BEVA Council Updates

Committee Chair Lucy Grieve provides an update on the latest projects being worked on. This includes rolling out the second pilot scheme to tackle equine obesity, looking at resources to improve safe horse handling skills and quality of life assessments. The recent EHV-1 outbreak also prompted discussions surrounding infectious disease containment.

We are celebrating our diamond anniversary this year by showcasing 60 people who have left their indelible mark on the profession, as nominated by BEVA members. “We are proud of BEVA’s heritage and want to recognise our 60th birthday by celebrating some of those who have made a significant difference to the equine veterinary community,” said BEVA President Lucy Grieve. “We want you to help us identify the 60 individuals who you believe have truly inspired, influenced and progressed the equine ve

Every horse owner wants what is best for their horse, and a new report reveals how UK horse owners are now thinking “outside the box” to manage their horses in non-traditional ways. Researchers at the University of Liverpool collaborated with major equine charities to document the experiences of more than 750 UK horse owners who use alternative grazing systems to manage their horse’s health and wellbeing. The past century has seen dramatic changes in horse ownership; rather than being working an

We’re pleased to announce the launch of a new collaboration with the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) that will bring leading experts from both the UK and the USA together to take part in virtual clinical debates. Launching next month our first live webinar will take place on Wednesday 7th April at 7:30 pm (BST) and will be available to all AAEP and BEVA members. Roger Smith from the Royal Veterinary College, UK will chair this first discussion on the treatment of distal limb

Following the outbreak of neurological Equine Herpes Virus-1 (EHV-1) in Spain earlier this month, BEVA is urging horse owners, particularly returning competitors, to do all they can to prevent the spread of this fatal disease. EHV-1 is a highly contagious virus that spreads between horses that are in close contact with one another. It can spread on people or objects but is more likely to spread horse to horse within the stable environment, and particularly in enclosed buildings such as American

Phil Cramp, BEVA Council Member, explains what the BEVA Careers Committee have been up to recently including our new and popular Vet School Tour series that Phil has been leading on. Find out more about the BEVA Career Committee

Dave Rendle, BEVA Health and Medicines Committee Chair provides an update on the work the committee have been doing. He discusses the projects on antimicrobial stewardship including quantifying antimicrobial usage in equine practice; a new Antibiotic Champions scheme and ongoing issues with anthelmintic use.

Lucy Grieve provides a message to BEVA members highlighting the new Covid guidance for vets and veterinary practices.In the video Lucy encourages vets to read the guidance and consider it from a balanced perspective. The full guidelines can be viewed here.

Taking place on Wednesday 27 January 2021 from 19:00, The Great Weight Debate will examine different perspectives on equine weight management from across the equestrian sector, including the views of a horse owner, livery yard owner and coach, equine welfare officer, equine vet, nutritionist and a competition judge. Lucy Grieve will represent the equine veterinary profession alongside horse owner Helen Gale, yard owner and coach Beth Maloney, welfare officer Penny Baker, nutritionist Liz Bulbro