Happier, healthier horses across the board was the aim of a session held as part of efforts to combat equine obesity in the UK The Horse Trust hosted the training on 16 April as an extension of the Weigh to Win initiative, which involves giving awards to the horse or pony of the healthiest weight […]
It is hoped a new code of conduct will help provide “self-regulation” to the showing industry and set standards to aspire to. The Showing Council has created the “code of conduct, standards and values” for producers, designed to help members recognise “the standards that should be considered” when engaging a producer/trainer for the production of […]
The definitions of “amateur and “home-produced” have come into the spotlight after a Royal International Horse Show (RIHS) champion was disqualified. Martina Lawrence’s Cherokee IX and Amelia Lockhart were the highest placed amateur combination at last month’s RIHS, but the title has now gone to Penny Williamson and her own Ottawa, who had stood reserve. […]
Showing – and the industry as a whole – must work together to continue the progress made to combat equine obesity, from grassroots to the top levels. At the equine weight forum, at the Royal International Horse Show (RIHS), where the Weigh to Win body condition awards were handed out for the fourth year, representatives […]
PREVENTING weight gain is the key to battling equine obesity – but a pioneering initiative in showing is helping make positive changes, vets believe. The Horse Trust’s Healthiest Body Condition Awards, which have been running since 2019, were presented in some showing classes at Royal Windsor Horse Show (10–14 May). Vets assessed the animals aside […]