Horse Protection Society (Zirgu Globos Asociacija)

About us

Zirgu Globos Asociacija (Horse Protection Society - HPS) is a non – profit organization aiming to promote equine welfare and education on equine care, humane handling and equine behavior. We also provide direct help to horses in need.

Our fields of work:
- direct help and support in crisis situations; recommendations of the veterinary, farriery, nutrition specialists; horse sheltering; foster care;
- education: informational articles, public discussions and polls, seminars, workshops; information on EU experience and law, news on equine veterinary, care and humane handling

Our vision:
Responsible and compassionate view towards equines

Our mission:
To form clear and concrete equine welfare standards and achieve that these standards would be acknowledged and put into practice nation - wide

Our goals:
- Easily accessible, professional, actual and relevant information on horse and pony care, training methods, newest veterinary and farriery discoveries and improvements, humane training methods and welfare;
- Easily accessible and available advice and consulting on horse care and welfare as well as directions to specialists of specific fields (e.g. nutrition, vet, etc);
- Education on equine welfare;
- Promoting kindness and compassion towards horses and ponies;
- Co – operating with the National Equestrian Sports Association, national studs and yards as well as equestrian sports clubs and private stud/yard owners, striving for mutual work regarding education on equine welfare;
- Lobbying for law changes which would better defy the concepts of “animal abuse”, “cruelty against animals” etc and ensure stricter fines for offenders including animal confiscation in more severe cases.