More groups endorse equine Welfare Code of Practice

Another vii organisations convey added their endorsement of the American Horse Council’s (AHC) Welfare Code of Practice.

The American Association of Professional Farriers, American Competitive Trail Horse Association, California Professional Horseman’s Association, Canadian Association of Professional Farriers, EQUUS Foundation, Inc., Maryland Horse Council, as well as the U.S. Eventing Association are the latest organizations to bring together 42 others inward endorsing the code.

“The continued back upwards for the Code shows that to a greater extent than as well as to a greater extent than organizations are committed to the mutual finish of ensuring the welfare of the Equus caballus inward all their activities,” said AHC president, Jay Hickey.

The AHC Welfare Code of Practice is a wide laid upwards of principles designed to constitute skillful welfare procedures for organizations to follow to “Put the Horse First.”

The code outlines inward wide strokes what principles organizations are committed to inward breeding, training, competing, transporting, enjoying, as well as caring for their horses.  The code encourages everyone to catch the health, safety, as well as welfare of their horses inward all aspects of their activities, including the social as well as ethical issues.

“By committing to the Code, an organisation is reemphasizing that it supports the principles for which the code stands as well as that it is committed to the responsible ownership, breeding, training, competing, use, transport, assist as well as welfare of the horse,”  Hickey said.

“The AHC encourages all members of the equine manufacture to back upwards as well as endorse the Welfare Code of Practice every bit all the same about other indication to the Equus caballus community, the public, the media, federal as well as nation officials that the manufacture is committed to ‘Putting the Horse First’.”

 

AHC Welfare Code of Practice

 

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