Companion AnimalsHorse Welfare Monitoring Technology
Wearable heart rate monitors, activity trackers, and thermal cameras are being used to detect equine pain, lameness, and stress earlier.
Key Facts
- Evidence-based research supports welfare improvements in horse welfare monitoring technology
- Millions of animals benefit from better companion animals welfare practices
- Individual actions and policy change both drive welfare improvements
- Science, advocacy, and consumer choice are all important levers for change
- Progress is achievable and measurable across this welfare domain
Welfare Considerations
Technology is transforming equine welfare monitoring at stable and competition level.
What You Can Do
- Discuss welfare monitoring technology with your vet
- Support technology adoption in equine welfare assessment
- Raise awareness of objective welfare monitoring tools
- Advocate for technology use in competition welfare monitoring