Following the previous update on the use of TRACES, Defra have announced a change in the date regarding when you need to switch over to the new system.  The Official Controls Regulation (OCR) – which affects importers of live animals, products of animal origin, and high risk food and feed – comes in to force on Saturday 14th December 2019. With just two clear working days to go, we want to remind you of the actions you need to take to continue to trade and provide an update on when the pre notification system will go live. The key changes as a result of the SRSF changes mean that importers of live animals and animal products need to: ·         Prepare to use a new Common Health Entry Document (CHED), instead of the Common Veterinary Entry Document (CVED) and the Common Entry Document (CED).  ·         Prepare to use TRACES NT to pre-notify Border Control Posts - BCPs (previously called B ...

The British Horse Council (BHC) has issued a new manifesto as a timely reminder to parliamentary candidates of why the British horse sector matters for the 2019 election. The British Horse Council is the collective voice of the equine sector and the manifesto reminds candidates that the the horse world is the second largest rural employer (after agriculture), being worth £8bn to the UK economy. Collectively it has the potential for 4.4m votes; 1.3m of voters ride regularly and 3.1m would like to ride again. The manifesto distils a number of high priorities into focused calls for Government support. From promoting riding, improving equine health and welfare and facilitating the growth of the industry, to recognising the needs for skilled labour and easy movement of high health horses under any future arrangements with Europe, the equine sector has been clear in its ask. David Mountford, chair of the British Horse Council said: “Our manifesto is a punchy summary of the areas that are of vital imp ...

"An extremely thought provoking course with copious academic material to reinforce good training practice." This was was just one of the many positive comments received from delegates following the inaugural BEVA Elite Performance Horse Discussion Forum, which took place at Rossdales Equine Hospital on 22nd November. This new course, the first of its kind, brought together international experts from the fields of sports physiology and training, in both human and equine elite sport. The course was fully booked well in advance and saw experienced and enthusiastic equine vets attend from throughout the UK. Throughout the day, leading researchers, practitioners, trainers and competitors openly discussed the challenges encountered in training elite equine and human athletes, and how lessons learned in both fields may help progress our understanding and achieve safer and more successful methods of training. In the morning sessions, Dr Ulrich Hartmann (Head of the Institute of Sports and Exercise S ...