Further info
For more information on horse welfare, consult the following articles on the RSPCA Knowledgebase:
- National Horse Identification and Traceability – Aug 2022
- How would a national identification registry help improve horse welfare?
- What is the RSPCA’s view on the use of tongue ties in horse racing?
- What are the animal welfare issues with Thoroughbred horse racing?
- Should I stable my horse?
- Do I need to rug my horse?
- What are the welfare concerns associated with the use of bits and tie-downs in riding horses?
- What is a restrictive noseband and how does it harm horses?
- RSPCA Policy C04 Animals in Competitive Events
Further reading
- Bergmann 2020 - Naturalness and the Legitimacy of Thoroughbred Racing: A Photo-Elicitation Study with Industry and Animal Advocacy Informants.pdf
- Campbell 2021 - An Ethical Framework for the Use of Horses in Competitive Sport: Theory and Function.pdf
- Dyson 2021 - The Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram.pdf
- Fenner 2016 - The Effect of Noseband Tightening on Horses’ Behavior, Eye Temperature, and Cardiac Responses.pdf
- Furtado 2021 - Stakeholder perceptions of equine welfare issues associated with equestrian sport.pdf
- Harvey 2022 - Knowledge required for assessing horse welfare.pdf
- Harvey 2022 - Review of the Foundational Knowledge Required for Assessing Horse Welfare.pdf
- Horse SA 2018 - The Five Domains Model.pdf
- Holmes 2022 - Review of equine welfare in equestrian sports in UK.pdf
- Luke 2022 - Horse welfare based on systems thinking.pdf
- Luke 2022 - New insights into ridden horse behaviour.pdf
- Mactaggart 2023 - Validating a Thoroughbred Racehorse Welfare Index.pdf
- McGreevy 2018 - Using the Five Domains Model to Assess the Adverse Impacts of Husbandry, Veterinary, and Equitation Interventions on Horse Welfare.pdf
- Mellor 2017 - Equine Welfare during Exercise: An Evaluation of Breathing, Breathlessness and Bridles.pdf
- Mellor 2020 - The 2020 Five Domains Model: Including Human–Animal Interactions in Assessments of Animal Welfare.pdf
- Raw 2020 - Equid Assessment, Research and Scoping (EARS): The Development and Implementation of a New Equid Welfare Assessment and Monitoring Tool.pdf
- Rogers 2022 - Fear and anxiety viewed by equine behaviourists.pdf
- Stallones 2023 - Sustainability and the Thoroughbred breeding and racing industries.pdf
- Weller 2021 - The Reported Use of Tongue-Ties and Nosebands in Thoroughbred and Standardbred Horse Racing—A Pilot Study.pdf
- Wolframm 2023 - Changing Hearts and Minds in the Equestrian World One Behaviour at a Time.pdf
- Animal welfare indicator repository - Brooke
- Equitation Science International
- Fédération Équestre Internationale