Better Beginnings for a Better Life

Welcome to The British Horse Foundation

Better Beginnings for a Better Life

Welcome to The British Horse Foundation

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The British Horse Foundation is a registered UK charity who promotes “Better Beginnings” for horses, improving their breeding, youngstock training and development for ongoing sustainable well being, by seeking and sharing evidence based best practice.

Learn

Visit our knowledge hub to access our learning materials

Join

Join the BHF and become a member as a breeder / producer or a friend of the BHF

Donate

Help fund our research and education programmes to give horses the best start in life

Events

Find out more about our upcoming events and access to past Better Beginnings conferences

Awards

The BHF celebrates the best in British breeding, including the best British bred awards and the BSPS awards

Latest Posts

Latest Posts

New BHF Website Launched

Our New Website We are delighted to announce that the BHF have just launched our new website. It has been designed to enhance access to our learning materials for multiple audiences and to allow us to have a powerful platform to share our research-led and evidence...

BHF Memberships Coming Soon

BHF Membership comings soon. BHF are offering membership opportunities for Frir=ends of the BHF and The Breeder and Producers Club... Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Pellentesque fermentum eleifend enim at cursus. Phasellus dolor erat,...

Celebrating past chair and trustees winning Best British Bred

Celebrating past chair and trustees winning Best British Bred after placing 2nd at Burghley. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Pellentesque fermentum eleifend enim at cursus. Phasellus dolor erat, dignissim vitae laoreet vitae, porttitor nec...

Announcement of Chair Succession for the British Horse Foundation

We are delighted to announce the succession in the chair of The British Horse Foundation, marking an exciting new chapter for our organization. Thanking the Outgoing Chair First and foremost, we extend our deepest gratitude to Dr. Jane Hastie (nee Nixon) for her...

Positive Mental Attitude

Ass. Prof. Brad Hill Clinical Assistant Professor in Equine Clinical Practice, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences at Nottingham University The importance of positive mental attitude from the beginning for wellbeing, training, and long-term welfare of horses.

Holistic Training for the Youngster

Yogi Breisner MBE Practical Demonstration: Thoughts on Holistic Training for the Youngster

Holistic Training

Yogi Breisner MBE Yogi talks about the importance of positive mental attitude in early training for long-term wellbeing, performance, and social licence.  

The Impact of Climate Change

Dr Richard Newton Director of Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance, Equine Infectious Disease Surveillance. Dr Richard Newton discusses how our weather is changing and what challenges this present for us as horse owners.

Flatworking the Youngster

Yogi Breisner MBE Practical Demonstration: Flatworking the Youngster

Saddling the Youngster

Diana Fisher Society of Master Saddlers  Master Saddle Fitter and Bridle FitterDi Fisher discusses the concept that discomfort or imbalance affect wellbeing, musculoskeletal development, and long-term sustainability.  

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We started with the will to make a difference and now we strive to achieve it

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