This appeal is designed to support our essential welfare work.  And importantly, to change the behaviour, through education, of people who do not look after their horses properly. Even as you read this there are horses in distress that need our help. That is why we are launching our Helping Horses appeal.

Every pound counts, with your help we can do so much more.

We have just over 200 Welfare Officer around the country to deal with thousands of horses. While Welfare Officers are voluntary, we have to pay their expenses. We also have to run training days for each one of them, which costs £400 per day.

Other vital work carried out by the BHS includes promoting responsible breeding, lobbying for horses’ rights, and running ‘Friends at the End’ – a BHS initiative to ensure no horse owner has to face the loss of their equine alone.

You can find out more about the campaign and the work of The British Horse Society at our website.