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Use not abuse in horse sport

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THE horse world has to be open to new knowledge and scientific evidence when it comes to equine welfare - but a consensus may never fully be reached on “when does use become abuse?”

This was the theme of the 25 th World Horse Welfare conference on 10 November, as experts spoke on facets of the dividing line, and what can be “shades of grey”.

“It's a question World

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