Animal welfare tabled at AQHA forum

Animal welfare volition endure discussed at a forum for American Quarter Horse Association members side past times side Fri inwards Texas.

The association describes animate beingness welfare equally “the single-most of import resultant facing the equine manufacture today”. Several invitee speakers volition characteristic at the forum at 1.30pm on Friday, March 8, inwards the Imperial Ballroom at the 2013 AQHA Convention at the Hyatt Regency Houston.

In Feb 2012, the AQHA Executive Committee appointed a 12-member AQHA Animal Welfare Commission in addition to since its formation, much has been done to proactively safeguard horses.

“Today’s surroundings is vastly dissimilar than it was twenty or xxx years agone equally it relates to animate beingness welfare. The standards for the handling of horses are much higher from the perspective of Equus caballus owners, Earth in addition to fifty-fifty the government. While the welfare of the Equus caballus has ever been paramount to AQHA, the business office of the Association has had to evolve equally those expectations change,” the association said.

During the forum, attendees volition acquire to a greater extent than virtually the measures AQHA has taken to run into these expectations in addition to volition induce got the chance to laissez passer on their input on animate beingness welfare-related topics. There volition endure multiple presenters at the forum to speak on these subjects.

• Jim Heird, the chairman of the AQHA Animal Welfare Commission, volition render an update on the progress made past times AQHA in addition to on novel topics the committee volition endure addressing.

• Industry trainers Russell Harris and Professional Horsewoman Stephanie Lynn volition speak virtually animate beingness welfare in addition to what it’s similar to develop a Equus caballus for the demo pen or the racetrack inwards today’s environment. It goes without maxim that customers desire to win. However, today’s demo in addition to race industries cannot alive past times a win-at-all-costs mentality. Harris in addition to Lynn volition hash out managing owners’ demands amongst doing correct past times the horse.

• There could endure upward to v pieces of animate beingness welfare-related legislation introduced into congress this session, including amending the Horse Protection Act. Jay Hickey Jr., president of the American Horse Council, volition update members on the electrical flow happenings inwards Washington in addition to how they tin post away assist guide the legislative process.

• Dr. Stephen Schumacher, principal administrator for the U.S. of A. Equestrian Federation, the national governing torso for equestrian sports, equine drugs in addition to medication program, volition hash out AQHA’s drug-testing policy in addition to the steps AQHA is taking to remain ahead of those who select to purpose drugs inwards horses.

• Dr. Tom Lenz of Zoetis developed a presentation on animate beingness welfare. physician Lenz authors the Equus caballus wellness column inwards The American Quarter Horse Journal in addition to volition roll upward the forum amongst his presentation.

 

The fellow member forum is opened upward to all AQHA members. If non deal the entire convention, AQHA members tin post away pay $25 to attend the member forum. 

 

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