World Horse Welfare’s annual conference in London featured presentations from myriad equine professionals and is now available online.
The FEI official who reported Anders Uve Sjøbeck Hoeck for abuse says the court ruling ‘shows the outside world that the rules matter’.
FEI Tribunal suspended the athlete for 20 months in a horse abuse case after launching an investigation and imposing a provisional suspension in January.
Woodbine Cares has launched a new grant program to support charities that help people connect with horses through education, hands-on care, welfare and aftercare.
A number of NFs voted against the changes which allow horses to continue to compete in cases of blood only after a mandatory fitness-to-compete check.
Horses may continue competing despite visible blood as long as they are deemed 'fit to compete' after the fact.
The International Society for Equitation Science calls the proposed rule change 'a retrograde step for horse welfare.'
The petition was launched to oppose the FEI's upcoming proposal that blood on a horse would no longer automatically lead to disqualification.
The 10th Annual Equine Industry Symposium, Nov. 18-19, organized by University of Guelph students, is free and features engaging speakers.
The musicians joined Humane World for Animals in a call for better animal protection, including stopping the export of live horses for slaughter.