Zara Tindall delivered a powerful warning about the post-Brexit
\npressures facing Britain\u2019s equine industry as she joined her
\nmother, Princess Anne, at the World Horse Welfare Annual Conference
\nin London on Friday.<\/p>\n
Appearing together at the Royal Geographical Society, Princess
\nAnne \u2013 the charity\u2019s long-serving President \u2013 and her daughter were
\namong more than 800 delegates gathered to discuss the latest
\nscientific understanding of horse behaviour and wellbeing. While
\nthe Princess Royal opened the event and reaffirmed her
\nlong-standing commitment to improving equine welfare, it was Zara
\nwho offered one of the day\u2019s most candid assessments.<\/p>\n
Speaking during the conference\u2019s closing panel session, the
\nOlympic medallist and former world eventing champion said the sport
\nhad \u201cin many ways gone backwards\u201d since Britain left the EU. She
\nrevealed that transporting horses to and from the Continent had
\nbecome significantly more complex, stressful and
\ntime-consuming.<\/p>\n
She said: \u201cJourney times have increased and the process has
\nbecome much more stressful for the horses.\u201d<\/p>\n
She continued: \u201cPeople are travelling less simply because it has
\nbecome so difficult. Even with better technology, the actual time
\non the road is so much longer, which has a real impact on
\nwelfare.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tindall described travel preparation as now \u201cincredibly
\ndemanding\u201d, involving layers of paperwork, veterinary checks and
\nlogistics that riders did not have to contend with pre-Brexit. The
\nadded strain, she warned, affects not only competitors and trainers
\nbut the animals themselves.<\/p>\n
Reflecting on the conference\u2019s theme \u2013 seeing the world
\nthrough the horse\u2019s eyes \u2013 she emphasised the need for daily
\nsensitivity and partnership. \u201cIt\u2019s about feeling them every day,
\nrecognising how differently they come out, being receptive to that
\nand working with it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Princess Anne, who has served as President of World Horse
\nWelfare since 2000, used the event to highlight her enduring
\ncommitment to improving the lives of horses worldwide. Her presence
\nunderscored the charity\u2019s deep royal connection; in 2013, she
\nrehomed one of its horses, Annie, and has long supported
\ninitiatives promoting responsible ownership and rehabilitation.<\/p>\n
Founded in 1920, World Horse Welfare now works internationally,
\ncombining rescue, research, education and policy development. This
\nyear\u2019s conference showcased the scientific advances reshaping
\nunderstanding of equine behaviour, while also confronting the
\ngrowing practical challenges created by new regulatory
\nlandscapes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Zara Tindall delivered a powerful warning about the post-Brexit pressures facing Britain\u2019s equine industry as she joined her…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":587824,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5226],"tags":[802,748,2000,299,5187,1699,4884,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-587823","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brexit","8":"tag-brexit","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-eu","11":"tag-europe","12":"tag-european","13":"tag-european-union","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115596448541029003","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=587823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/587824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=587823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=587823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=587823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}