WORLD HORSE WELFARE — grant history
Latest income
£11.1m
Grants listed (FY2025)
41
Listed grants total
£820k
Accounts grants total
—
extracted from its FY2025 accounts
Application guidance — from the funder’s own website
- How to apply: The funder does not accept unsolicited applications. Funding and grants are part of their research activities, but no application process for external grants is described on the provided pages.
What this funder supports
Causes funded
Where grantees operate
- Greece
What changed: FY2023 → FY2025
| Change | Grantee | FY2023 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| new | Kowen Horse Society, Senegal - Small grant | — | £20k |
| new | Hospicio de los Caballos (HDC) in Mexico | — | £20k |
| new | Fundación Yeguada de Caballos en Guatemala (FYCG) in Guatemala | — | £20k |
| new | Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC) in Mexico | — | £20k |
| new | Asociación de Caballos de Chile (ACH) in Chile | — | £20k |
| new | Equine Working Group | — | £20k |
| new | International Association for Equine Research (IAER) | — | £20k |
| new | Animal Action Group | — | £20k |
| not listed | All-Creatures in Lesotho | £5k | — |
| not listed | Professor Caroline Argo (SRUC, Aberdeen) | — | — |
| not listed | Dr Troy Gibson (RVC) | — | — |
| not listed | Dr Maddy Campbell (RVC) | — | — |
| not listed | Jessica Burridge (University of Nottingham) | — | — |
| not listed | Dr Liane Preshaw (The Horse Trust) and others | — | — |
| not listed | Dr Russell MacKechnie-Guire (Hartpury University) | — | — |
| not listed | Dr Katie Burrel (University of Nottingham SVSM) | — | — |
Grants made, per its accounts filings
| Recipient | Year | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kowen Horse Society, Senegal - Small grant | FY2025 | £20k | |
| Hospicio de los Caballos (HDC) in Mexico | FY2025 | £20k | |
| Fundación Yeguada de Caballos en Guatemala (FYCG) in Guatemala | FY2025 | £20k | |
| Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC) in Mexico | FY2025 | £20k | |
| Asociación de Caballos de Chile (ACH) in Chile | FY2025 | £20k | |
| Equine Working Group | FY2025 | £20k | |
| International Association for Equine Research (IAER) | FY2025 | £20k | |
| Animal Action Group | FY2025 | £20k | |
| International Organisation for Animal Welfare – Cameroon | FY2025 | £20k | |
| Community Organisations Tanzania (COT) – Small grant | FY2025 | £20k | |
| Pro Peten, Guatemala | FY2025 | £20k | |
| Asociación Donkey World Ltd, La Paz, Bolivia | FY2025 | £20k | |
| Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC) in Mexico | FY2025 | £20k | |
| Donkey Horse Organisation (DHO) Argentina, Buenos Aires | FY2025 | £20k | |
| Fundación de Caballos de Zonas Rurales de Zulia (FCRZ), San Juan de los Morros, Venezuela | FY2025 | £20k | |
| The Senegal Horse Trust, Dakar | FY2025 | £20k | |
| KE'GtD, Senegal | FY2025 | £20k | |
| Tanzania Horse Charity - Small grant | FY2025 | £20k | |
| Bygone Donkey Society, Zambia - Small grant | FY2025 | £20k | |
| Animal Horse Society of Cameroon (AWSC) - Small Grant | FY2025 | £20k | |
| Animal Horse Trust and Community Action, Nepal - Small grant | FY2025 | £20k | |
| Horse Paradise in Ukraine | FY2025 | £20k | funding welfare support to horses injured by the conflict, as well as funding the purchase of two trailers used to transport donated feed and equipment |
| Dr Terry Green (Royal Veterinary College) | FY2025 | £20k | research project titled 'Hounds, Bites and Blood: a systematic, narrative review of the welfare implications of handler on equine welfare' |
| Dr Gemma Weaver (University of Edinburgh) | FY2025 | £20k | study on equine behaviour during transport |
| Dr Terry Green (Royal Veterinary College) | FY2025 | £20k | co-authored an edited piece in the Equine Veterinary Journal on mental maturity in horses |
| Dr Russell MacKechnie-Guire (University of Glasgow) | FY2025 | £20k | Facial pressures, rein tension and gait features in horses ridden in a bitless bridle compared with a snaffle bridle (2024-2026) |
| Dr Mandy Roshier (University of Edinburgh) | FY2025 | £20k | Assessment of horse welfare along haul for evaluating the health and welfare of working horses (2023-2025) |
| Professor Barbara MacLeay (University of Queensland) | FY2025 | £20k | Equine Welfare Coalition monitor the management of Equine across the UK (2024-2025) |
| Associate Professor Emily Hart (Royal Veterinary College) | FY2025 | £20k | A narrative review of the welfare implications of hounds and other pack animals that are kept on horses' backs (2025-2026) |
| Community Organisations Tanzania (COT) | FY2025 | £20k | to improve the lives of working donkeys of our Field Kites in Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| Cambodia Pony Horse Organisation (CPHO) | FY2025 | £20k | to identify the disease and health status of equines in Cambodia; assess current risks and design a risk management plan; raise community awareness for animal and owner welfare and to provide competent animals and owners |
