When a horse goes missing, searching harder isn't always the answer. Understanding how horses think, move, and react under stress can dramatically improve search efforts. Here's how lost person behavior research offers valuable lessons for finding missing horses.

When three horses were stabbed at a major barrel racing event, the victims extended far beyond the animals themselves. Dr. Laura Pettler explores how violence creates fear, changes behavior, and impacts entire communities, drawing parallels between equestrian events and other high profile acts of violence.