International equestrian experts come together to consider the horse-human partnership in a conference that is free to watch online.

Today World Horse Welfare, international charity and independent welfare advisor to the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), welcomed the suspension of the National Federation of the United Arab Emirates following a catalogue of significant horse welfare issues and non-compliance with FEI Rules and Regulations in the discipline of endurance. World Horse Welfare Chief Executive Roly Owers […]

Roly Owers of World Horse Welfare addressed the FEI General Assembly on the weekend. His address questions whether the FEI and all the national federations are doing enough to ensure equine welfare is paramount in sport. To follow is his speech. Your Royal Highness, Mr President, colleagues from across the Federations. Thank you for the […]

Fears are growing among the French endurance community that the World Equestrian Games ride in Sartilly will see scandal arising from the Compiegne FEI ride

Two princesses, numerous experts and 27 countries will come together under one roof with the same aim – to improve the welfare of 100 million working horses, donkeys and mules  – at the 7th International Colloquium on Working Equids 2014, hosted by World Horse Welfare, at Royal Holloway, University of London, July 1-3 2014. It’s the talk […]

World Horse Welfare, the international horse charity, has become the fourth of the former FEI Associate Members to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the FEI. The FEI has collaborated with World Horse Welfare for over 30 years, developing the FEI Equine Welfare Code of Conduct, funding sport horse development projects through its FEI […]