Mules and horses saving lives in the Simien Mountains, Ethiopia #InternationalWorkingAnimalDay

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

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 & 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

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

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...

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

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

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 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

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?🙂🐴🏆

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

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 🐴🧡

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

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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

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

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👍

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

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