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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High hopes for better things after endurance rule changes approved *H&H Plus*
Campaigners are hopeful that a raft of rule changes approved at last week’s FEI general assembly will lead to significant changes in endurance
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‘People need to see how bad things are’: dumped mare found with ‘severed’ leg *warning: upsetting image*
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Who is responsible for horse welfare in our industry? *H&H Plus*
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Rehoming drive to prevent funding bad breeding
‘Adoptober’ aims to showcase the charity’s horses and ponies’ versatility and capability, whether they are ridden horses, companion animals or youngsters with lots of potential
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Major change to whip rules made to promote welfare
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Eight ‘crippled’ horses put down: man banned
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My life with horses: Bernadette Langfield — ‘I promised Comet that no horse I knew would have to go through what he experienced’
We talk to Bernadette Langfield who set up and runs Shy Lowen, an equine sanctuary in Liverpool
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Riders warned against using dry ice for cooling horses after video goes viral
The horse’s treatment was not a form of prohibited cryotherapy
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Pony removed by police after outcry over online video
The pony is now ‘safe from harm’
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Horse found with maggot-ridden cancerous tumour left to suffer ‘for months’
‘There was a horrendous smell caused by tumour and maggots had infested it, which must have been almost unbearable for him’
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Hours-old filly dumped to die is ‘brought back to life’ to new hope
‘She’d already ‘died’ once and they’d revived her but it wasn’t looking good’
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Tougher sentences for animal abusers a step closer
‘There is no place in this country for animal cruelty’
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Equine Game of Thrones trio saved from ‘desperate need’
‘The team will give them the care and attention needed to transform into strong warriors’
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The well-meaning ‘rescuers’ who do more harm than good *H&H VIP*
‘Buying horses out of perceived welfare situations is not rescuing; it is creating a market for horses to receive poor quality care’
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Milestone for attempts to end the ‘plague’ of soring Tennessee’s horses
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What makes a horse’s life worth living? *H&H VIP*
To make horses happy, we must go beyond merely meeting their basic needs and ensure an actively positive life, explains Gemma Pearson MRCVS
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Mares and foals found living in ‘dreadful’ conditions
The herd has been rescued, with a ‘happy, healthy future ahead’
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Competition ban for rider who hit his horse with a bottle
‘The video shows the rider clearly hit the horse with the water bottle, twice and in an aggressive manner’
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Equine welfare charity at capacity urgently seeks new homes
‘We’re doing our best but we can’t take any more ponies in until we have free stables’
