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So You Think its a Moment in Time?
When uncomfortable images of horses are dismissed as just moments in time, photographer Crispin Parelius Johannessen asks what happens when every moment is documentedand why selective trophy shots may be the real illusionThe post So You Think its a Moment in Time? appeared first on Horses and People.

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When welfare becomes culture: patching the leaky bucket in horse sport
Why do welfare problems persist in horse sport despite growing knowledge and regulation? Drawing on a webinar by Lisa Ashton, this article argues that welfare fails when culture fails and explores how mental security, reciprocity, and whole-systems thinking can help patch the leaky bucket.The post When welfare becomes culture: patching the leaky bucket in horse sport appeared first on Horses and People.

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From Principles to Practice: How Riding Schools are Reshaping Welfare Culture
Across the UK, riding schools are rethinking welfare from the horses perspective. The Riding School Futures Project shows how integrating the Five Domains Model, equitation science, and staff education is reshaping everyday practice not through rules, but through cultural change.The post From Principles to Practice: How Riding Schools are Reshaping Welfare Culture appeared first on Horses and People.

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The FEIs Blood Rule: Are We Really Willing to Jump Backwards?
Next month, the FEI is expected to approve a rule change allowing horses to continue competing after visible bleeding reversing a welfare safeguard into an administrative warning. The proposal places the sports welfare is paramount rhetoric at odds with its fragile social licence.The post The FEIs Blood Rule: Are We Really Willing to Jump Backwards? appeared first on Horses and People.

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The Maasai Mara A true wildlife-lovers paradise
Lois tells us about her travels (in June 2025) to the Maasai Mara in Kenya with Offbeat. An exciting journey filled with wildlife, horses, nature and dedicated people who are rightly proud of the perfect area where they live and work. The Maasai Mara in Kenya was the focal point for many wildlife documentaries that []The post The Maasai Mara A true wildlife-lovers paradise appeared first on In The Saddle.

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A Weekend in Crete Velni Country Hotel
In September 2025 Lucy spent a weekend at Velni Country Hotel in Crete, hosted by Sabine and Manolis. With a direct flight from East Midlands, I arrived in Heraklion late Friday evening. Met by Sabine, the owner of Velni Country Hotel, I was whisked through the mountains of Crete slowly climbing the stony tracks towards []The post A Weekend in Crete Velni Country Hotel appeared first on In The Saddle.

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A Reply to Response to Comments on Noseband type and tightness level affect pressure on the horses face at trot
This letter, declined by the Equine Veterinary Journal, responds to MacKechnie-Guire et al.s defence of their noseband pressure study. It clarifies key methodological and interpretive issues that remain unresolved and highlights why transparent discussion is vital to the integrity of equine welfare science.The post A Reply to Response to Comments on Noseband type and tightness level affect pressure on the horses face at trot appeared first on Horses and People.

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A Reply to Response to Comments on Facial pressure beneath a cavesson noseband adjusted to different tightness levels during standing and chewing
In academic publishing, critique and reply are essential to scientific progress. This letterdeclined by the Equine Veterinary Journalis published here to complete the public record. It clarifies key methodological issues in a study of noseband pressures and highlights the importance of open discourse for equine welfare policy.The post A Reply to Response to Comments on Facial pressure beneath a cavesson noseband adjusted to different tightness levels during standing and chewing appeared first on Horses and People.

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The Perfect Bit for your Horse
Emeritus Professor David Mellorarchitect of the Five Domains Modelexplores the biological and behavioural evidence showing that all bits, regardless of design, cause mouth pain. Drawing on decades of welfare science, he argues that the perfect bit is the one never placed in a horses mouth.The post The Perfect Bit for your Horse appeared first on Horses and People.

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Think Blue Tongues may be Harmless in Elite Sport Horses? Think Again.
Unlike most reports quoting only veterinarians, this analysis comes from Dr James Coolinga medical doctor, qualified bit-fitter, and rider. He explains why blue tongues in elite horses are not cosmetic, but clear evidence of pressure, pain, and compromised welfare.The post Think Blue Tongues may be Harmless in Elite Sport Horses? Think Again. appeared first on Horses and People.

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