Equestrian sports have several severe welfare issues that needs to be addressed…
Just before Christmas 2023, TV2 Denmark released the documentary “Operation X: Secrets of the Horse Billionaire,” where a journalist, using a hidden camera, exposed highly questionable conditions at one of the World’s most decorated and successful establishments for the training and selling of dressage horses.
The documentary has caused a global outrage, mainly because it is regarded as a symptom, not a unique case. Moreover, the protests facing equestrian sports today are no longer led by activists, but rather by veterinarians, scientists, ethologists, former judges and riders.
The problems are not unique to dressage, but embrace the other sports as well, and we fear the horse industry itself is at the tipping point of losing its Social License to Operate (SLO).
What can you do to contribute and be a part of the solution, not part of the problem:
JOIN ALLIANCE FOR HORSE WELFARE IN SPORTS HERE!
SIGN THE PETITION HERE!
GET UPDATED ON THE EQUINE WELFARE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES HERE!