Communities For Horses supported local emergency responders by providing expertise in equine handling and psychology. The introduction to equines was part of a wider qualification enabling firefighters to safely rescue horses andRead More…

Communities For Horses has pledged support for the Alliance for Horse Welfare in Sport (AHWS) Campaign to make the Paris 2024 the Olympic Games of Equine Welfare. There is growing unease aboutRead More…

Science can be a bit like marmite, we either love it or hate it. Sometimes it can be hard to see what the point is, particularly if what you are learning isRead More…

“I know what happens, but I do not want to think about it” Firstly, a bit of history: there have been equines in Wales for thousands of years. In the Middle Ages,Read More…

Our Statement RE BBC Panorama’s “Dark Side of Horse Racing” There has been public outcry and debate following the broadcast of BBC Panorama’s “The Dark side of Horse Racing”. Communities For HorsesRead More…

Warning – this article contains distressing images Back in July we attended a call for help. We briefly mentioned it in our July Newsletter and now, 3 months on, we can discloseRead More…

It is show season … owners, loaners and proud parents with great love for their child, pony, or horse work hard to make their horse look and act fantastic and in theRead More…

‘Adopt don’t shop’ is a phrase which was recently coined to highlight the importance of adopting animals from rescue centres. It was hoped that families would go to their local rescue centreRead More…

Some of you may remember a video that went viral on social media platforms – a video of a little pony, apple bobbing. His name was Doc a 23 year old ShetlandRead More…

The aim of our project is to address the horse crisis, indiscriminate breeding, and the welfare compromises that are seen on a daily basis due to the need for owners to haveRead More…