Figure 1. The interconnected components of livery yard management.

Maximising collaboration for equine health: working with livery yard owners and managers

Livery yard managers have to manage horse care within a balance of complex, intertwining and sometimes conflicting factors, including management of the land, clients, facilities, business and their...

Optimising the welfare of equids on box rest: thinking outside the box

Ruet (2019) considers there to be four behavioural indicators of poor welfare state in horses: stereotypic behaviour, aggression toward humans, withdrawn state and the expression of stress...

Figure 2. Here a proportion of the hay ration was mixed with straw to increase foraging behaviour and improve time spent with head and neck in a natural grazing position.

Optimising the welfare of equids on box rest: thinking outside the box

Ruet (2019) considers there to be four behavioural indicators of poor welfare state in horses: stereotypic behaviour, aggression toward humans, withdrawn state and the expression of stress...