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Menopause is an increasingly hot topic for the general population, but there are some specifics relating to equine veterinary work which may increase its significance within our profession. Liz Barton, co-founder of WellVet and VetMums and BEVA Council member Gemma Dransfield discuss menopause and its specific impacts for working equine vets. "The need to properly discuss perimenopause and menopause came about off the back of a WellVet event hosted during COVID" said Liz. "Attend

Becky Price and Steph Gillespie are both BEVA member equine vets in practice who have benefitted from an income protection policy with PG Mutual. They tell us more about their experiences and why they would recommend income protection to every equine vet. "I first came across income protection as a student whilst on EMS" said Steph, "one of the vets there had a wrist injury and was having trouble getting her job done and was stuck in a bit of a battle with her employer. She told m