Have you ever heard of the "One Health Initiative"?  TheHorse.com author Sarah Evers Conrad explores the fascinating collaboration between veterinarians, human doctors, behaviorists and other health professionals in an effort to solve similar problems for animals and humans alike.

Ms. Evers Conrad writes..."Similarities between veterinary medicine and human medicine abound, particularly when it comes to horses. Horses, after all, suffer from many of the same conditions people do: cardiovascular disease, salmonellosis, Lyme disease, joint disease, the eye disease uveitis, tendon issues, and cancers such as melanoma." 

Read her full article at TheHorse.com,  Shared Science: Human and Equine Health Similarities where she focus's on the horse/human connection.

You are likely familiar with endurance races, but did you know there is a 1,000 kilometer race that lasts nearly 10 days and is considered the longest equestrian race in the world? 

Ashleigh N. DeLuca of National Geographic writes, "Would-be competitors submit a written application and are interviewed by phone. There is a $13,122 (U.S.) race fee, which covers the cost of the horses, medical and veterinary support, GPS and tracking devices for each rider, interpreters, vehicles, and pre-race training."

Sound intriguing ? Read the full article, World's Toughest Horse Race Retraces Genghis Khan's Postal Route