Welfare Wednesday Webinars return, kicking off with ‘How to read your horse’s body language’  

Our popular webinars are kicking off again at 7pm UTC +1 on Wednesday 15^th October, starting with equine ethologist Renate Larssen explaining how owners can read their horses’ body language. This winter’s webinars have a ‘How to’ theme and will provide practical, accessible advice, covering topics from training for veterinary procedures and travelling to how to assess a horse’s welfare. With a Q&A at the end of each webinar, it’s a not-to-be-missed chance for owners to get their questions answered by experts – for free! Places for the body language webinar can be booked here.

“In this series of Welfare Wednesday Webinars, we’ll be covering a variety of ‘How to’ topics, with one webinar a month,” says Rebecca Boulert, our Education Officer. “We’re delighted to be welcoming a range of experts this winter, including vets, yard owners, and equine behaviourists. After hearing our specialists’ insights, viewers will have a chance to quiz the speakers at the end of each webinar, so this really is an amazing opportunity to access expert advice for free.” 

The webinars will start on 15^th October and run monthly until March, with each starting at 7pm and lasting 75 minutes. The topics and speakers are: 

• 15^th October: ‘How to read your horse’s body language’ – with equine ethologist Renate Larssen 
• 12^th November: ‘How to train a horse for veterinary procedures’ – with vet and lecturer Holly Lenaghan  
• 3^rd December: ‘How to set up a track system’– with yard owner and author Amy Dell 
• 14^th January: ‘How to provide a stabled horse with the 3 Fs’ – with vet and animal behaviourist Amber Batson 
• 11^th February: ‘How to train a horse to load and travel’ – with equine behaviourist Justine Harrison 
• 11^th March: ‘How to assess horse welfare’ – with equine welfare PhD candidate and editor of Horses and People magazine, Cristina Wilkins 

Anyone who misses out on watching a webinar live will be able to catch up with it afterwards – along with the 68 other free educational webinars that we’ve run – on our Welfare Wednesdays page.