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A new study has examined the selection, training and welfare of Thoroughbred horses as they transition from racetrack to EAS horse. 

“Do you want to know something about Amirvann?” someone asked me last year at the first of the collaborative rides in Normandy

Racing To Relate Chairman, Adrian Pratt reflects on The Remembrance Rides June Mission of Respect and Reconnaissance

A year of opportunities to nurture...

The Racing To Relate team are immensely proud and grateful to be among 12 truly amazing nominees shortlisted for the all new RoR Community Impact Award 2024. This new award is supported by the Sir Peter O'Sullevan Charitable Trust. Read about all these wonderful individuals, horses and organisations on the RoR website by clicking this link : https://ror-events.org.uk/ror-community-impact-award-2024-finalists/?fbclid=IwAR3qLyJ5GC-LAyTfXy6KmuzNUStBfcUPdoMrup6cE0e9kwHJ-IFqoO7

Many of you will own and love your Thoroughbred partner and understand how special they are and what they bring into our lives. There...

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy Hamlet, 1.5. 165–66 I began this piece...

National Racehorse Week Visit : https://nationalracehorseweek.uk/ National Racehorse Week is a nationwide annual celebration of the...

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Man is connected inextricably to the Thoroughbred. The Thoroughbred has given its all to us, both on the racetrack and off.

We were delighted to welcome IFAR to the Symposium and Trail To Zero events in Normandy earlier this year. We are thrilled to share the excellent @IFARNews video featuring superb insights into the invaluable work retired racehorses are doing in equine assisted therapy across the globe including our Thoroughbred Assisted research project. The video includes an insightful interview with Claire Neveux, PhD student on the University of Bristol / Racing To Relate collaborative r

Extract from From Horses & Humans Research Foundation Newsletter (link below) Thank you to all who helped foster a tiny glimmer of an idea that resulted in an amazing event in France. The Universal Language of the Horse event in Deauville, France illustrated and shared the work that is being done worldwide to support the horse and human connection. As I reflect on the experience, the words that come to mind are: like-minded people, research, efficacy, sharing, common goals,

Thoughts From the Symposium The etymological roots of ‘symposium’ derives from the Greek meaning ‘convivial gathering of the educated’ and in a horse context, as a description of The Universal Language of the Horse gathering, it’s not too far off! For me, a former full-time academic, the initial fear of symposiums as dry academic delivery of abstract facts is always a worry as I pack my bag and head off, but this symposium was incredibly different. Convivial is definitely

SAVE THE DATE ! 31st May - 3rd June 2023 BraveHearts USA, the Horses & Humans Research Foundation, Racing To Relate and their partners in Normandy have been working together to bring a very special event to this region renowned for its historic landing beaches and for its horses. There will be two symbolic 20 km "Trail To Zero" rides with veterans from BraveHearts USA, France and HorseBackUK and a research Symposium with live demos with horses and veterans entitled "The Uni

FOR RELEASE Media Contact: Meggan Hill-McQueeney, BraveHearts President/COO 847.366.4571 meggan@braveheartsriding.org Bilingual Contact: Jennifer Barker, Racing To Relate CEO jennifer@racingtorelate.org Symposium Contact: Dr. Pebbles Turbeville, Horses and Humans Research Foundation exec.director@horsesandhumans.org BraveHearts Goes Global with Inaugural Trail to Zero Normandy Ride Ahead of D-Day Anniversary For the first time, BraveHearts will bring its 20-mile horseba

International Symposium Horses & Humans Research Foundation – Connect, Learn & Inspire Symposium Normandy Trail to Zero Event May 31st Deauville, France “Pôle international du Cheval” On May 31, the Horses & Humans Research Foundation, in collaboration with Racing To Relate and Bravehearts USA, will be hosting an international Symposium entitled, The Universal Language of The Horse which will take place at the Longines International Equestrian Centre, Deauville. It will be

Racing To Relate were honored to be invited to speak at an important Equine Assisted Services Forum at Saddlers Hall, London on 13th March 2023. The Forum was kindly supported by the Sir Peter O’Sullivan Charitable Trust and co-organised and hosted by the Steering Group of The Human Equine Interaction Register and The Worshipful Company of Saddlers. Prime Warden Lucy Atherton welcomed over 120 guests from across the broad spectrum of Equine Assisted Services (EAS) and we wer

“When I attended the demonstration day at Ballygraffan I was quite sceptical and even doubtful about the benefits of Equine Assisted Therapy but have to admit that I was impressed and indeed won over. After the day I was convinced by the benefits to both horses and people.” Anthea Smyth Down Royal Corporation of Horsebreeders On a soft-weather day in May in Northern Ireland, industry stakeholders, equine assisted services (EAS) and aftercare professionals of the thoroughbred

REUTERS, 14th March 2022 (watch on Reuters.com) @ReutersScience @MattReuters What happens to a horse when it stops racing? Scientists in the UK are developing a global standard for retraining retired racehorses into therapy horses. Rosanna Philpott reports. We are very excited that our research project with the University of Bristol Veterinary School, funded by John Pearce Foundation has been highlighted by Reuters this week. They share a glimpse of what represents many mo

The pilot is a joint initiative between Racing To Relate and the Down Royal Corporation of Horsebreeders (DRCOH) and takes place at...