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Sport and leisure horses

We help improve the welfare of horses involved in sport and leisure.

We help improve the welfare of horses involved in sport and leisure.

Sport and leisure – our responsibilities

Sport and leisure – our responsibilities

We support the responsible involvement of horses in sport and leisure.
Our impact on horse sport

Our impact on horse sport

We work with horse sport to help them meet higher welfare standards.
Supporting leisure horses and owners

Supporting leisure horses and owners

We’re always happy to provide help and advice to owners and keepers of leisure horses.
What is a social licence to operate?

What is a social licence to operate?

Social licence is increasingly important in horse sport and leisure – find out why.
Horse welfare in sport

Horse welfare in sport

Horse sport must put the welfare of their horses first, above other considerations.
Working with Regulators

Working with Regulators

We work constructively with regulators to put the welfare of the horse first.
Use of the whip in racing

Use of the whip in racing

The whip can be used for safety but there needs to be a wider debate about its use in equestrianism.
Life after competition

Life after competition

When sport horses stop competing, their welfare can be put at risk.
Retraining of Racehorses

Retraining of Racehorses

We work with Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) to help vulnerable former racehorses.
Review of the use of the whip in racing

Review of the use of the whip in racing

Use of the whip in racing for ‘encouragement’: World Horse Welfare review of the evidence
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