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Equine welfare helps describe the acceptable conditions of life and use for domesticated horses, in contrast to suffering produced by voluntary or involuntary actions of others, whether through physical abuse, mutilation, neglect, or other forms of ill treatment. Debates about the welfare and abuse of horses are recent. In the nineteenth century, when the sight of a horse dying while working was commonplace, the first wave of awareness was born with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the publication of the novel Black Beauty in England. France followed suit with the creation of the French League for the Protection of the Horse and the passage of the Grammont Law in 1850. Similar concerns over animal welfare developed in the United States. The debate intensified and ex

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  • Equine welfare helps describe the acceptable conditions of life and use for domesticated horses, in contrast to suffering produced by voluntary or involuntary actions of others, whether through physical abuse, mutilation, neglect, or other forms of ill treatment. Debates about the welfare and abuse of horses are recent. In the nineteenth century, when the sight of a horse dying while working was commonplace, the first wave of awareness was born with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the publication of the novel Black Beauty in England. France followed suit with the creation of the French League for the Protection of the Horse and the passage of the Grammont Law in 1850. Similar concerns over animal welfare developed in the United States. The debate intensified and extended throughout North America and Europe over the next century, particularly regarding the use of the horse during war, the use of horses as working animals on city streets, sports training, horse slaughter, and conditions of horse breeding and keeping. In the United States, the practice of soring resulted in the passage of the Horse Protection Act of 1970 and various organizations protested against abuses in horse racing and rodeo. In the early twenty-first century, these issues remained in the public eye and new controversies arose, especially about training methods such as Rollkur, problems in the field of endurance riding, stable confinement, and the presence of carriage horses in modern cities such as New York. The definition of "well-being" is complex as regards the horse. Horses are very quiet and show few signs of discomfort, which makes the detection of pain particularly difficult. Theorists in the western world once went so far as to consider the horse as incapable of feeling pain. The horse is also a sociable creature, designed by evolution to spend most of it time grazing in a natural setting. Horses develop stereotypic behaviors and other problems when kept in isolation, unable to graze, or if subjected to prolonged confinement in a stable. The International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) now prohibits certain specific training methods, including poling and Rollkur, as have several countries, notably Switzerland. Many nations have passed assorted laws to protect horses from practices that include tail docking, transportation for excessive lengths of time, and artificial aids in horse racing or other equestrian competitions are subject to bans or national or European limitations. Transportation to slaughterhouses is regulated. In the context of increased research on equine welfare, new practices such as natural horsemanship, barefoot hoof care, and even refusal of riding have developed. These suggest a major concern for the welfare of the horse will continue into the future. (en)
  • Le bien-être du cheval dépend des conditions de vie et d'utilisation de cette espèce domestiquée, par opposition à toute mise en souffrance volontaire ou involontaire, que ce soit par le biais de coups, de mutilations, de négligences ou de soins mal adaptés. Les débats autour du bien-être et des maltraitances chez le cheval sont récents. Au XIXe siècle, alors que la mort de chevaux au travail est courante, une première vague de sensibilisation naît avec la Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals puis la parution du roman Black Beauty en Angleterre. La France suit le mouvement avec la création de la ligue française pour la protection du cheval et la loi Grammont en 1850. Des préoccupations similaires touchent les États-Unis. Le débat s'intensifie et s'étend à tout l'occident au siècle suivant, en ce qui concerne l'utilisation du cheval pendant les guerres, la fin de sa présence dans les villes, son entraînement sportif, l'abattage ou encore ses conditions d'élevage et de détention. Les États-Unis ratifient le Horse protection act de 1970 pour mettre un terme au soring et au gingering. Au début du XXIe siècle éclatent de nouvelles polémiques à l'échelle mondiale, en particulier autour de l'entraînement en rollkur, de l'endurance et de la circulation des véhicules hippomobiles. La notion de bien-être est complexe en ce qui concerne le cheval. Longtemps considéré comme incapable de ressentir la douleur dans le monde occidental, cet animal est très silencieux et il ne manifeste que peu de signes de son éventuel mal-être, ce qui en rend la détection particulièrement difficile. Sociable, le cheval a besoin de se dépenser et passe la majeure partie de son temps à se nourrir dans la nature. Il souffre des confinements prolongés en écurie, des isolements et de l'impossibilité de brouter. La fédération équestre internationale interdit désormais le barrage du cheval d'obstacles et le rollkur. Plusieurs pays, notamment la Suisse, ont adopté des lois pour protéger les chevaux. La coupe de la queue, les transports trop longs et les aides artificielles lors des compétitions de sports équestres ou hippiques font l'objet d'interdictions ou de limitations nationales ou européennes. Les transports vers les abattoirs sont réglementés. Dans le cadre d'une recherche accrue de bien-être pour le cheval, de nouvelles pratiques telles que l'équitation éthologique, la mise « pieds nus », voire le refus de l'équitation se sont développées. Elles laissent présager une préoccupation majeure pour cette question éthique à l'avenir. (fr)
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  • Equine welfare helps describe the acceptable conditions of life and use for domesticated horses, in contrast to suffering produced by voluntary or involuntary actions of others, whether through physical abuse, mutilation, neglect, or other forms of ill treatment. Debates about the welfare and abuse of horses are recent. In the nineteenth century, when the sight of a horse dying while working was commonplace, the first wave of awareness was born with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the publication of the novel Black Beauty in England. France followed suit with the creation of the French League for the Protection of the Horse and the passage of the Grammont Law in 1850. Similar concerns over animal welfare developed in the United States. The debate intensified and ex (en)
  • Le bien-être du cheval dépend des conditions de vie et d'utilisation de cette espèce domestiquée, par opposition à toute mise en souffrance volontaire ou involontaire, que ce soit par le biais de coups, de mutilations, de négligences ou de soins mal adaptés. (fr)
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  • Horse welfare (en)
  • Bien-être du cheval (fr)
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