http://www.ethicalhorsemanship.com/2009/07/06/competition-welfare-the-5-freedoms-of-animal-welfare-revisited/ Exploring topics on horse training & welfare Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:16:55 +1200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.ethicalhorsemanship.com/2009/07/06/competition-welfare-the-5-freedoms-of-animal-welfare-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-23 The Horse's Advocate Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:31:31 +0000 http://www.ethicalhorsemanship.com/?p=314#comment-23 Bidda Jones (RSPCA Australia) gave a frank and fair commentary on horse welfare at the ISES Conference in Sydney this week. One important thing she had to say was: 'what's in it for the horse, on balance it appears that the bargain struck between horse and human is heavily weighted in favour of humans'. This seems like a very true consideration to me. So... this leaves us with 'how to make the situation the very best for the horse?' We must do all in our power, and challenge those things that may seem outside our power. Bidda Jones (RSPCA Australia) gave a frank and fair commentary on horse welfare at the ISES Conference in Sydney this week. One important thing she had to say was: ‘what’s in it for the horse, on balance it appears that the bargain struck between horse and human is heavily weighted in favour of humans’. This seems like a very true consideration to me. So… this leaves us with ‘how to make the situation the very best for the horse?’ We must do all in our power, and challenge those things that may seem outside our power.

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