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“NEWC is the umbrella organisation that supports NEWC members to achieve a better quality of life for all equines”.

The BFBA are welfare members of the National Equine Welfare Council (NEWC).

NEWC provide an essential, united voice on all equine welfare matters and continues to increase its advisory and educational scope. Their evolving role is vital in developing animal welfare practises as our knowledge and understanding of equine well-being improves.

BFBA President, Craig D’Arcy, welcomed this development. “Our membership of NEWC underpins our commitment to promoting the highest standards of equine hoofcare and supporting our members to achieve this. We will endeavour to continue to liaise with NEWC and look forward to working with them going forward”.

“Farriers have traditionally worked on their own and in isolation compared to other sectors”, BFBA Vice President Ben Benson acknowledged. “This means they have had little opportunity to be able to add their voices to what government and the wider equestrian stakeholders and organisations hear. This is a real opportunity to make a positive impact and gives our membership further ability to have their voices heard.”