World Horse Welfare Collaborates with Racehorse Charity

The groups will work together to retrain and rehome “vulnerable” former racehorses.
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World Horse Welfare and British Horseracing’s official charity, Retraining of Racehorses (RoR), have agreed to collaborate on a pilot scheme that would see the international charity retrain ‘vulnerable’ former racehorses at World Horse Welfare's Hall Farm Rescue and Rehoming Center, in Snetterton, Norfolk, England.

The aim is for World Horse Welfare, a group of independent welfare advisers to the British Horseracing Authority and the Fédération Equestre Internationale, to use its expertise in preparing horses for new lives in loving homes and rehome them through its rehoming scheme. The pilot is being completely funded by RoR and this service is in addition to World Horse Welfare’s existing UK rescue and rehoming operations.

“Racehorses are generally extremely well cared-for, but after they leave racing they can be as susceptible as any other horse to the vagaries of the market or uncertain futures if they cannot find good homes," explains World Horse Welfare’s Chief Executive Roly Owers, MRCVS. "World Horse Welfare is adept at helping vulnerable horses make the transition to new environments, so it was natural to want to apply this expertise to help former racehorses. We can provide them with the retraining they need, and find them new homes , but as World Horse Welfare will retain ownership of the horses (as we do with all of our horses), they will have a safe and secure future with us.”

The charity said that if the pilot is successful it is very possible that the scheme could extend to its four Rescue and Rehoming Centres across the United Kingdom. The idea is to increase the geographical spread so that former racehorses can be available to more of the charity’s experienced rehomers

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