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BHA launches new campaign to lessen stigma around horse racing

SBC News BHA launches new campaign to lessen stigma around horse racing

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has launched its latest campaign relating to horse welfare aiming to relax common misconceptions about the sport.  The HorsePWR campaign – short for Purpose, Welfare and Responsibility – provides detailed information about the lives of thoroughbred horses and the high welfare and safety standards at the core of British racing.  Kinross-based Jump Trainer Lucinda Russell …

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Final push for thoroughbred owners to complete BHA census which ‘shapes post-racing lives’

SBC News Final push for thoroughbred owners to complete BHA census which ‘shapes post-racing lives’

The BHA has made its final call for owners to complete Britain’s inaugural Thoroughbred Census. Now at a landmark 6,000 submissions from an industry wide push to drive participation, thoroughbred owners have until the end of the year (31 December 2023) to complete Britain’s first-ever Census of this kind. Helena Flynn, Programme Director, Horse Welfare Board, stated: “We’ve had a …

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