Should riding bit-free be an option for all equestrian sports?

Should racing include whipping horses to make them run?

What is the most important project in the realm of sport horse welfare right now?

Listen to this episode of Changing Rein and find out from arguably the world's most influential person in horse sport welfare, Roly Owers, CEO of World Horse Welfare (WHW).

Roly Owers has huge influence in sport horse welfare because alongside his World Horse Welfare CEO role, he is a director of British Equestrian the peak body for equestrian sport in Britain, and affiliated with the FEI. Plus he is an advisor to other national and international organisations including the British Horseracing Authority and the International Horse Sports Confederation

What he says matters!

Think all the fuss about horse welfare is overblown?

Or maybe you think the opposite, that not enough is being done...either way you want to know what Roly Owers thinks.

Our conversation covers not only the important changes we have seen in sport horse welfare but what is needed in the future. There are some predictable bits and some surprises...but don't take our word for it...jump in and have a listen!