This article shares the latest knowledge about what horses’ hair can tell us. It contains abundant information about their health, welfare, breeding, drug intake and even ancient history, writes Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA. The discussion of cortisol levels in hair as a noninvasive way to assess stress and welfare over time is noteworthy.
Source: The Horse, July 13, 2026. Link. Hair-based anti-doping testing in horse racing started relatively recently, with analytical methods advancing rapidly over the past decade. Regulators now widely accept the technique, and officials have relied on it as the sole testing method in a number of high-profile regulatory cases.
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