LAST week Horse Sense attended the World Horse Welfare panel discussion on public perceptions of the involvement of horses in sport. The panel looked at what more equestrian sports can and need to do to ensure continued public support. Five leading figures in British equestrian sport debated the findings and considered the areas equestrian sport might look at to improve the horse-human partnership and the public understanding of it. The discussion was chaired by journalist Lucy Higginson and involved: