Equestrians should be using social media in positive ways
“There is a dangerous line between risk awareness and risk normalization, especially when that normalization takes on a celebratory or competitive element.”
Read more“There is a dangerous line between risk awareness and risk normalization, especially when that normalization takes on a celebratory or competitive element.”
Read moreExceptionally well-preserved fossils in an area of eastern Germany provide important insights into life in the area 47 million years ago, including the abundant horses.
Read moreThe use of the contraceptive agent PZP can seriously compromise the natural adaptation of wild horses. This subverts the true intent of the Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act, passed in 1971 to safeguard the animals, writes Craig Downer.
Read moreNew Zealand’s first Olympic showjumping team inducted into Equestrian Sports NZ Hall of Fame, along with double Olympic champion Charisma.
Read moreAuthors suggest that 2019 will likely go down in history as a “tipping point” for the industry.
Read moreOlympic gold medalist and World Champion eventer to retire from eventing, but will continue to compete in showjumping “for fun”.
Read moreEvidence suggests people may have begun to consume horse milk at the same time as they started to practice horse bridling and riding.
Read more“Regrettably, the FEI has had to make the decision to cancel the in-person event and host the time-sensitive sessions online.”
Read moreChanging human behaviour is key to improving equine welfare, particularly in relation to disease prevention and control, experts agree.
Read moreThere’s a new twist and a new focus for this year’s Naked Challenge, which raises awareness of concussion and traumatic brain injury in an entertaining way.
Read more“This barbaric slaughter of donkeys continues in other countries, such as neighbouring Tanzania, and we mustn’t stop until the trade is eliminated entirely.”
Read moreThe Minister of Agriculture gave a directive to shut down all four donkey abattoirs in the country within the next month. Up to 1000 donkeys a day were thought to be slaughtered each day until now.
Read moreEquine milk products are consumed by an estimated 30 million people worldwide. Even so, consumer recognition of equine milk and its derivatives remain limited.
Read moreThe Horse Welfare Board’s proposal for collective lifetime responsibility envisions traceability across the lifetime of each horse bred for racing.
Read more“Anyone can set up a rescue centre, and although these are usually set up with the best of intentions, some struggle to provide the necessary care for the animals.”
Read moreThe charity Brooke is concerned about the risk of spreading viruses as donkey skins are transported from Africa, Asia and South America.
Read more“For the most part, the industry’s failure appears to be the product of chronic inattention rather than deliberate disregard.”
Read moreButtercup was so emaciated that her bones protruded and the skin over them was covered in sores from rubbing as she lay on the ground. Rescuers had no idea she was in foal.
Read moreThere is something mysterious, sublime, superior, an absolute lightness and harmony with the horse that is promised in the equestrian literature but not clearly defined and apparently unreachable.
Read moreWorld Horse Welfare thanks the public for its “staggering” support for appeal.
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