Vision for Horse Health and Welfare
1. All horses are healthy and are treated humanely.
2. Everyone responsible for horse health and welfare fulfils their duty of care.
To enable this:
3. Owners, keepers, users and others concerned with horse health and welfare must understand their responsibilities, know how to meet them and take steps to do so.
4. Everybody involved with horses, including Government, must collectively ensure that:
a. Health and welfare standards, and other information necessary to support each individual's duty of care, are appropriate, up to date and accessible.
b. The risks of infectious diseases, including those entering Britain from abroad, are prevented or managed effectively.
c. The health and welfare status of the horse population is adequately monitored.
d. Significant health and welfare problems are identified and addressed.
