The Horse Trust

We care for retired working and rescue horses, ponies and donkeys. Also fund crucial research into horse wellbeing and share evidence based information

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Our friends at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) are exploring workplace experiences and wellbeing among individuals working or volunteering in animal shelters and rescues. Can you help by sharing your views?https://t.co/hLiMDCeWGE

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📝 Are you currently working as an equine allied professional in the UK? This study considers the extent of satisfaction with current working arrangements. Survey takes 10 minutes. Click to find out more!
https://t.co/ekhBY8rnIc

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Hot Topic Part II 🐎🌦️Comfort & Welfare: Horse Owners’ Rugging Practices and choices made by UK horse owners. How do factors such as weather ❄️🌧️☀️ temperature 🌡️, individual traits, and owner views 🤔affect rugging decisions. Here's the follow up! https://t.co/rwc69iSeOc

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Let's get together again this November supporting the Animal Medicines Amnesty. Return unused or out-of-date veterinary medicines to vet practices to allow for safe disposal - reducing environmental contamination and medicines resistance due to inappropriate use or discarding

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RUMA Vaccines Survey for equines and companion animals - have you got a moment to complete this survey?! Thank you ♥️🐎https://t.co/ITz6S6pDqR

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Hot Topic 🔥🌞🌦️Balancing Comfort and Welfare: Exploring Horse Owners’ Rugging Practices. Investigates rugging choices made by UK horse owners, how factors such as weather, temperature, individual traits, and owner views affect rugging decisions. There's another in the autumn!

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What do you think about the use of artificial intelligence in caring for horses? Help the University of Nottingham with their survey: https://t.co/DZ8F2QIdWE

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Looking for a PhD? Want to help us and help horses? See more: https://t.co/YAC9x78lEZ

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This survey looks to identify the primary equine welfare concerns across Europe (we can have our say as well!). It focuses on protection of farm animals, regulation of slaughter and introduction of animal welfare labelling: https://t.co/bPLgLv6O7Y

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𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝘄𝗻/𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗸𝗲𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞? This study explores UK equine keepers’ attitudes, beliefs and behaviours around worm control and resistance. Please could you spare a few moments to share your views? https://t.co/vfW90yv82h

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What are horses trying to tell us? Dr Claire Ricci-Bonot will use the Equi Facial Action Coding System (EquiFACS) to help us learn to recognise horses' needs. Find out about AI models to recognise emotional states from facial expressions. Register FREE https://t.co/NFC9b6IVaz

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Less than 2 weeks until the 2nd National Human-Animal Bond Awareness Day on Sunday 28th July! This year it's hosted at The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth and available online https://t.co/AOc6SMieO2

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Do you have five minutes to help The British Horse Society? 🙏🙏 It's about vital regular hoof care for our horses, ponies, donkeys and mules 🐴🐴🐎🐎- finding out whether we have enough availability of qualified farriers: https://t.co/nn7Ormsk5J

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For anyone involved in research and the human horse relationship - insights into everyday experiences and decision making - observations, methodology and results - supporting decision making and communication. Sign up FREE here: https://t.co/4ckmgOAnsE

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We are funding a project at the University of Liverpool exploring horse owners’ and vets' decision-making around chronic pain management. It’s right up our street and we echo Dr Smith’s words below⬇️⬇️#VeterinaryResearch #VeterinaryTreatment #EquineResearch #ChronicPainManagement

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Superb PhD student Amelia Cameron, University of Nottingham, tackles the sensitive topic of end-of-life decision-making. Collaboration between vets and owners helps at this difficult time, with focus on horse welfare #EquineResearch #EquineCharity #HorseHealth #VeterinaryCare

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📰 The @EIDS_Cambridge Q1 Report for 2024 is now available ⤵️

Includes:
🔹Horse movements from SA ➡️ EU
🔹New Variant of H3N8 Florida clade 1 equine influenza detected in UK
🔹The Equine @GrassSickness Biobank, Database & Research Project

Read it here 🔗 https://t.co/ec4ZVRX4Us

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So excited to share our regular research updates on active funded projects - insight into the excitement, variation and challenges of real-life research practice https://t.co/2zClByPXa8
#EquineResearch #HorseCharity #EquineCharity #ResearchAndFunding #ResearchDissemination

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CANTER research subgroup open research opportunity. Equine anthelmintic resistance: Anthelmintic efficacy in ascarids (Parascaris spp.) populations in foals and youngstock and existing management strategies on UK stud farms - https://t.co/0yQbIlC9BR

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Because any horse can get Strangles and every person can make a difference. Watch Otto's story -#StranglesAwarenessWeek2024
#SAW2024
https://t.co/UVH8jyGQ70