To view the Horserace Betting Levy Boards codes of practice on:

CEM, EVA, EHV, EIA and Guidelines for Stranges

please see http://www.hblb.org.uk/sndFile.php?fileID=21

DEFRA/AHT/BEVA Equine Quarterly Disease Surveillance Reports are available to view at

http://www.aht.org.uk/equine_disease.html

BEVA have worked in conjunction with Veterinary Ireland and the insurance industry to produce a guide to best practice when considering euthanasia of horses insured under an All Risks of Mortality insurance policy.

Introduction

Microchipping is widely accepted as a safe, effective and tamper-proof method of identifying horses. It has been a requirement since 1999 for all Thoroughbred horses which are to be registered with Weatherbys for racing purposes to be microchipped.

1. The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005 SI 2745

These can be seen here

The VMDs own Guidance Notes can be seen at http://www.vmd.gov.uk/ under “Publications” then “Veterinary Medicines Guidance Notes”

2. The Supply of Relevant Veterinary Medicinal Products Order 2005 (SI 2005 no. 2751)

(the DTI order) can be seen here

Download below - form to use when presented with a horse which does not have a passport.

• The “Horse Passports ( England) Regulations 2004” came into force in June 2004. The regulations themselves can be seen here
• The accompanying DEFRA guidance notes can be seen here .
• The equivalent Scottish legislation and guidance notes can be seen here .
• The Welsh legislation is available here .

BEVA council recommends to its members that we work with members of the BAEDT and co-operate with them as fully as we can within the law. As the law currently stands non-veterinarians are only allowed to rasp and float teeth in un-sedated animals, or in those that have been sedated by a veterinary surgeon.

Animal Health Plans are not a new concept in agricultural practice but as yet are not widely used in equine practice. Preventive healthcare is in keeping with the National Animal Health and Welfare Strategy launched by Defra in 2004 and more recently the draft Equine Health and Welfare Strategy lead by BEVA and written by the Horse Industry itself.