Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026 · Votes to 12 Nov 2026

Members' Business Motion · S1M-01365 · Session 1

Cosmetic Shoeing on Clydesdale Horses

Lodged by Nick Johnston Con Lodged 16 Nov 2000 23 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament believes that the Scottish Executive should investigate, and introduce legislation to ban, the practice of shoeing Clydesdale Horses and other horse breeds with “couping shoes”, a type of shoe or device manufactured and fitted with the sole intention of altering the natural stance of the horse.

Signatures by party

23 MSPs besides the lodger · 14 from other parties
SNP 9Con 9Lab 2Ind 1LD 1Green 1

Party on the day each MSP signed. Signing a motion is voluntary and not whipped. Who signs whose motions

Vote

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

Supporters

23 MSPs

SNP 9 Con 9 Lab 2 Ind 1 LD 1 Green 1

Show all 23 supporters by party

SNP 9

Con 9

Lab 2

Ind 1

LD 1

Green 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1M-01365 by reference.