As one of the UK’s leading horse welfare charities, The British Horse Society takes the view that most of the equestrian welfare problems in this country can be traced back to one cause: we simply have more horses and ponies than we have experienced and knowledgeable people to care for them. In recent years there have been great efforts to address similar problems in our cat and dog populations and now The British Horse Society believes it is time to take action and tackle these problems now.

Our aim is to ensure that, through increased awareness and castration programmes, fewer poor quality foals are born and subjected to an uncertain, and often unpleasant, future. We feel strongly that taking preventative action now is far better than waiting to pick up the pieces.