKechnie‐Guire https://beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/evj.70087
🐴Response to comments on: Noseband type and tightness level affect pressure on the horse's face at trot MacKechnie-Guire, R; Murray, R; Williams, J M; Nixon, J; Fisher, M; Fisher, D; Walker, V; Pierard, M; Clayton, H M https://beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/evj.70085
🐴Horses Using Water Treadmill Exercise as Part of a Long-Term Training Programme Differ from That of Horses Not Using Water Treadmill Exercise? Tranquille, C.; Nankervis, K.; Tacey, J.; Hopkins, E.; Deckers, I.; Walker, V.; MacKechnie-Guire, R.; Newton, R.; Murray, R. Does Muscle Development of Sport Animals 2025, 15, 2426. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15162426 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/16/2426
🐴Does bridle type influence frequency of occurrence of conflict behaviours in high-level dressage horses? R. MacKechnie-Guire, C. Hole, D. Marlin, H. Clayton, M. Fisher, D. Fisher, V. Walker, J. Williams, M. Pierard and R. Murray. 2025. Equine Veterinary Journal Supplement (British Equine Veterinary Association Congress) https://beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/evj.70032?af=R
🐴Relationship between noseband tightness and noseband pressures in novice horses and riders: Implications for guidance to support horse welfare. R. MacKechnie-Guire, D. Marlin, H. Clayton, M. Fisher, D. Fisher, V. Walker, J. Williams and R. Murray. 2025. Equine Veterinary Journal Supplement (British Equine Veterinary Association Congress)https://beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/evj.70033
🐴Does ridden exercise influence tongue colour: A standardised photographic approach D. Marlin, R. MacKechnie-Guire and R. Murray. 2025.. Equine Veterinary Journal Supplement (British Equine Veterinary Association Congress)https://beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/evj.70031?af=R
🐴How does trotting over ground and raised poles alter equine spinal kinematics? V. Walker, R. Zhu, R. MacKechnie-Guire, I. Deckers, N. te Moller, G. Tabor, J. Winfield, R. Murray and C. Maddock. 2025. Equine Veterinary Journal Supplement (British Equine Veterinary Association Congress). https://beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/evj.70029?af=R
