Recent Projects 

It’s been a busy couple of weeks for the BEVA Trust volunteers. The final two spring BEVA Trust/ BHS Education and Welfare clinics recently took place in Holmfirth, W Yorkshire and Chelmsford Essex. The Holmfirth team was lead by Luke Edwards from Liverpool University; the 10 vet volunteers were supported by 2 nurses and six students. The fantastic team enjoyed a busy day and was a great mix of first timers and familiar faces. On the day the team worked together to see 64 horses for health

On 24th March 11 vet and vet nurse volunteers enjoyed a busy day of learning a camaraderie at an education and welfare clinic at Stoneleigh Park. The fantastic veterinary team, lead by Mark Bowen worked together to microchip and passport 30 horses and castrate 21 horses. Some horses also received dental care and the team took the time to offer advice and guidance to the horse owners. Marie Rippingale shares her experience of volunteering at the clinic; I volunteered as a Registered Equine Veteri

Last week we had an excellent start to the 2022 Spring Clinics. BEVA Trust volunteers supported an Education and Welfare clinic organised by The British Horse Society at York Auction Centre. The Vet team; 1 EVN and 9 Vet and volunteers, led by Pol Abril from Minster Veterinary Practice, worked outstandingly well together to provide health checks, microchips, passports and castrations to 30 horses (14 castrations) throughout the day. The volunteers gained valuble expereince and enjoyed a day of c

Between May and June 2021 three BEVA Trust volunteers delivered online presentations in Spanish via an online platform for the WHW teams working in Latin America. All three speakers were able to present in a context-specific manner, making their talks applicable to low-resource setting. First, Adrian Allan from Marches Veterinary Group gave a fantastic presentation on the fundamentals of equine dentistry, including a practical demonstration using tools available in the projects in Latin America.

After 18 months the BEVA Trust are delighted to support the BHS to relaunch the education and welfare clinic’s this Autumn. There clinics were held at different locations around the country. The first held in Clitheroe, Lancashire. Luke Edwards was lead vet, 8 vets, 2 EVN’s and 3 students volunteered. It was a busy day, 49 horses attended with 23 horses castrated. The second clinic was held in Ashford, Kent. Sarah Smith led the team of 11 vets and 3 EVN’s volunteers. We also h

In February BEVA Trust virtual volunteers supported a bespoke online training session for Meru Animal Welfare Organisation’s small veterinary team in Tanzania.The session was held at 2pm Tanzania time, which covered donkey care and management, behaviour and handling and cart and harness in three lectures held via Zoom. Volunteers Joanna Gillingham, Violette Cassiers and Alex Thiemann prepared and presented their lectures the small team of vets, para vet, vet nurse and director of the small chari

The Equine Veterinary Seminar is an annual event for Ukrainian vets and usually held in Kiev. Due to the challenges of 2020 volunteers and delegates were unable to attend in person. The decision was made to hold the seminar online and we were delighted to be able to continue to support the project. The seminar was held in December over three days, three sessions each day covering Dermatology, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology/Oncology. 40 Vets from across Ukraine and some from Russia joined the web

Camilla Church shares her experience of lecturing to an international audience from the comfort of her own home. Through the BEVA Trust, I recently took part in an online lecture programme organised by World Veterinary Service and running as part of Ohio State’s university’s Global One Health Summer Institute. The World Veterinary Service would usually do these seminars live in Ethiopia, however due to COVID-19, an online seminar was done instead. Over the previous twelve months I ha

I have too many fond memories of volunteering in Lesotho at the Semonkong Hospital Project - I was unable to select a single memory! The scenery of Lesotho is unmatched and our visit to Maletsunyane falls was incredible. The whole country is over 1,400 metres above sea level and the Semonkong Hospital Project location was over 2,275 metres above sea level. I certainly won't ever be castrating 30+ horses at this altitude in the UK (Snowdon is 1085m, Ben Nevis 1344, Scafell Pike 978m)! My memorie