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My Right Horse
As you have likely heard by now, The Right Horse Initiative’s main goal is to massively increase horse adoption in the United States. We believe there are many reasons why only an estimated 10,000…
The Basic Behaviors Profile
One of The Right Horse Initiative’s earliest objectives has been to improve the consistency and transparency of processes in horse welfare and adoption. While tackling the objective of increasing…
Consistency and Transparency in the Equine Adoption World
Acquiring a horse today’s world can be a daunting project. The options of how and where to acquire a horse are endless and transparency can be an issue. As prospective horse owners, we often…
Associations as Stakeholders
The Arabian Horse Association joined The Right Horse Initiative as a partner in May 2018 and is proud to be part of a collaborative group of industry professionals working together to increase adoption…
Veterinarians as Stakeholders
While at a veterinary meeting in Colorado last year I learned about the WaterShed Animal Fund, a division within the Arnall Family Foundation, and its funding of the Denver Dumb Friends League Harmony…
Trainers as Stakeholders
My name is Yvonne Barteau and I am a lifetime horse trainer. My husband, Kim, and I own and operate KYB Dressage and Horses Without Humans out of Rock Bluff Ranch in Bell, Florida. Forty years with…
Students as Stakeholders
If you are like me, from the time you were learning how to walk and talk, you knew your life would revolve around animals. From rescuing my first kitten, to adopting my heart horse…I’ve continued to be inspired by people who…
What does the term “stakeholder” mean?
Often in today’s social movements the term “stakeholder” is thrown around as a generic and sometimes misunderstood term. Social movements are usually started by interested parties that have some…
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
Teams work because they draw on the strengths of individual members who present a united front. Diversity of skills, talents, backgrounds, experiences, tactics, and perspectives allow teams to be…
Reframing the Conversation
Members of the horse industry or equestrian community use an almost infinite number of terms to describe everything from breeds, disciplines, movements, training tactics, horse characteristics, and so on.
It Starts With Adoption
In the last fifteen years, the United States has seen monumental change on the issue of dog and cat homelessness. Shelter euthanasia has decreased dramatically from 4-6 million deaths annually in 2007…
The New Right Horse Initiative Blog
As you may know, the Right Horse Initiative is a fairly new project and was only formally launched in February of 2017. Since inception, our main focus has been identifying and funding programs that would immediately…