Equine Welfare

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Rather than focusing solely on health or disease, the book explores what constitutes a good quality of life for horses, how welfare can be assessed, and how management and human decisions influence both physical and psychological wellbeing. It combines animal welfare science, veterinary medicine, ethics, and practical management to encourage informed, evidence-based decision-making.

The book covers topics including:

• Principles of equine welfare and ethics
• The natural needs and behaviour of horses
• Equine health and disease from a welfare perspective
• Nutrition and feeding management
• Psychological wellbeing and quality of life
• Pain recognition and pain management
• Humane euthanasia
• Integrative and alternative veterinary medicine
• Welfare in horse racing
• Dressage and competitive equestrian sports
• Show horses and breed-specific welfare issues
• Endurance riding
• Show jumping and hunter competitions
• Cutting, reining, and western performance horses
• Carriage horses
• Horses used in agriculture
• Horses used in biomedical research
• Wild horse welfare
• The unwanted horse and rehoming challenges
• Welfare legislation, policy, and ethical decision-making

Drawing on current scientific knowledge and the experience of leading veterinarians, researchers, and ethicists, this book provides valuable insight into both longstanding and emerging welfare issues. It is an essential resource for anyone committed to improving the lives of horses through informed, ethical, and evidence-based care.

Who is this book for?

• Equine veterinarians
• Equine researchers
• Animal welfare scientists
• Veterinary students
• Equine behaviourists
• Horse owners and trainers
• Equine welfare organisations
• Professionals involved in equine policy and ethics