The BEVA Equine Welfare award recognises individuals who have made a significant contribution to equine welfare. Nominations can be made by BEVA members and open in the Spring. The award is sponsored by the Blue Cross and presented to the successful nominee at BEVA Congress during the Awards ceremony.

Previous Winners

2021 Lode De Smet

This award is given in memory of Richard Hartley, a founder member of BEVA and President from 1974-75. It is awarded to the senior author of the best paper published in Equine Veterinary Journal or Equine Veterinary Education with direct clinical application. 

Previous winners

2019

Dr Elaine Norton for her video abstract "Heritability of metabolic traits associated with equine metabolic syndrome in Welsh ponies and Morgan horses” by  E.M Norton, N.E Schultz,  A.K Rendahl, R.J Geor,  J.R Mickelson and M.E McCue,  The article was first published in November 2018 and the article includes a video abstract. 

2018

Dr Thomas van Bergen for the article and video abstract “Foramen epiploicum mesh closure (FEMC) through a ventral midline laparotomy" by T. van Bergen, A. Rötting, P. Wiemer, S. Schauvliege, K. Vanderperren, F. Ugahary and A. Martens. The article was published online in September 2017 and then in the March 2018, Volume 50, issue 2 of Equine Veterinary Journal. The video abstract was available online in December 2017.

This award is given for the paper that best achieves Equine Veterinary Journal's mission to publish articles which influence and improve clinical practice and/or significantly to the scientific knowledge that underpins and supports veterinary medicine in relation to the horse. 

The award is made in recognition of Peter Rossdale's immense contribution to BEVA and Equine Veterinary Journal.

Previous winners

2020 

Dr Monica Venner for the research "Changing policy to treat foals with Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in the later course of disease decreases antimicrobial usage without increasing mortality rate" by D. Arnold-Lehna, M. Venner, L. Berghaus, R. Berghaus and S. Giguère.

2019 

Miss Sonja Egan for the research study paper "Research trends in equine movement analysis, future opportunities and potential barriers in the digital age: a scoping review from 1978-2018 by S.Egan, P. Brama and D. McGrath. First published November 2019, Volume 51 and online January 2019.   

2018

Miss Sarah Allen for the research study paper “Description of veterinary events and risk factors for fatality in National Hunt flat racing Thoroughbreds in Great Britain (2000-2013)” by S. Allen, S. Rosanowski, A. Stirk, K. Verheyen. First published February 2017 and November 2017, Volume 49 of Equine Veterinary Journal.

2017

Cajsa Isgren for the research study paper “Risk factors for surgical site infection following laparotomy: Effect of season and perioperative variables and reporting bacterial isolates in 287 horses”. First published online in February 2016 and then January 2017, Volume 49 of Equine Veterinary Journal.

This award was introduced in 2005 to mark the close relationship between the two Associations. The award is selected and presented bi-annually once at the Voorsjaden Congress and once at the BEVA Congress. 

Previous winners

2019

2018

Inge J.M. Slenter for her paper on ‘Clinical, ultrasonographic and histopathologic findings in seven horses with Descemet’s membrane detachment”. Inge’s presentation won the award at the Voorjaarsdagen Congress in April 2018; she will present again during the Clinical Research Sessions at BEVA Congress.

David Rendle. David's presentation won the award at BEVA Congress in September 2018; he will present it again during the Voorjaarsdagen Congress 2019.