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UN Climate Change Conference will hear how working equines play an essential role in building resilience to climate change in lower to middle-income countries and provide critical support after disasters.

For many, a bet on the Melbourne Cup will be the only race bet they place each year. The decline in race betting prevalence, despite an increase in turnover, suggests it is these less-engaged punters who are not betting anymore.

“The most important thing is discovering what is hidden inside you,” says Nikita Gretsi, who has set off on a 14,100km journey.

A pair of neglected donkeys living in dangerous conditions and with severely overgrown hooves, are now safe in the care of international animal welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary.

Legally blind equestrian Laura Kelmere has fulfilled an ambition to take part in an endurance ride, and is keen for more.

Motorcycle patrols on the Tanzania-Kenya border have been successfully clamping down on poachers stealing donkeys for the Chinese skin trade.

“We have reached crisis point – every day the lives of working animals and those that depend on them are made worse by the devastating effects of extreme weather.”

Josh’s owner had taken on the task of trimming his hooves himself, rather than relying on a professional farrier.

“Promotion of horses as companions, rather than simply a mechanism for fun, may improve the attention to welfare.”