Sport & Industry

An emaciated mare who was nursed back to health by World Horse Welfare has become the inspirational face behind the charity’s Christmas appeal.

“We’ve acknowledged our previous shortcomings but now must seize the opportunities outlined in the strategy to initiate the actions and changes required.”

Over the last decade, hundreds of thousands of donkeys have been slaughtered for their skins and exported.

Sporthorse Welfare Foundation calls for improved education and research and a dedicated welfare charter to inform those involved in equestrian management practices.

Prestigious award for Terry Pendry, who worked and rode with Queen Elizabeth II from 1994 until her death in 2022.

“We all share one future. One health, one welfare. Animals, humans and the environment are intertwined.”

Final report of horse sport’s Equine Ethics and Wellbeing Commission to serve as a blueprint for future-proofing equestrian sports.

Back-to-back conferences from the International Society for Equitation Science and Companion Animals New Zealand will look at the latest research that aims to improve the quality of life for animals.

Showjumper McLain Ward, farrier Joe Alfano and plastic surgeon and enthusiastic horseman Dr Csaba Magassy inducted into Pennsylvania National Horse Show Hall of Fame.

Horses have been at our sides since the dawn of human history, playing their part in building civilisations. Alongside us, they have contributed in part to some of the ecological crises we find ourselves in, but they are also part of the solution.

“We still have a significant opportunity to keep the pressure on the UK Government to tackle this trade – much of which happens ‘below the radar’ – so that the voices of these suffering animals are not silenced.”

The Ejiao Act (H.R. 6021) would prohibit the transport, sale, and purchase of ejiao products, as well as donkeys and donkey hides for the production of ejiao.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla visited Kenya as Kenya celebrates 60 years of independence. Queen Camilla took time out to see the work of Brooke in East Africa.

Nadine Mostert has won the 2023 BETA Equine Thesis of the Year Award with her thesis “Oat straw in the Haylage Diet: Exploring the effect on equine weight, bowel movements and chewing and consumption”.

The International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) and the International Thoroughbred Breeders’ Federation (ITBF) have announced a new collaboration with an eye toward improving the Thoroughbred industry.