WELFARE ISSUES ON THE RISE
OVER the past 10 years, the equine crisis has roared on unabated — to the point that World Horse Welfare chief executive Roly Owers said it can no longer be considered a crisis but is instead the new norm.
Mr Owers has added that while calls at the beginning of the decade tended often to be about one or two horses in need, more recently these can be regarding much larger groups.
The Control of Horses Act, which came into force in 2015, gave landowners the power to deal with abandoned equines, but while this had a “significant impact”, charities said, and did decrease fly-grazing numbers, the horse crisis continues.
As well as cruelty, neglect and abandonment, less obvious welfare issues have been on the rise. Equine obesity is seen by leading vets as the biggest welfare issue facing UK horses today, while education of the “well-meaning owners who kill horses with kindness” by over-feeding, over-rugging and anthropomorphizing their animals, is key.
ENDURANCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
THE horrors of Middle East endurance have been put, and remained, firmly in the spotlight, thanks to the efforts of campaigners including H&H’s Pippa Cuckson.
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Rider Denies Doping After Team Loses Olympic Placing - Tine Magnus and the Belgian team said they do not know the source of the drug that caused the positive test
Olympic eventer Tine Magnus has denied ever doping after her Paris ride Dia Van Het Lichterveld Z gave a positive test at the Games. This means the Belgian team, which came fourth, has been disqualified. On 4 September, the FEI said the 10-year-old mare, owned by Kris van Vaerenbergh, tested positive for trazodone, which is listed as an antidepressant on the FEI's prohibited substances list.
Michael Eilberg
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Derby winner returns for further Hickstead glory
After watching wife Pippa compete at Burghley, William Funnell returns to the scene of his Derby triumph to win the All England grand prix
Derby winner returns for further Hickstead glory
After watching wife Pippa compete at Burghley, William Funnell returns to the scene of his Derby triumph to win the All England grand prix
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Hamlett takes centre stage
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