SaddleAid (@saddleaid) 's Twitter Profile
SaddleAid

@saddleaid

SaddleAid is the only UK charity dedicated to improving animal harness in low income countries. Also saddles to help women in remote areas travel to give birth.

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linkhttps://www.saddleaid.org/ calendar_today20-03-2014 18:14:00

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Brooke 🐴🧡 (@thebrooke) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ashleigh has been at Brooke since 2009, and is responsible for offering technical, scientific and ethical guidance to ensure that Brooke and partners adhere to the highest standards of animal welfare ➡️ bit.ly/2EsQMu3 #WomensEqualityDay

Brooke 🐴🧡 (@thebrooke) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ) conference is this week! We look forward to Brooke’s animal #welfare expert Ashleigh Brown giving a talk on our #harness improvement project with SaddleAid. To find out more about the project, visit bit.ly/2YY4ZGC #ISAZ2020

Brooke 🐴🧡 (@thebrooke) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Brooke & SaddleAid undertook #research to understand learning needs around #harnessing with equine welfare practitioners from 12 countries. The project revealed gaps in knowledge & confidence that will inform our programme. Tune into our talk International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ) conference. #ISAZ2020

Brooke &amp; <a href="/SaddleAid/">SaddleAid</a> undertook #research to understand learning needs around #harnessing with equine welfare practitioners from 12 countries. The project revealed gaps in knowledge &amp; confidence that will inform our programme. Tune into our talk <a href="/ISAZOfficial/">International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ)</a> conference. #ISAZ2020
Brooke 🐴🧡 (@thebrooke) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Are you joining the 29th International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ) Virtual #Conference this week? Brooke's Global #AnimalWelfare Advisor will be talking about our collaboration with SaddleAid to alleviate harness-related injury and suffering for working horses, donkeys and mules. #ISAZ2020

Are you joining the 29th <a href="/ISAZOfficial/">International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ)</a> Virtual #Conference this week? Brooke's Global #AnimalWelfare Advisor will be talking about our collaboration with <a href="/SaddleAid/">SaddleAid</a> to alleviate harness-related injury and suffering for working horses, donkeys and mules.

#ISAZ2020
Brooke 🐴🧡 (@thebrooke) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Most working #equids are operated with some form of #harnessing - ranging from simple means of pack attachment, to complex systems of hitching multiple animals to carts...

Most working #equids are operated with some form of #harnessing - ranging from simple means of pack attachment, to complex systems of hitching multiple animals to carts...
Brooke 🐴🧡 (@thebrooke) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Harness-related #welfare problems are amongst the most prevalent afflictions for working #equids, and include skin lesions and associated risk of infection, pain and discomfort during work, and additional energy expenditure due to working inefficiently. #ISAZ2020

Harness-related #welfare problems are amongst the most prevalent afflictions for working #equids, and include skin lesions and associated risk of infection, pain and discomfort during work, and additional energy expenditure due to working inefficiently.

#ISAZ2020
Brooke 🐴🧡 (@thebrooke) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Watch this flash talk by our #AnimalWelfare Advisor, Ashleigh Brown on learning needs for working #equine #harness improvement, delivered today International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ)'s virtual conference #ISAZ2020 ⬇️ bit.ly/2Gvwxgn

Brooke 🐴🧡 (@thebrooke) 's Twitter Profile Photo

See the world through their eyes... Meet Waqas and his horse Raju as they work in the fierce heat of a brick kiln in Pakistan. Our special 360º video will show you their story like never before. bit.ly/2Ja0mEp #BrickKiln360

SaddleAid (@saddleaid) 's Twitter Profile Photo

SaddleAid have been working to provide emergency saddles to remote areas since 2012, including the mountains of Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Nepal and Morocco #workingequines #donkeys #mules #donkeyambulance #InternationalMountainDay #InternationalMountainDay2020

SaddleAid have been working to provide emergency saddles to remote areas since 2012, including the mountains of Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Nepal and Morocco #workingequines #donkeys #mules #donkeyambulance #InternationalMountainDay
#InternationalMountainDay2020
SaddleResearchTrust (@saddleresearch) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Brilliant invention and winner of the Saddle Research Trust Welfare and Performance Award for Saddlery/Equipment in 2018. Wonder who'll be the winners in 2021?🙂🐴🏆

Brooke 🐴🧡 (@thebrooke) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As well as providing #transportation for #people & materials, working #animals across the world have a vital role in providing food, both directly by transporting goods to & from the market, & indirectly by earning money to buy #food. #CFS47 #FoodSecurity #Livestock #SDGs

As well as providing #transportation for #people &amp; materials, working #animals across the world have a vital role in providing food, both directly by transporting goods to &amp; from the market, &amp; indirectly by earning money to buy #food. 

#CFS47 #FoodSecurity #Livestock #SDGs
Brooke East Africa (@thebrookeea) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Contribution of working livestock is related to transportation of people, water, food & ploughing of agricultural lands. This also facilitates access to food whilst promotes food safety #foodsecurity #workinglivestock #FAO Brooke 🐴🧡

SaddleAid (@saddleaid) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We've updated our website with some new 'About' information and more animations about harnessing saddleaid.org/harnessing

SaddleAid (@saddleaid) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Have a look at the Monami app for recording animal welfare - we use it at SaddleAid for recording the welfare of harness animals monaware.co.uk

SaddleAid (@saddleaid) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Gain an understanding of the principles of balanced draft in harnessing animals for work, very important for animal welfare and work efficiency. youtu.be/bMTdIO5ARQo

Anthony C Heaford (@mancunianquiet) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Sardar Wali Good to see pack animal techniques for carrying medical emergencies from so long ago, and to compare them to SaddleAid 's innovations in that field today👍

<a href="/pashtonzoy/">Sardar Wali</a> Good to see pack animal techniques for carrying medical emergencies from so long ago, and to compare them to <a href="/SaddleAid/">SaddleAid</a> 's innovations in that field today👍
Pen Farthing (@penfarthing) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Please keep emailing your MP and Boris Johnson UK Prime Minister Our mission has expanded - we need support & funds. Going FB live to explain briefly. We need safe travel corridors to airport - actual Embassy staff to talk to. Time is running out. dominic dyer BBC Breaking News Sky News

SaddleAid (@saddleaid) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This animation explains the principles of draft/draught harness using a neck collar. Included are definitions of neck collar, line of draft, point of draft, angle of draft, angle of pull, centre of gravity, centre of resistance and ground draft. youtu.be/DYl9il2Mnp0