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World Horse Welfare's Penny Farm in Lancashire held its annual open day last weekend as Penny the King's Troop horse was handed back to the charity after 12 years of service in the Royal Horse Artillery.

As 7,000 horses in Britain are deemed at risk of needing rescue or new homes, we have launched a new initiative today to help horse owners understand the impacts, costs and risks associated with breeding.

When Haggis was found he was riddled with lice, grossly overweight and showing signs of laminitis, an extremely painful and sometimes fatal condition affecting horses’ hooves.

In a joint operation led by the RSPCA, 111 equines were removed from Spindles Farm in January 2008.

World Horse Welfare is very concerned to learn of a second case of Equine Infectious Anaemia (Swamp Fever) in the UK this month.

Watch a series of lectures on laminitis by some of the world’s leading authorities on the condition.

Campaign to end the long-distance transportation of horses to slaughter in Europe receives a boost with publication of recommendations from a panel of experts that include a cap on journey times and improved welfare conditions for horses.

Leading equine charity welcomes FEI decision on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

Obese, overfed and dangerously unhealthy - this is the current crisis in horse welfare, according to a groundbreaking survey released today by World Horse Welfare.

An 18 year old man from Guildford has been banned from keeping horses for two years after he pleaded guilty to failing to provide veterinary treatment to a pony with a horrific eye injury.