British Equestrian and our member bodies are currently monitoring a reported outbreak of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1 - neurological form) in France with cases potentially linked to the Le Mans venue. While this is an evolving situation and we await official confirmation, all members of the equestrian community who have recently been to, are currently in or intending to travel to/through France should be extra vigilant at this time. Please seek veterinary advice before travel and isolate any retur

Despite an investigation suggesting that by 2050, 10 million people might die annually because of antimicrobial resistance, public interest in the threat of the downfall of antibiotics appears limited, suggests Bruce Bladon, in the latest virtual issue of the Equine Veterinary Journal (EVJ). As guest editor of this issue, he has chosen 15 of the most pertinent articles on the topic from EVJ and its sister journal, Equine Veterinary Education. His intention is to highlight the significant risk r

The BEVA Careers Committee met yesterday (Wednesday 13 November) to discuss current and new projects to better support equine vets and veterinary students. Ongoing projects including visits to vet schools, our internship programme and the Back in the Saddle scheme were discussed and reviewed, as well as new ideas that would better support equine vets returning to work after a career break.

At the Thursday 7 November 2024 meeting of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Council, members voted on a number of proposed changes to the College’s future governance structure. The agreed proposals will form part of the RCVS submission to government on replacing the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, and include an all-appointed RCVS Governing Council and retaining an elected veterinary element on a future council or committee which will report to RCVS Council. Earlier this year,

After their most recent meeting, Clinical Practice Committee Chair Kate Blakeman updates us on the latest news including progress on our new euthanasia guidelines, the chilled semen importation scheme and new projects soon to be launched.

Leatherhead, UK – Oct 22, 2024 – Zoetis UK Ltd today announced a further delay in the supply of Equip Artervac, due to a manufacturing issue. It is now anticipated that the product will be available in June 2025. Zoetis sincerely apologises for the further disruption and inconvenience that this may cause and will provide further information as soon as it becomes available. Equip Artervac is a part of the Zoetis Equip range of vaccines. It is indicated for the active immunisation for

Tickets are selling fast for the new BEVA’s Christmas Cracker at London International Horse Show this December. Get ready for Christmas with our two-day programme focusing on PPE for the sports horse offering you the opportunity to come together to learn, share ideas and catch-up with friends. Across Thursday 19 – Friday 20 December we are bringing together highly experienced clinicians to present lectures on image acquisition and interpretation, cardiac abnormalities and respiratory

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

We are reminding owners to keep their horses safe from the risk of grazing around sycamore trees as they shed their seeds. Ingestion of sycamore seeds can cause rapidly fatal illness in horses. “With leaves still on trees now is the time to identify sycamores in the vicinity of your horse’s fields and predict the future risk,” said Lucy Grieve, Veterinary Projects Officer at BEVA “Once the leaves start to turn and then drop it will be much more difficult to spot sycamores

Following a recent election period, RCVS Fellows have now elected BEVA Publications Officer Professor James Wood FRCVS as the new Vice-Chair of the Fellowship Board. A total of four candidates ran for the position of Vice-Chair, with Fellows having two weeks to cast their votes. Voter turnout was higher than in the past two elections. The Fellowship Vice-Chair has a key role in ensuring the effective implementation of the Fellowship Board’s strategy to create a thriving learned society. An

Following approval from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Council earlier this year, the RCVS has now updated its information and guidance around veterinary surgeon registration categories. It has also updated information about activities that are the sole preserve of a veterinary surgeon which may require ‘UK Practising’ status. The updated guidance, which offers clarification as to what sort of work involves activities that are the sole preserve of a veterinary surgeo

In veterinary medicine, surgery tends to be divided between orthopaedic and soft tissue, however the surgery itself is just one element of the successful management of cases. The latest Special Focus issue of the Equine Veterinary Journal (EVJ) is showcasing the advantages of a multi-disciplinary management of cases, with a collection of articles on topics related to soft tissue surgery. Interdisciplinary approaches to soft-tissue surgery is guest edited by Tim Barnett, Kira Epstein and EVJ&rsqu

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

EVA Executive Officer Jeffrey Wilkinson has provided the below statement following the passing of Dr Jane Axon. It is with great sadness that I inform the Membership, that our dearly loved friend and colleague, Dr Jane Axon (EVA President 2008,) passed away last Friday evening. Jane, a Life Member of EVA, Fellow of the AVA, Member of the College, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Registered Specialist in Equine Medicine, and Gilruth Prize Winner, was a true legen

Joseph Robert, always known as Robert at home and in the practice, or as Bob to his many friends. His Father was a farmer at Ecton, about midway between Northampton and Wellingborough, but both his Grandfather and Great Grandfather were Veterinary Surgeons practicing in Wellingborough. Small wonder then that all he ever wanted to be was a Vet. He was educated at Wellingborough School and the University of Bristol Veterinary School from where he qualified in the summer of 1959. Started his work

Joint founder of the National Equine Forum (NEF), Prof R. H. Graham Suggett OBE sadly passed away on Tuesday 7th November 2023, following a long illness. Graham founded the National Equine Forum, together with the late Prof Sir Colin Spedding OBE and the late Mr Arthur George MBE. The three met in 1991 at the Royal Show to talk about how to assist the horse and pony industry, and the following year discussions were held to identify ways in which it could ‘speak with one voice’. Sub