ABSTRACT This article commences by outlining five perspectives on the sustainability of equestrian cultures covering the environment, the economy, human health, horse welfare, and social licence. Next, it presents findings from an online survey developed to understand how horse owners in Australia have been affected by major weather and climate events, how they responded in the short and long term, their considerations for the future, and the support they might require. Sixty-nine horse owners participated. Most (90%) reported being affected by major weather/climate event(s) in the last 10–20 years, four out of five (78%) took action at the time of the event and a similar proportion (80%) had taken actions for the longer term. Most (86%) had thought about preparations for future events, but had not yet taken any action, due to lack of time, money, materials, or storage. Almost all participants (93%) perceived a need for education, research, government policy. Since findings suggest horse owners may be less likely to engage with climate adaptation and sustainable horse keeping public education initiatives when they are related specifically to “climate change”, and more likely to engage when they are related to “land care, pasture management and improvement”, and “horse health and welfare”, an alternative rhetoric is recommended.

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太烫了吗？澳大利亚的马主如何应对重大天气事件

摘要本文首先概述了关于马术文化可持续性的五个观点，包括环境，经济，人类健康，马匹福利和社会许可。接下来，它提供了一项在线调查的结果，该调查旨在了解澳大利亚的马主如何受到重大天气和气候事件的影响，他们短期和长期的反应，对未来的考虑以及他们可能需要的支持。六十九匹马的主人参加了。在过去的10至20年中，大多数（90％）报告受到重大天气/气候事件的影响，五分之四（78％）在事件发生时采取了行动，而类似比例（80％）长期采取行动。大多数（86％）曾考虑过为将来的活动做准备，但由于时间，金钱，材料或存储。几乎所有参与者（93％）都认为需要教育，研究和政府政策。由于研究结果表明，马主在与“气候变化”特别相关时，他们不太可能参与气候适应和可持续的养马公共教育计划，而在与“土地护理，牧场管理和改善”相关时，他们更可能参与其中。 ”和“马匹健康和福利”，建议使用其他措辞。