International Work

There are around 100 million working equines in the developing world that fuel the economies of countries in Africa, Central America and Asia.  Working horses lead demanding, exhausting lives made worse by the wounds and injuries they suffer through inadequate shoeing, harnesses and nutrition.

Our practical international training programmes improve horse care and livelihoods in some of the world's poorest communities, working with horse owners to identify the barriers to better horse care, teach them new skills and help them better feed and tend to their most important asset.

WHW International
Europe

In addition to our recent six-year project in Romania, we campaign across Europe for better horse welfare laws.

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Cambodia

We are working with the Cambodia Pony Welfare Organisation to enhance local farriery and saddlery skills with support from a grant from FEI Solidarity.

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Guatemala

Working horses are now receiving better quality food rations thanks to our training in nutrition, while we teach 10 new farriers and saddlers this year.

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Honduras

Our five-year training programme is helping working horses by improving local skills in farriery, saddlery and nutrition – as well as general handling and care.

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Lesotho

We have been working with horse owning communities in Lesotho to raise standards of hoof care, saddlery and nutrition.

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Mexico

Working in partnership with others, we help working horses in Mexico by teaching improved saddlery and farriery techniques.

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Nicaragua

We are working with over 500 horse owners in the south east of Managua providing basic first aid, practical advice and training on how to better care for their horses.

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Senegal

Working horses in this country are benefitting from improved shoeing and saddlery as a result of our training programmes. We are also working with owners to improve the design of carts and the harnesses used with them.

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South Africa

We provide training in farriery, saddlery and horse care at our affiliate The Soweto Equestrian Centre, which was founded by a South African who completed our farriery programme.

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