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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Calls for urgency on new legislation to combat animal cruelty *H&H Plus*
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Heated debate over endurance’s future continues *H&H Plus*
After new FEI endurance rules were published on 16 December, debate over the future of the sport continues
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Whole life care for all racehorses is key for sport’s future *H&H Plus*
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Equine crisis continues under ‘systematic failure of ownership and enforcement’ *H&H Plus*
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Endurance rider who whipped and kicked horse banned for abuse *H&H Plus*
A rider and trainer who used his reins to whip his horse and kicked it so hard that daylight could be seen between his legs and the saddle has been given a 12-month ban
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Weight limit for tourists riding donkeys welcomed *H&H Plus*
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Animal health needs ‘must be met’ by new government ahead of Brexit *H&H Plus*
The organisation that represents the animal health and medicines industry in the UK says its needs ‘must be recognised’ by the new government
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Stray horse schemes could save thousands in public money *H&H Plus*
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Political parties’ election promises on racing, animal welfare and hunting *H&H Plus*
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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’
