Article: MORE than 30 high-profile representatives of the Irish horse industry met at UCD on Wednesday to address a looming horse welfare emergency.

Article: Animal welfare is always an emotive topic and, in the current ...
Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  February 24, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... economic climate, horse welfare has been hitting the ... Thankfully, the horse industry has come together ... booklet for owners on horse welfare. Entitled Promoting ... on a PhD study of horse welfare here. He was closely ...

Article: 'Horse industry is vibrant': Alun Michael.
M2 Presswire;  March 22, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... partnership with the British Horse Industry Confederation. The ... the UK's leading horse industry representatives and ... between Defra and the horse industry will be used to improve standards of horse welfare, through disease surveillance ...

Article: Senate Committee to Consider S.311 This Week; Horse ...
U.S. Newswire;  April 24, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... health, agriculture, and horse industry groups, including the American ... being felt throughout the horse industry: Market prices for horses ... unwanted horses and the horse industry as a whole. The panel also ... appear to help the cause of horse welfare, if passed, it's ...

Article: Veterinarians, Horse Owners and Horse Welfare ...
PR Newswire;  July 25, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... of unwanted horses. "Passage of this irresponsible bill would be devastating to the horse market and the $40 billion horse industry," Mr. Koehler plans to testify. "It would also be the first time the government closed a livestock business for reasons ...

Article: A landmark achievement for the Horse Industry as ...
M2 Presswire;  December 6, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... A landmark achievement for the Horse Industry as its first ever strategy is launched ... The first ever strategy for the horse industry in England and Wales was launched today by the British Horse Industry Confederation (BHIC), in partnership ...

Article: Huge potential for united horse industry to grow - ...
M2 Presswire;  March 25, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Government: Huge potential for united horse industry to grow - Alun Michael(C)1994 ... Horse Alun Michael today challenged the horse industry to unite in order to maximise its potential ... of the first-ever research on the horse industry as a whole, jointly funded by Defra ...

Article: VIews sought on first draft strategy for horse ...
M2 Presswire;  February 28, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... sought on first draft strategy for horse industry(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS ... first-ever strategy for the horse industry in England and Wales was launched in draft today by the British Horse Industry Confederation in partnership ...