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’
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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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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Credit: Jean Smith 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
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FEI uses emergency powers to improve care of seriously injured endurance horses
The rule change is designed to promote transparency and remove the incentives to prolong an injured horse’s suffering
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Outcry after horse breaks leg in ride caught on video
The distressing footage of alleged cheating and abuse has been sent to the FEI by campaigners
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Outcry as wild horses ‘starve’ in Australian national park
Drought followed by artificial flooding has marooned the horses without enough food to survive
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Donkey foal dumped in plastic bag dies hours after rescue
‘His eyes, tired and sad, were a testament to the horrors such a small creature had gone through’
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Credit: RSPCA Ban for owner who ‘left horses to starve’
One mare later had to be put down on veterinary advice
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C60F5R Horse race: Palio di Siena 2011 - Palio della Madonna di Provenzano (July 2, 2011). Editorial use only. Credit: Alamy Stock Photo ‘Horses keep dying’: Palio campaigners step up efforts after horrific fatal accident *warning: very distressing video*
A young horse suffered a catastrophic injury during the race this year
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Pair jailed after emaciated horses rescued from allotments
One of the ponies was ‘hours from death’ when he was found
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Are pony-painting parties really ‘inhumane’? H&H responds
More than 160,000 people have asked the government to ban the parties – but are they a welfare issue?
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Horse sues former owner in ground-breaking court case
The state’s supreme court previously ruled that animals could be the victims of crime and had legally protected rights allowing this case to be brought
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Young horse dumped in Nan’s back yard
World Horse Welfare fears the incident could be the start of a new trend
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Weak and shaking: emaciated ponies dumped with no water as temperatures soar
The coloured ponies have been seized by police and taken into care
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Irish rescue donkeys ‘living the dream’ on the Continent
“It is a rags to riches donkey story, especially for the two abandoned boys”
