Equine Welfare

British Horseracing Authority (BHA)

All sixteen Arena Racing Company Racecourses are licensed and regulated by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA). The BHA sets and polices the standards for Equine facilities and Veterinary care at all Racecourses in Britain.

The BHA also provides their own Veterinary Officer at each meeting to ensure that these strict standards for racecourses. We also employ top class Veterinary Surgeons and deploy them around the track, parade ring and stable yard to ensure that a vet will be on the scene literally within seconds of an incident.

Their first priority is to make a diagnosis of any injury and to provide a calm environment to treat the horse. As soon as the assessment of the injury has been made, a horse ambulance will be called to the scene and will transport the horse back to the stable yard or to the local Equine Hospital, where further treatment can be undertaken.

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Retraining of Racehorses (RoR)

Horse Racing in Britain also has its own charity. Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) is British Horseracing official charity for the welfare of horses who have retired from racing. The Roles of Retraining of Racehorses (ROR) are:

• To raise funds from within the Racing Industry to help support the charitable retraining and rehoming of former racehorses.
• Helps provide facilities for the care, retraining and rehoming of former racehorses.
• Promotes the adaptability of racehorses to other equestrian activities.
• To run a well established programme of competition sponsorship, and clinics to educate and improve riders handling former racehorses.
• The ultimate goal is to achieve a balance between the number of horses leaving Racing and the number of enthusiastic, and suitable, new homes.