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The importance of harness fitting and care

The importance of harness fitting and care to donkeys and owners

With Chris Garret, Lead - Harness

Introduction

Introduction

The Donkey Sanctuary has an ambition to help improve the lives of donkeys and mules around the world, by providing relevant up-to-date resources on donkey care, welfare, behaviour, nutrition and veterinary topics. These recordings of live webinars are created to help owners, handlers, carers and the employees of organisations across the world find the information they need to improve the lives of their donkeys.

This webinar recording explores why harness fitting and care are important to donkeys and owners.

Webinar details

Harnessing is a key factor in the battle to improve not only the welfare of our working animals, but also their performance during work. Many people do not have the correct harness system, and others who do have it do not adjust it correctly which affects the efficiency and comfort of the harness.

Animals made to work in such conditions will be more prone to wounds, fatigue, and even death in the long term.

This webinar will explore:

  • What problems do we commonly see with harnesses in developing countries
  • What are the common problems that we see with donkeys in the UK and Europe
  • What types of harness can we use for a range of work
  • How to harness correctly.

Running time: 70 minutes

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More information section

More information

Our skilled and experienced team of welfare advisers are on hand to give advice and appropriate support during office hours. If you’re having problems caring for your donkeys or mules, contact our welfare team.

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  • Webinar
  • Owners
  • Harnesses & Saddles
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