{"id":45618,"date":"2022-07-22T04:36:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T08:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ehorses.com\/magazine\/?post_type=news&p=45618"},"modified":"2022-07-22T04:36:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T08:36:37","slug":"should-horses-be-part-of-parades","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.ehorses.com\/magazine\/news\/should-horses-be-part-of-parades\/","title":{"rendered":"Should horses be part of parades?"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Horses have to accompany parades and processions time and again. There is always a debate about whether this is justified. After all, they are exposed to a lot of stress.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Again and again there are accidents with horses during parades or pageants. Nevertheless, the animals are traditionally part of many events. The animal protection organisation Peta sees this as critical<\/strong>. According to them, the horses are forced to take part in such parades. One would realise that the horses, being animals of flight, simply want to escape from the situation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Others claim that the animals have been well prepared<\/strong> for such parades. Years of training would ensure that the horses experience less stress. Despite this, there are new regulations in one part of Germany. The regulations apply to all events where horses are present. Regardless of the size of the festival. Some innovations<\/strong> are:<\/p>\n