Horse welfare
H&H covers a large number of horse welfare cases, from cruelty to rescue and other work by dedicated equine welfare charities. We also bring you worldwide reports on the plight of the horse in other countries.
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‘This has to stop’: showing judge speaks up after pony lunged for ‘three hours’
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Cost of living concerns as welfare charity reports ‘steep’ rise in calls from worried owners
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Better a week early than a day late: the hows and whens of equine euthanasia
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Can a stabled horse truly be happy? Experts discuss the issue
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‘Immense benefit to horses, riders and the sport’: equine vision study leads to widespread fence colour changes
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‘Hours from death’: remarkable recovery of pony found collapsed in filthy shed
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Couple who flouted horse ban failed to seek care for pony in ‘uncontrollable pain’
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Whiskers, frangibles and safer fences: horse world urged to shout about its positives
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Australian equestrian federation brings in guidance on maximum rider weight
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‘Fraught with problems’ or a win for animals: MPs debate sentience bill
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‘Pay or give up’: fears over plans to charge owners to visit their animals under clean-air rules
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Education key to changing views on tight nosebands
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Understanding horses’ happiness key to equestrian sport’s future
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Record year for rehoming but concerns over future of horse demand
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Better knowledge of equine behaviour could improve welfare, performance and safety
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Better owner understanding needed of undesirable equine behaviours
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‘Together we can’: match-funded campaign to make twice the impact for rescued horses
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Equine fracture kits at racecourses in new ‘major welfare initiative’
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Untouched whiskers ‘becoming the norm’ as major show bans trimming
