MSD Animal Health Equine is seeking feedback from equine practices about how Horse Health Week, it's annual campaign to promote equine health, can be further improved and developed.

This year’s Horse Health Week, which ran at the end of September…

Merial Animal Health has announced that the second Equine Flu Awareness Month will be held in April this year, with the objective of further educating owners and improving herd protection against this highly contagious disease.

Following last year's…

The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) is marking Volunteers' Week, the annual celebration of the contribution volunteers make across the UK, by issuing a 'heartfelt' thanks to the veterinary nurses who have volunteered their time…

The British Equine Veterinary Association has announced that it will be hosting a debate exploring the pros and cons of corporatisation on the Friday of this year's Congress, which runs from Wednesday 13th to Saturday 16th September.

The session will…

The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) reports that at the end of a hotly contested Moral Maze style debate held at Congress last week, only 28% of the 329 delegates agreed with the motion: Corporatisation is inevitable and will benefit vets…

The British Equine Veterinary Association has announced that it will be providing crèche facilities for babies and children up to 8 years of age at Congress (Birmingham ICC, 12-15th September).

Jon Pycock, President of BEVA said: "A significant…

His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has visited Pool House Equine Clinic to mark the opening of its new, purpose-built facility in Fradley, near Lichfield.

This multimillion pound centre will support the provision of advanced first opinion and referral…

MSD Animal Health has announced that Horse Health Week, which runs from 25th to 29th March 2019, will focus on helping owners and yards understand infection risk.

It's a subject that will be front of many people's minds following the recent cases of equine…

Kent-based equine vet Katie Preston will be competing at the world-famous Badminton Horse Trials (1st-5th May).

Katie, who works at Milbourn Equine, is now preparing with her horse Templar Justice, or TJ for short, to take part in what is widely acknowledged…

The British Equine Veterinary Association has announced that colic will be a key topic on the scientific programme at Congress this year, which runs from 11th to 14th September at the Birmingham ICC.

Global names in gastroenterology will be sharing the…

Tim Mair, internal medicine and equine surgery specialist at the Bell Equine Veterinary Clinic and editor of EVE has been appointed as President of the British Equine Veterinary Association for 2019/20.

Tim took over the role from Renate Weller at the…

The British Equine Veterinary Association reports that its annual Congress last month had 1700 attendees, the highest number in seven years and a 4% increase on 2018.

This year the event delivered more than 90 hours of CPD lectures, workshops and practicals…

One of this year’s recipients of the RCVS Impact Award, Professor Sarah Freeman, will be talking about her pioneering public awareness project on equine colic at an upcoming Regional Question Time in Nottingham on 25th November 2019.

Sarah is a…

BEVA Congress 2020, which had been postponed from this September to January 2021, has now been cancelled.

BEVA Congress 2021 will now take place from September 4th-7th 2021. 

The decision to cancel Congress 2020 was taken by BEVA Council and the Congress…

A panel of experts at the National Equine Forum’s (NEF) Great Weight Debate (Equine) has concluded that teamwork, communication and trust are key to solving the problem of horse, pony and donkey obesity in the UK.

Equine obesity is a growing problem…

The British Equine Veterinary Association is inviting members to help celebrate people who've made a mark on the profession, by nominating them for a place in a new showcase of 60 influential figures.

To nominate someone for inclusion in the showcase…

The British Equine Veterinary Association has announced that its Congress, Europe’s largest equine veterinary event, will take place from 4^th to the 7^th September 2021 at the ICC, Birmingham.

The event, which was cancelled last year because of the…

In the build up to its 60th birthday celebrations on 18th November, BEVA is highlighting 60 exceptional individuals who have had an impact on the equine veterinary sector.

The Association is also encouraging horse owners to join in the celebrations by…

BEVA has opened the box office for its 60th Congress, taking place from 8th–10th September 2022 at the ACC in Liverpool.

This year’s programme includes five live streams running in parallel throughout the conference with clinical research presentations…

The British Equine Veterinary Association has launched a new practice pass for vets and nurses to make it easier and cheaper for all members of the team to visit Congress (8th – 10th September 2022, ACC, Liverpool). 

The new pass offers both physical…

David Rendle, an independent equine medicine and therapeutics consultant and sheep farmer has been appointed as President of the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) for 2022/23.

He takes over the role from Huw Griffiths at the end of BEVA Congress…

BEVA is marking Antimicrobial Awareness Week with an antimicrobial webinar for all equine vets on 24th November at 8:00pm.

Bruce Bladon will describe current antibiotic use in equine practice, Victoria South will consider the use of Highest Priority Critically…

VetCT is hosting “In the world of foot MRI, has CT got a place?”, a webinar for first opinion and advanced equine clinicians presented by Dr. Jonathon Dixon on 18th April at 7:00pm.

Jonathon is an RCVS & EBVS European Specialist in Veterinary…

Equine clinicians and scientists are being invited to submit abstracts for presentation at the 14th International Equine Colic Research Symposium taking place in Edinburgh on 10-12 July 2024.

The event is held every four years and hosted alternately by…

Vets with Horsepower, an intrepid band of motorbiking vets, has helped BEVA hit its target of £20,000 to buy generators for colleagues in Ukraine.

Vets with Horsepower is organised annually by Professor Derek Knottenbelt to help raise funds for…