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News & Research

Winter giveaway worth £650!!

Leading equine feed brand SPILLERS™is bringing some fabulous festive cheer to one lucky winner with

17
Nov

News & Research

BEVA warns horse owners not to hoard unused antibiotics

BEVA is using this year’s Antimicrobial Awareness Week (18-24 November 2023) to urge horse owners

16
Nov

News & Research Worming

Are horses becoming resistant to tapeworm drugs?

Austin Davis Biologics Ltd, makers of the EquiSal saliva test, have released new advice following

10
Nov

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The export of horses for slaughter from the UK – still happens everyday!

Despite laws to make it more difficult to export live horses and ponies for slaughter,

06
Nov

News & Research

World Horse Welfare Conference

Never just about working equids in far off countries many people prefer not to think

01
Nov

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The tragic cost of fireworks

Extra staffing and forage to help protect horses from the adverse effects of fireworks cost

30
Oct

Appetite & Feeding Daily Management News & Research Nutrition

Win with Spillers™

To celebrate over 7,000 members joining their SPILLERS Slimmer’s Club, the SPILLERS™ brand is giving

06
Oct

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Happy Hour, Popworld and the BEVA Ball – equine vets know how to party!

On the lighter side of being an equine vet, BEVA Congress is not only the

19
Sep

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Investigation into veterinary charges

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into vet fees As horse

08
Sep

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British Team triumph at Hickstead

British show jumpers secure victory in their home leg of the Longines FEI Jumping Nations

29
Jul

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Equestrian wages – how are you affected?

In response to a consultation on the National Minimum Wage, The Equestrian Employers Association (EEA)

27
Jul

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Royal vist to Redwings’ Anna Sewell house

Redwings Horse Sanctuary is delighted to be welcoming Her Majesty the Queen to Anna Sewell

21
Jul

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Calling all ex-racehorse owners!

British Racing’s Horse Welfare Board in collaboration with research experts at Hartpury University, has launched

17
Jul

Diseases & Conditions News & Research

Redwings strangles quarantine

A positive strangles test has led to quarantine precautions  at Redwings Horse Sanctuary’s Hapton site 

17
Jul

Diseases & Conditions News & Research Veterinary

Vet fees – what are the true costs?

Equine Insurance Broker, SEIB provides cost data on their most frequently claimed for ailments SEIB

28
Jun

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Project to improve safety in British horseracing

The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has partnered with the Horse Welfare Board and British Horseracing

22
Jun

News & Research Veteran

Call to help improve the understanding of equine Cushings’ disease

The Royal Veterinary College (RVC), in partnership with CVS Group plc, has launched a new

22
Jun

Daily Management News & Research

Horses and social licence to operate – why you should be bothered

Chris Keate, looks at the issues A ‘social licence to operate’ is the unwritten acceptance

22
Jun

Behaviour News & Research

Is spooking in horses genetic?

The “startle response” or “spooking”  in horses is reflexive – horses generally do not distinguish

13
Jun

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Your chance to help shape the FEI’s equine wellbeing policy

To progress its aim of ‘A Good Life for Horses’, the Equine Ethics and Wellbeing

07
Jun

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Charity supporting retired service animals announces The Duchess of York as Patron

To coincide with its first birthday, The National Foundation for Retired Service Animals, founded by

05
Jun

News & Research Welfare

Appleby Fair – ‘the welfare of the horses is at the heart of the event’

Appleby Fair, the biggest annual Gypsy Roma and Traveller gathering in the UK, takes place

05
Jun

News & Research Skeletal Soft Tissue

RVC research reveals how ageing may contribute to tendon injuries

In an exciting step towards understanding the cells that regulate tendon function and injury, new

23
May

Diseases & Conditions News & Research

Fatal risk of sycamore contaminated hay

The British Equine Veterinary Assocation (BEVA), representing horse vets across the UK, is warning farmers

09
May

News & Research

Out and about with The Horse Hub

The Horse Hub ventured out on the road recently to the new equestrian event on

24
Apr

News & Research Strangles

Celebrity riders support strangles ‘Temp Check Challenge’

Five-star eventer Piggy March, top dressage rider Richard Davison and international showjumper Joe Davison are

19
Apr

Diseases & Conditions News & Research

Study into common cause of abortion in thoroughbred breeding

Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have been awarded funding to build on their

27
Mar

Behaviour Featured News & Research Training Training and Management

Out and about with The Horse Hub – Groundwork: Building strong foundations with your horse

Chris Keate, talks us through an inspiring day of practical learning Out and about with

17
Mar