What happens when we stop viewing horses through our own lens and start considering life from theirs? Emily Bevan reports from World Horse Welfare’s annual conference, where leading experts share powerful insights on behaviour, empathy and the environments we create

A LOVER of horses from a young age, Ann Bird found a stable near her home in central London and would muck out for a free horseride. She didn’t actually own her own horse until the age of forty – an e

Six million donkeys slaughtered. A continent grieving. A species at risk. Following a recent trip to Africa, Dr Scott Miller, resident vet on ITV’s This Morning, exposes the brutal, illegal but prevalent trade in donkey skins — and the devastating animal cruelty and human cost behind it

Horse welfare is as critical as ever as we enjoy Christmas jollity. Howard Newitt MRCVS explains how racehorses are cared for during the festive racing period

She grew up believing in divine creation, but a radical rethink led Ella Al-Shamahi to evolutionary biology. Now, the presenter of the BBC science series Human shares her story

Mental health can shape not just a rider’s performance, but their horse’s wellbeing. Oscar Williams discovers how to recognise the signs – and why it’s sometimes braver not to ride