Equine Guelph Launches ‘Full-Circle Responsibility’

The group hopes to help owners develop the skills to make management decisions to support horses’ well-being.
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The plight of the unwanted or neglected horse is a growing welfare issue in North America. Seldom does a week go by without a publicized horse welfare issue in some form of neglect, abuse, or abandonment. With an aim to provide a greater foundation of knowledge regarding the welfare of the horse, this year Equine Guelph (the horse owner and caregiver’s center at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada) has launched its latest awareness campaign, "Full-Circle-Responsibility."

Through this educational initiative, Equine Guelph’s goal is to assist horse owners to develop the necessary tools and skills to make sound management decisions based on scientific research in order to support the well-being of the horse.

With the current economic climate and changes in the racing sector in Ontario, many in the horse industry have been forced to look for ways to live more frugally. Unfortunately in many cases, it’s the horse that suffers.

“The majority of horse owners and riders have a strong attachment to their horses, and would not purposely go out of their way to neglect a horse,” says Gayle Ecker, director of Equine Guelph. “But proper equine welfare goes far beyond providing the basics of food and water. It’s about how the horse is managing with the conditions in which it lives. It’s about taking full responsibility for horse ownership right up until the end

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