Next month, the FEI is expected to approve a rule change allowing horses to continue competing after visible bleeding — reversing a welfare safeguard into an administrative warning. The proposal places the sport’s “welfare is paramount” rhetoric at odds with its fragile social licence.
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New research published in the CABI journal Human-Animal Interactions has revealed that only 30% of...
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Leaders from a wide range of equestrian and racing disciplines came together to discuss challenges...
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Recent scientific findings support what many students of Classical dressage principles have known...
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A British researcher has mapped out an ethical framework to help horse sports assess issues...
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There are growing concerns about the welfare of horses from within and outside sport and these...
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Leaders from a wide range of equestrian and racing disciplines came together to discuss challenges...
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The official death toll from the EHV-1 outbreak has risen to 17, with three more horses dying in...
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Of all animals, humans are the ultimate calculating opportunists. While pressing the world around...
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A commission to help horse sport maintain its social license to operate has been announced by the...
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In many ways, an endurance race is a test of how much physical challenge an athlete can endure....
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