Study questions tight noseband ethics after bone damage found

A new study has questioned the ethics of restrictive noseband use after it found permanent bone changes in a significant percentage of horses.

X-rays revealed a pattern of thinning in the nasal bones and bone deposits on the mandible (jawbone) at the site where nosebands would apply pressure.

Researchers asked two independent vets to look a sample of 144 mature warmblood cavalry horses in Mexico City — the vets concurred that more than 37.5% showed one of more radiographic changes to the nasal bones while 13.8% had changes to the mandible.

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Article written by: Sarah Radford