National Racehorse Week gives the public an opportunity to see racehorse care at close quarters. But welfare is not a subject that begins and ends with an open day.
The British Horseracing Authority says more than £60 million has been invested since 2000 to advance veterinary science, research and education.
Research, regulation and responsibility
British racing created an independently chaired Horse Welfare Board in 2019 to bring the industry together around a long-term welfare strategy.
Welfare improvement requires evidence, veterinary expertise, regulation, data, education and continual review.
Public confidence
National Racehorse Week helps show work that normally happens away from public view, but racing needs to communicate credible evidence about welfare throughout the year.
The Thoroughbred.Global view
Good welfare should be both practised and demonstrable.
The Thoroughbred must remain at the centre of that conversation.
Source: British Horseracing Authority Horse Welfare Board, accessed 24 August 2026.