Better Beginnings for a Better Life
The 2 to 4 Year old Horse
The second Better Beginnings conference is all about the production of equines to the age of 4 years old with a positive mental and physical state for a sustainable life. Our equines should be bred to be fit for purpose and start off life with a "cup half full" attitude.
The in person conference will be held at Weatherbys and will also be streamed live to a global audience. The live feed will be free to view and we would love you to get involved.
Meet Your Hosts
We are thrilled to have Pippa Funnell join us as host for the day. Pippa is joined by Richard Davison and Yogi Breisner, while our Chair Jane Nixon is introducing the day. Follow the links to find out more about our illustrious hosts.
Sessions
Positive Mental Attitude
Importance of positive mental attitude from the beginning for wellbeing, training, and long-term welfare.
Holistic Training
Importance of positive mental attitude in early training for long-term wellbeing, performance, and social licence.
Saddling the Youngster
The concept that discomfort or imbalance affect wellbeing, musculoskeletal development, and long-term sustainability.
Lunch
The importance of strength and conditioning in prevention of injury and promoting confidence in the developing horse
The importance of developing strength, stability and proprioception in the young horse to build confidence and avoid injury. How can we develop individually tailored training programmes with embedded monitoring to give our young horses a proactive anticipation of their work?
Sustainable Management of ‘the other 23h’ for Youngstock Wellbeing
Optimising management practices for youngstock wellbeing within the constraints of sustainability and climate change.
Climate Change and the Impact on Global Biosecurity
Impact of climate change on disease risk, global biosecurity, and emergence of exotic diseases. How might emerging biosecurity risks and sustainability issues affect equine transport, competition and indeed all UK horses in the future?
Reflection Session
Key take-aways and time for your thoughts.
Panel Members
Secretary - British Horse Foundation
Equine & Partnerships Manager - Agria Pet Insurance
National Equine Veterinary Manager – Zoetis UK
Equine Nutritionist BSc (Hons) - Baileys Horse Feeds
CEO - Pony Club
Collaboration and Sponsorship
We couldn't put on this event without the generous support from Weatherbys for use of their fabulous facilities and ClipMyHorse.TV for streaming the event live.
We would like to thank our Better Beginnings sponsors
Agria, British Equestrian and Sport England
We would also like to thank Zoetis, Baileys Horse Feeds, The British Horse Society
and our key collaborator the Pony Club
