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Category: Other Blogs
So You Think it’s a Moment in Time?
When uncomfortable images of horses are dismissed as “just moments in time,” photographer Crispin Parelius Johannessen asks what h...
When welfare becomes culture: patching the leaky b...
Why do welfare problems persist in horse sport despite growing knowledge and regulation? Drawing on a webinar by Lisa Ashton, this...
From Principles to Practice: How Riding Schools ar...
Across the UK, riding schools are rethinking welfare from the horse’s perspective. The Riding School Futures Project shows how int...
The FEI’s Blood Rule: Are We Really Willing to Jum...
Next month, the FEI is expected to approve a rule change allowing horses to continue competing after visible bleeding — reversing ...
A Reply to Response to Comments on ‘Noseband type ...
This letter, declined by the Equine Veterinary Journal, responds to MacKechnie-Guire et al.’s defence of their noseband pressure s...
A Reply to Response to Comments on ‘Facial pressur...
In academic publishing, critique and reply are essential to scientific progress. This letter—declined by the Equine Veterinary Jou...
The Perfect Bit for your Horse
Emeritus Professor David Mellor—architect of the Five Domains Model—explores the biological and behavioural evidence showing that ...
Think Blue Tongues may be Harmless in Elite Sport ...
Unlike most reports quoting only veterinarians, this analysis comes from Dr James Cooling—a medical doctor, qualified bit-fitter, ...