In Brazil, as inother countries, investments in research with horses are related to the objectivesof the equine industry in the country. This study aimed to review the currentliterature with the purpose of assessing the latest scientific and technologicaldevelopment in horse's production. Researchers are related to many areas asin production and management, genetics and breeding, nutrition and feeding,reproduction, medicine and surgery, diseases and health protection. There isstill research in areas related to equestrian sports, involving equine exercisephysiology, riding and training horses and also studies on national and internationalequine trade. Considering all areas of interest of horse production the largestnumber of published articles is related to the medicine and surgery and diseasesand health. In Animal Science, the largest number of articles is related tonutrition and feeding of horses. However, must be consider that interests ofagribusiness, horse's breeders associations, governments and society in general,influence the research and consequently the publication of papers about horses.
