Equibusiness & ILPH
By listing with Equibusiness you are also helping to improve horse welfare worldwide and support their use not abuse. A donation of £1 for every listing will go directly to the ILPH.

"We are delighted to be associated with Equibusiness and working together to promote animal welfare" Roly Owers (ILPH Director, Support)

The ILPH
The International League for the Protection of Horses over the last 75 years has grown to become the world's leading international equine welfare charity and is the official welfare arm of the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI). For more visit www.ilph.org

ILPH Rehabilitation Centres
In the United Kingdom the ILPH runs 5 Recovery and Rehabilitation Centres, with around 300 equines in its care at anyone time. The focus is on rehabilitating these horses and rehoming them to approved loan homes so that they can return to an active life. There are currently around 1,700 horses on the ILPH loan scheme and a total of over 4,000 horses have been rehomed.

ILPH Field Officers
Central to the rehabilitation process are the sixteen full time ILPH field officers,all of whom are ex-policemen, mostly from the mounted force. They investigate welfare complaints received by the charity, over 1,100 during 2001, inspect markets, ports, prospective loan homes, spot checks annually of the horses on the ILPH loan scheme as well as offering advice and support to horse owners.

ILPH Training Worldwide
In the Developing World the ILPH works to provide educational and training courses in saddlery, farriery, veterinary care and nutrition to combat the major causes of equine suffering and to demonstrate the economic importance of maintaining the health of a working horse. In 2002 the ILPH is working in countries including Fiji, El Salvador, Mexico and the Ukraine.

Animal Transportation
The ILPH is still deeply involved in the campaigning on the issue of the live transportation of horses for slaughter within Europe. It is estimated that around 133,000 horses are imported into the EU annually, mostly into Italy, in a trade worth over £150 million.

The ILPH has initiated many legislative reforms to improve conditions, and continues to do so through the European Commission. It also works at a practical level to try to reduce the level of suffering endured during transit, with the ultimate aim of bringing this live trade to an end.