World Horse Welfare does a great job of tackling tough issues and disseminating education and information through webinars on its YouTube channel. In second in our series of webinars that focuses on equine mental wellbeing, they explore the topic of how to keep horse sport ethical.
In this webinar, held in conjunction with the University of Nottingham, Professor Madeleine Campbell takes an in-depth look at how some of the sporting demands we make on our horses could affect their mental wellbeing. Among other topics, she provides her perspective on the ethics of riding horses, ethical enhancement of equine performance, and when to call it a day.
She is then joined by Olympic eventer Alex Hua Tian of China and World Horse Welfare field officer John Burns to discuss practical issues surrounding the ethics of horse sport. This leads into a Q&A session in which viewers had a chance to ‘ask the experts’ questions. It’s all very fascinating, important and relevant.
Other webinars in this series on equine mental wellbeing, which will run on July 28th and August 25th, will feature Tony Evans, John Francome, Caroline Heard, Brad Hill, Dr. Andrew McLean, and Dr. Gemma Pearson.
World Horse Welfare is a charity that works to improve the lives of horses and the horse-human partnership in all of its guises. You can learn more by visiting its website here, and follow its YouTube channel here.
