Latest from Horse welfare
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Lack of turnout and owner knowledge mean ‘most horses’ do not get what they need -
‘Well intentioned but incompetent care’ means equines left to suffer -
‘It’s decisive for the future of the sport’: top stud to withdraw its horses from dressage competitions amid welfare reforms -
Concerns over horses’ ‘blue tongues’ and open mouths pictured at World Cup qualifier -
‘All horses must have tails’: major show brings in new rule on welfare grounds -
‘Horse sports will change radically’ as Dutch parliament backs ban on ‘all animal-unfriendly’ tack -
Are uniformly loose nosebands the answer to horse sport’s image problems, or ‘the beginning of the end’? -
Five horses put down after shipment including sick equines and terrified foals intercepted -
Are horses any more traceable since the shocking ‘Horses – Making a Killing’ TV documentary… and what else needs to be done? -
Are the blood rules in FEI horse sport working – and how can we move forward? -
‘A symbol of hope’: donkey carries woman through bombed streets and shelling to deliver her baby safely -
Equine charities report owners’ ‘desperation’ and large-scale rescues as living cost crisis continues -
‘Handle with care’: Christmas message stresses the need to care for horses properly -
Proposed ban on double bridles and riding behind the vertical debated in European Parliament -
‘The kind of change needed in horse sport’: British Dressage launches equine welfare action plan -
Fund to improve sport horse welfare in memory of top showjumper who died at World Cup Final -
Why we are seeing blue tongues in dressage arenas – and what needs to be done about it -
The history of hyperflexion in dressage training – and how the sport can move away from it -
‘A clear message’ as FEI suspends and fines Charlotte Dujardin for training video
