ARC Horse Welfare
After an extremely dry winter, there was very little grazing and water for horses in the summer of 2012. The result of this was a large number of starving and dehydrated horses tethered and left in fields for days at a time without sufficient food and water.
After coming across one particular mare that was severely malnourished and dehydrated, and feeding and giving her water for 3 weeks, Peta and her daugthers realized that most people had no idea what to do when faced with a horse in this situation. They therefore set up ARC Horse Welfare as a community watch and advice group, and created a website and flyers to distribute, raising awareness about the problem and offering advice about what to do in situations of obvious neglect.
After coming across one particular mare that was severely malnourished and dehydrated, and feeding and giving her water for 3 weeks, Peta and her daugthers realized that most people had no idea what to do when faced with a horse in this situation. They therefore set up ARC Horse Welfare as a community watch and advice group, and created a website and flyers to distribute, raising awareness about the problem and offering advice about what to do in situations of obvious neglect.
ARC continues with the same aims to:
ARC accepts donations of horse food, equipment (headcollars, rope etc.), and medication to provide to horses in need.
This project was discontinued in 2015 due to limited funding and resources but you can still visit the website and Facebook page.
- raise awareness about the issue of horse neglect;
- provide the community with information on what to do if they see a horse in need;
- provide a reporting mechanism on Facebook to post concerns about particular horses;
- provide advice;
- offer support directly to horse owners, either by donating food, medicine, or giving advice and practical help.
ARC accepts donations of horse food, equipment (headcollars, rope etc.), and medication to provide to horses in need.
This project was discontinued in 2015 due to limited funding and resources but you can still visit the website and Facebook page.
