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The Horse Trust Provides Police Training
The Horse Trust recently provided training in horse handling skills to a group of Thames Valley Police officers.

The training, which was held at the charity's sanctuary in Speen, Buckinghamshire lasted for one and a half hours and was attended by four police officers from Marlow Police station.

"Police may be regularly called out to incidents involving horses, including emergency situations, in the more rural areas across the county," said Liane Crowther, Welfare and Education Officer at The Horse Trust. "There is a risk of injury to both the police office and horse, if the officer doesn't know how to handle a horse properly."

The workshop consisted of training in horse handling skills, such as how to approach and catch a horse, how to scan a microchip and how to lead and tie up a horse.

The training also included information on horse welfare and gave advice on what to do if a horse is found injured or ill. There were practical demonstrations and each police officer was given the opportunity to practice their new horse handling skills with some of the horses living at The Horse Trust's Home of Rest.

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FIVP announces third series of Practice Matters

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 The Federation of Independent Veterinary Practices (FIVP) has announced a third season of its podcast, Practice Matters.

Hosted by Ian Wolstenholme, series three will focus on the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation, including a discussion about some of the expected impacts on independent veterinary colleagues.

Episode one launches on 13th January with guests Drs David Reader and Scott Summers, who will draw on their research into the CMA investigation and provide insights into themes such as transparency, pricing and consumer trust.

Ian Wolstenholme said: "In its third series, we will try and hone in on what the changes will mean in reality for independent practices with advice and guidance on implementation and delivery, drawing on the experience of our own team and other experts in the profession. Hope you can join us soon!" 

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Survey seeks ruminant sector views on antimicrobial stewardship

A new survey is seeking views of people working in the UK ruminant sector on how to tackle the challenge of demonstrating responsible antibiotic stewardship.

Forming part of a wider, collaborative initiative, the results will help identify the types of data available so that challenges with data collection can be better understood and addressed.

Anyone working in the UK farming sector, including vets and farmers,is encouraged to complete the survey, which is available at app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk