Latest from Horse welfare
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‘Why are we reluctant to speak up and voice our concerns to showing societies?’ asks H&H’s Bethan Simons -
‘If the public don’t like what they see, they have the power to shut us down,’ warns Laura Tomlinson as she calls for change -
‘Ask the question every day’: why welfare is what horses need – not what we think they need -
‘Stop blaming the horse’: new training framework aims to help achieve potential by listening to what horses tell us -
Dressage needs to answer harder questions than just ‘who did what in the warm-up’ to secure its future -
Not having 24/7 turnout is not a criminal offence: expert speaks up about the growing pressure on owners -
Calls for national animal offenders’ register part of campaign to improve welfare laws -
‘It’s not about glitz and glamour, but the care provided’: national federation rewarding stables that put horse wellbeing first -
How to report a horse welfare concern, neglect or mistreatment -
Should horse rescues be licensed? MPs debate as Government to ask the question -
Making the hardest decision when you care for an elderly bonded pair of horses -
New lifetime ‘safety net’ connecting horses with people in their past who care -
How making small changes could benefit your horse, the environment and your bank balance -
‘Critics may call me a pony patter – but judges don’t’: breeder shows that scientific, welfare-first breeding and training can win -
‘Take feedback from your horse’: experts highlight the risks of minimal turnout and unsuitable diets after ‘unhappy’ horse’s recovery
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Equine welfare charities reflect on the challenges of 2025 – as the number of owners giving up their horses increases -
Rider guilty of horse abuse shows ‘sincere remorse’ as much evidence against him discredited -
Sisters ‘never intended to cause suffering’ but one horse put down out of 30 seized in major welfare case -
‘We owe our horses better than this’: top rider speaks out as five-star eventer suspended for horse abuse
