En grupp ryttare lanserade #smallchangechallenge i april för att uppmuntra till små månatliga steg mot miljömässig hållbarhet inom hästhållning.
Ruth Dancer och Zoe Rudge från White Griffin, tillsammans med Belle Richardson från SealStop och Jess Vickers från Unibed, har skapat initiativet. Deltagarna förbinder sig till en hållbar åtgärd varje månad, såsom att spara vatten eller undvika engångsplast, med målet att gynna både miljön och deltagarnas ekonomi.
Speakers at an event marking 10 years of the British Horse Society's Dead Slow road safety campaign called on equestrians to keep reporting incidents to authorities. House of Commons deputy speaker Caroline Nokes and Sussex Police chief constable Jo Shiner emphasized persistent advocacy to parliamentarians and police. The gathering highlighted rising risks and the need for national action.
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The Rashid Equestrian and Racing Club in Bahrain has signed a power purchase agreement to implement a solar energy project, aiming to enhance sustainability in the horse racing sector. Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, chairman of the club's supreme committee, emphasized the initiative's role in modernizing facilities and supporting national development goals. The project is expected to exceed the club's energy needs and reduce carbon emissions.
In a recent episode of The Plaidcast, performance coach Brad Stulberg argues that true excellence in riding is an internal sensation rather than an external achievement. He emphasizes the importance of deep engagement and presence with one's horse over obsessing about scores and ribbons. This perspective challenges common assumptions in the competitive horse show world.
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Three students from Seattle's Bush School have developed MooBlue, a business idea using red seaweed to reduce methane emissions from cattle without altering beef production. Their pitch in a school entrepreneurship competition impressed judge Mitch Ratcliffe, leading to a podcast discussion on the concept's potential. The initiative targets harvesting invasive seaweed from the Mediterranean and creating an oil-based feed additive for farms.