ITALY OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZES HORSES AS ATHLETES

ITALY OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZES HORSES AS ATHLETES

ITALIAN EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION (FISE)

FROM HORSE & HOUND:

The Italian government has become the first to officially recognise the horse as an athlete by law, in a move welcomed as an “interesting development”.

The decision was made at the end of January by the Italian government, at a conference titled “Horse athlete: protections and prospects”, organised by the Italian equestrian federation (FISE).

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The legislation means that a horse is defined as an “athlete horse” when specific requirements are met; it is registered with FISE and declared not for human consumption.

“Italy is a pioneering country in the legal recognition of the horse as a true athlete,” a FISE spokesman said.

Italy, with FISE at the forefront, is therefore a world leader for equine welfare, in particular regarding ‘athlete horses’ involved in equestrian sports.

“This is an historic decision by the Italian government.”

Representatives of the FEI, the Italian ministry of health and the International Jumping Riders Club (IJRC) were among those at the conference.

IJRC director Eleonora Ottaviani, who contributed to the debate, said: “This law provides the opportunity to finally recognise the horse as subject, and no longer object, in our sport. The well-being and welfare of horses has long been an area of mutual collaboration between the IJRC and the FEI.

“The news of the enactment of this important law in Italy was greeted with enthusiasm by the members of the IJRC. For the first time, the words ‘athletic horse’ or ‘athlete horse’ have become a legal term.”

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France Bans the Trimming of Horse Whiskers

France Bans the Trimming of Horse Whiskers

With special thanks to Patti Lippert for sharing and to the author at Vet Practice Magazine.

The French Equestrian Federation (FFE) has banned the removal of a horse’s whiskers on welfare grounds. It joins Germany and Switzerland in bringing into effect a rule that would disqualify any horse from competition if the whiskers have been removed.

On their website they state that vibrissae, the correct term for whiskers— which are the long tactile hairs around the eye, nose and mouth of the horse—are sensory organs. And just like cat’s whiskers, they allow the horse to gather information about the environment. Around the eyes they serve as protection and, around the blind spot of the nose, they take over from the eyes. 

The FFE has just incorporated a rule on this subject in their General Competition Regulations and, from early 2019, competing on a horse that has been deprived of his/her vibrissae is no longer permitted.

The new rule aligns with their official acknowledgement that horses do not perceive their environment in the same way humans do and we need to learn more about horse ethology and behaviour, which they promote as the key to better management and training.

“The role of the FFE is to communicate good practices,” FFE ethologist and animal welfare mission manager Déborah Bardou said. 

“It is important that riders behave appropriately with the horse. They are the advocates for animal welfare, and they underwrite the image of equestrian sports.”

Equine behaviourist Justine Harrison hopes other countries will follow with similar rules. “Many countries, including the UK and Australia, are very backward in many aspects of horse welfare and it’s time for us to catch up with France, Switzerland and Germany and ban the trimming of whiskers.

For information about why horses need their whiskers click here.

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