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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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’
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Emaciated dumped filly died less than 24 hours after rescue *warning: distressing image*
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Welfare warning after huge piles of cake dumped in horses’ field
‘We thought there couldn’t be that much — but there was a lot of cake in that field’
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Neglected horse who escaped from locked stable was put down at the scene *warning: graphic image*
‘These animals were failed by these people and they suffered — and in Domino’s case died — as a result’
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£1,300 fine for woman who ran riding school without a licence
’She has has shown a blatant disregard for her responsibilities under the law’
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Lice-riddled and barely able to walk: appeal for information on dumped filly
‘As soon as we rehome a horse we have another horse in need entering our care’
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Two horses put down as more than 200 animals removed from Surrey farm
More than 100 horses were taken, owing to welfare concerns, along with donkeys and dogs
