Talking about our feelings may still seem a bit fluffy to many of us in the equine veterinary profession but did you know it can improve patient safety as well as team cohesion and retention? Sarah Emptage from Bell Equine shares how they conduct "wellbeing rounds", what these are and how to set them up as well as the beneficial effects that running them has had on the team. With a growing evidence base in the medical profession to support these sorts of discussions listen in to hear how you can implement them within your practice.

Following on from the publication of BEVA's Schedule 3 guidelines in 2023, Marie and the BEVA Nurse Committee have been working hard with Jim Green at BARTA to understand the role of the equine RVN in emergency rescue situations. The new guidelines being published jointly by BEVA and BARTA aim to highlight the role of the RVN during these high stress and challenging situations to further improve animal welfare, client communication and team work with other professionals. It is hoped that these guidelines will help to empower RVNs to utilise their skills and develop new and rewarding roles within the equine veterinary profession.

Check out the guidance here.

A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as a veterinary professional including:

Links

BEVA News

BEVA's One To Watch Award

BEVA Awards

Send a chocolate campaign

BEVA Congress 2025 - 10th-13th September in Birmingham

MonitorME

EIDS

BEVA Trust

BEVA CPD

BEVApod

Equine Veterinary Journal Podcasts

Equine Veterinary Education Podcast

A review of the equine suspensory ligament: Injury prone yet understudied 

Performance of Warmblood horses following tenoscopic desmotomy of the main part of the accessory ligament of the superficial digital flexor tendon for treatment of tendinopathy: 62 cases

Bruce explains why monitoring antibiotic usage in equine practice is an essential next step for us if we want to avoid losing some of our most critical antibiotics.

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MonitorME

Eclipse

VetIT

Antibiotic usage in 14 equine practices over a 10-year period (2012–2021) by Rose E. Tallon, Brian Whitt, Bruce M. Bladon (EVJ)

VARRS update 2024

BEVA Drugs app

The Back in the Saddle group career coaching scheme was launched in 2024 and received overwhelmingly positive feedback from its first cohort. We invited coachee, Vicky Jux, to share her experience of being part of this initiative, which is free to member and open to vets and nurses who are over 5 years qualified. The impact of this coaching on those involved is seemingly more far-reaching than anyone expected!

Applications are open until Wednesday 21 May for our second cohort, apply today! https://form.asana.com/?k=YgbV0AP4QenGbWwdtIpXcQ&d=11947487954206

A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as a veterinary professional including:

Back in the Saddle

BEVA Grand Prix

Horse Trust's Healthiest Body Condition Awards

SPVS Salary Questionnaire

Voconiq Report

BEVA Congress 2025 - 10th-13th September in Birmingham

MonitorME

EIDS

BEVA Trust volunteering opportunities

BEVA CPD

BEVA Congress 2025

Equine Veterinary Journal Podcasts

Equine Veterinary Education Podcast

'Clinical and morphological features of corneal lymphoma in 26 horses (27 eyes)’ by Morris et al.

A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as a veterinary professional including:

Links

BEVA News

BEVA Congress 2025 - 10th-13th September in Birmingham

RCVS Finance Team: [email protected] or 020 7202 0722.

FEI HorseApp Vaccination Module

MonitorME

FEEVA

National Equine Forum (NEF)

EIDS

BEVA CPD

BEVA Trust volunteering opportunities

February EVJ In Conversation Podcast

Kate Allen's article: Ethical issues concerning UK veterinary surgeons practicing in equine sports medicine

Hilary Clayton's article: Facial pressure beneath a cavesson noseband adjusted to different tightness levels during standing and chewing

February EVJ On the Hoof podcast

Ogden, Winderick and Stack's article: Computed tomography of the equine caudal spine and pelvis. Pathological findings in 56 clinical cases (2018–2023)

Hamish is clearly not afraid to challenge his expectations, nor take a punt on an opportunity when it arises... but he's made sure he realises the advantages whilst accepting the challenges and has seen all walks of equine veterinary life, from multi-million pound racehorses to working equids. Far from narrowing down his career choices, this has driven him to maintain the spread of opportunities in front of him and to never pass an open door without at least looking in.

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Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust

BEVA Trust

A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as a veterinary professional including:

Voconiq Report

National Equine Forum 2025

EIDS

CCU: Bridle Fit with Russell MacKechnie-Guire

EVJ’s January On the Hoof podcast

BEVApod Life: Menopause: supporting the women in our profession with Liz Barton and Gemma Dransfield

BEVA CPD

BEVA Trust volunteering opportunities

Menopause is an increasingly hot topic for the general population, but there are aspects of equine veterinary work which can make elements of this normal ageing process more challenging for those affected and the people around them. Liz talks us through the basic understanding which we all need in order to fully support our workforce during those times, and Gemma relays how far-reaching the impact of menopause is, from the very subtle to the more obvious!

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Wellvet resources

‘Medical misogyny’ is leaving women in unnecessary pain and undiagnosed for years

BVA menopause hub

Veterinary Menopause Chats

Wellvet menopause video

Dr Morton's

Newson Health

Balance app (symptom tracker)