Imagine boarding at a facility and supporting equestrian businesses that prioritize the conservation of natural resources, support local supply chains, foster equine welfare, reduce energy consumption, use renewable energy, properly manage manure and other waste by incorporating waste reduction methods (including composting and recycling), and properly maintain buildings to reduce operating costs and conserve energy. […]
Category: The Equine Industry
To the Rider/Owner Who…
A great reminder for us all! Written by Katy Malone of South Woolley Livery & Coaching. To the rider who wears budget jodhpurs or tracksuit bottoms and wellies – good for you. You know that your horse couldn’t care less what you are wearing and you know how important it is to be comfortable when […]
The Non-Ridden Equine
An interesting shift is happening in my relationship with horses. Just as I began to realize this, I came across The Non Ridden Equine Association UK and learned there is a chapter in Canada! You see, riding has become much less of a priority for me in recent years and I have become quite enamoured […]
Enquire, Reflect, Engage & Advocate
The discussions in the current unit of Advanced Equine Behaviour, nay, in the entire course, have been fascinating and incredibly insightful. a statement which holds true for every course I’ve taken with Equine Guelph. While I don’t have a horse of my own, nor am I currently leasing, I do aspire to adopt one within […]
A Guiding Statement for Equine Welfare
Another Equine Guelph course has come to an end. For the final activity, we were encouraged to develop a Guiding Life Statement for Equine Welfare and a few goals to guide us as responsible members of the industry, with welfare as a priority. I thought this would be an appropriate place to share the statement and […]
Welfare, Ethics & Bias: The debate around horse slaughter
This topic recently came up in my Equine Welfare course. It was also a topic of discussion in the Equine Industry course I took in the winter. I’ve been hesitant to write about it here because it’s quite controversial but, here goes! The horse lover in me should be in full support of any legislation […]
Owl Equestrian 