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Webinar on managing horses announced
The webinar will focus on issues such as reducing stress and promoting good behaviour.
The event will look at promoting positive behaviour and wellbeing.

Details of the next instalment in the Welfare Wednesday webinar series, hosted by World Horse Welfare, have been released.

On Wednesday, 15 February, equine behaviourists Justine Harrison and Rosa Verwijs will look at the question: ‘Can we promote positive equine behaviour and wellbeing through management?'

There will be a presentation from Harrison on the basic behavioural needs of horses and how problems can arise if their management is restricted. She will also talk about the affects of stress on horses and how it can be reduced through managing their environment.

Harrison will then be joined by Verwijs to answer questions from the audience. The event will be chaired by Sarah Coombs.

The Welfare Wednesday series gives a platform to experts to share their knowledge on important equine issues and provide answers to people’s questions. Recordings of previous webinars from World Horse Welfare, which have looked at topics ranging from biosecurity to weight management, are available to watch on YouTube.

Both of the experts teach at Writtle University College, Essex. Verwijs is senior lecturer in equine behaviour and nutrition there, while Harrison lectures on the Equine Behavioral Science BSc as well as being a certified horse behaviour consultant with the International Association of Animal Behaviour Consultants (IAABC).

Those interested in attending the webinar can book online. 

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Practices urged to audit neutering data

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 RCVS Knowledge has called on vet practices to audit their post-operative neutering outcomes.

It follows the release of the 2024 NASAN benchmarking report, which collates data from neutering procedures performed on dogs, cats and rabbits.

The benchmarking report enables practices in the UK and Ireland to compare their post-operative outcomes to the national average. This includes the rate of patients lost to follow-up, which in 2024 increased to 23 per cent.

Anyone from the practice can submit the data using a free template. The deadline for next report is February 2026.

Visit the RCVS Knowledge website to complete an audit. 

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RCVS pays tribute to well-loved equine vet

The RCVS and the Riding Establishments Subcommittee has paid tribute to well-loved veterinary surgeon and riding establishment inspector, Rebecca Hamilton-Fletcher MRCVS.

Linda Belton MRCVS, RCVS President, said: "I, along with my colleagues on the RESC, RCVS Council, RCVS Standards Committee, as well as RCVS staff, was very saddened to hear of the sudden death of Rebecca, or Becca as we knew her, last week.

"She was a true advocate for equine welfare and in her many years on the RESC worked to continually improve the quality and consistency of riding establishment inspections, all in the interests of enhanced horse welfare and rider safety."