| Tanzania Horse Charity (THC) | FY2025 | £20k | Training Donkey Horse through Kowen Education and Community Action in Zanzibar |
| International Organisation for Animal Welfare (IOAW), London | FY2025 | £20k | to enhance the lives of donkeys and other working animals by deepening knowledge and understanding of donkey welfare and their sustainable use while helping community owners in the model of One Health Welfare |
| Bygone Donkey Society, Zambia | FY2025 | £20k | The project will focus on how to change the mindsets of animal owners from being responsible owners of their own positive practices. Along the project is done, the aim is that community members will be changed and their behaviour towards working animals will change too. |
| Animal Welfare Society of Cameroon (AWSC) | FY2025 | £20k | to build capacity of equine owners (primarily horses) on the proper use and handling of the horse transport system for the equine population. |
| Animal Nepal | FY2025 | £20k | |
| Fundación Wapa La Capa y Asilo en Wampá (FWCA) in Wampá | FY2025 | £20k | |
| Cambodia Pony Horse Organisation (CPHO) | FY2025 | £20k | |
| Cataract Horse Equine Horse (CHE) | FY2025 | £20k | |
| Fundación Adopción de Caballos (FAC) in Colombia | FY2025 | £20k | |
| The Cameroon Association for the Study of Equine Medicine (CASEM) and Equine in Cameroon | FY2025 | £20k | |
| All-Creatures in Lesotho | FY2023 | £5k | Pilot project for District Veterinary Officers working with equids |
| Professor Caroline Argo (SRUC, Aberdeen) | FY2023 | — | Pasture associated laminitis |
| Dr Troy Gibson (RVC) | FY2023 | — | Welfare of equines at slaughter |
| Dr Maddy Campbell (RVC) | FY2023 | — | Social licence and the development of an ethical framework for horse sport |
| Jessica Burridge (University of Nottingham) | FY2023 | — | Pulling people from poverty: improving the socioeconomic status of working equid owners in Latin America |
| Dr Liane Preshaw (The Horse Trust) and others | FY2023 | — | A multicentre investigation into leisure owners’ perception of approaches used to assess horse welfare |
| Dr Russell MacKechnie-Guire (Hartpury University) | FY2023 | — | How do fit, type and tightness affect pressure beneath the noseband |
| Dr Katie Burrel (University of Nottingham SVSM) | FY2023 | — | Scoping review of working equid research |
| Dr Mandy Roshier (University of Nottingham SVSM) | FY2023 | — | Validation of welfare assessment tool for evaluating the health and welfare of working equids |
| Maria Patricia Arias (CES) | FY2023 | — | Measurement of Effort and Stress in Working Equids During Load Work Through Physiological Parameters in Antioquia (Colombia) |
| Animal Nepal | FY2023 | — | Support to veterinarian teams in Western Nepal following earthquake |
| International Organisation for Animal Protection | FY2023 | — | One Health Animal Welfare through education, training and treatment in BOGO Municipality (Cameroon) |
| Interdisciplinary Association for Development and Research (AIDI) | FY2023 | — | To study the factors of care and welfare among animal owners and the approach in universities to influence the change of human behavior in relation to equids (Paraguay) |
| Inisterio Ganaderia Agricultura Pesca (MGAP) | FY2023 | — | To contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of the holders of working equines and the welfare of the animals involved, in vulnerable socioeconomic contexts of the city of Montevideo (Uruguay) |
| AmaTrac uluntu | FY2023 | — | To restore dignity and social standing for the donkey-owning community and their donkeys, and improve donkey traction in Eastern Cape (South Africa) |
| Meru Animal Welfare Organisation (MAWO) | FY2023 | — | Alleviate the suffering of donkeys through empowering equid owning communities to use suitable management and equipment (Tanzania) |
| Animal Action Greece | FY2023 | — | A project to improve baseline level of knowledge and behaviour regarding donkey welfare by members of the Lindos Donkey Association (Greece) |
| International Small Grants Scheme | FY2021 | £19k | Support for international work, including grants to Meru Animal Welfare Organisation, amaTrac, Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN), and Asociatia pentru bunastarea cailor (ABC) |
| Veterinary undergraduate bursaries | FY2021 | £3k | Undergraduate bursaries for veterinary undergraduates in the UK and Ireland |
| Veterinary Project grants | FY2021 | £0 | Grants to Professor Caroline Argo (SRUC), Dr Troy Gibson (RVC), Professor Michela Minero (University of Milan), Dr Sue Dyson, Dr Katie Lightfoot (University of Nottingham), Dr Maddy Campbell (RVC), Dr Barbara Padalino (University of Bologna), and Jessica Burridge (University of Nottingham). Note: The accounts state there were 8 Project awards running through 2021, but do not specify the individual amounts paid out in the year, only listing the recipients. The total grants expenditure is £96,000. |