Information Leaflets
There is a great deal of information freely available to you at The British Horse Society.
The BHS can give you information on a large range of equine welfare issues in the form of leaflets. These can be ordered from the Society for free (with a SAE) and some can be downloaded.
If you find this information valuable to you and feel that you would like to offer a donation, it would be much appreciated, and will help us to continue to make new information sheets. Click here to make a donation now.
General Information
Basic feeding (pdf 143KB)
Bedding for horses (pdf 316KB)
Buying and owning your own horse (pdf 173KB)
Loaning or leasing a horse or pony (pdf 261KB)
Pasture management (pdf 206KB)
Sample Loan Agreement (pdf 75.7KB)
The cost of keeping a horse or pony (pdf 284KB)
Healthcare Information
Colic (pdf 382KB)
Essential healthcare requirements (pdf 329KB)
Humane destruction (pdf 14KB)
Prevention and management of laminitis (pdf 224KB)
STEPS (Strategy to eradicate strangles) (pdf 874KB)
Strangles (pdf 282KB)
Sweet itch (pdf 347KB)
Tetanus or influenza vaccinations (pdf 223KB)
The dangers of ragwort (pdf 300KB)
Worm control (pdf 421KB)
Other Resources:
The following resources are provided free of charge but if you would like to make a donation, click here.
Please send the appropriate SAE to Welfare Department, The British Horse Society, Stoneleigh Deer Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2XZ.
Horserace Betting Levy Board Code of Practice 2008
This code of practice contains information about Contagious equine metritis, Equine viral arteritis, Equine herpesvirus, Equine infectious anaemia and guidelines on strangles. Please send a large SAE.
Guide to Horse Care & Welfare
This booklet is available from the BHS Welfare Department and was produced in conjunction with The Horse Trust. Please send an A5 SAE.
BHS First Horse Owner Information Pack
This pack is available from the BHS Welfare Department free of charge and contains all the advice leaflets produced by the department. Please send a large SAE (value £1.50).
Equine Industry Welfare Guidelines Compendium for Horses, Ponies and Donkeys (Second Edition)
The Compendium is now a well-respected authority on equine welfare standards in the UK. It has been widely received throughout the horse industry and has been used as a reference document for many local authorities, police forces and welfare organisations involved in horse welfare investigations. Please send a large SAE.
Equine Health and Welfare Strategy for Great Britain
The strategy was developed by a working party, aimed towards achieving high standards of horse health and welfare for all horses in Britain. Eight Aims support the achievement of the Vision and key health and welfare issues are identified under the Aims. Please send a large SAE.
Farming to Benefit Wildlife: Horse Paddocks
The amount of agricultural land turned over to horses has increased in recent years. This leaflet investigates how pasture management can provide good quality grazing for horses as well as benefiting birds and other wildlife. Please send a large SAE.
