Our Outreach Programme

Better welfare starts with access, knowledge and trust.

Working equines, including horses and donkeys, can be essential to daily life and livelihoods in townships and rural communities. When owners face poverty, limited access to services or gaps in equine knowledge, welfare can suffer even when there is no intention to neglect an animal.

The Outreach Programme responds with practical support and education. Depending on the needs of an area and available professionals, this can include farrier, dental and veterinary welfare services, deworming, vaccinations, wound management, feeding guidance and advice on harnessing and day-to-day care.

Education is central to the programme. Owners are helped to understand what good welfare looks like in practical terms, how to recognise problems earlier and how simple changes can improve comfort, condition and working life.

Community involvement makes the work stronger.

Where appropriate, members of local communities are involved in practical jobs and activities around the programme. This helps keep skills and participation close to the animals themselves and supports a more sustainable model than simply arriving, treating and leaving.

• Practical equine welfare support in under-resourced areas
• Owner education focused on everyday care and prevention
• Farrier, dental and veterinary welfare services where available
• Deworming, vaccination and wound-management support
• Guidance on feeding, harnessing and working-equine care
• Community participation and practical skills development