An international horse charity that improves the lives of horses in the UK and around the world through education, campaigning, and hands-on care
‘There is no capacity within the UK’s equine rescue system so it is vital, as we start to rehome animals again, that we have as many organisations as possible working to support the inevitable tidal wave of welfare cases’
Equine charities have shared signs of hope as supporters step in to foster horses, and rehoming looks possible in the near future
‘Many of these animals are from large unhandled groups and so are unused to human contact, it makes handling them even more of a challenge’
‘Morale and team spirit remains extremely high among the grooms and other staff at the farms, and they wanted to take the time show their appreciation of the carers as well’
‘Moses’ suffering could so easily have been prevented and it’s awful to think he could have been left like that if someone hadn’t cared enough to report the situation’
‘There's no limit to where my rail journeys take me!’
The World Horse Welfare team reflect on 2019 and look ahead to 2020
The British Horseracing Authority has commissioned a project to develop a welfare and wellbeing assessment to identify factors that contribute most to horses’ quality of life
‘I can’t help thinking that if we all thought about responsibility, the world would be a better place’
Graham was found with three other horses in poor condition and living in filthy stables in 2017
‘Our annual competition recognises the vital role our rehomers play in improving horse welfare in the UK’
‘People arrived en masse to come and assist and we are so grateful to them’
Yogi was taken into the care of World Horse Welfare as a two-year-old after he and his field-mate were bought by someone with ‘very little knowledge’ of their background who contacted the charity for advice
Princess Anne stressed the importance of support and education when it comes to horse care as she opened a new World Horse Welfare visitor centre
The two ponies have made incredible transformations after arriving in the charity’s care in 2018
