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BEVA appoints new president
"Obesity is one of the biggest problems facing equine welfare in the UK" - Lucy Grieve.

Lucy Grieve will lead work on weight management and equine obesity.

The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) has appointed Lucy Grieve, an ambulatory assistant at Rossdales Veterinary Surgeons, as its new president.

Lucy, who succeeds the role from Tim Mair, will oversee the organisation for 2020/21. She was virtually inaugurated at the BEVA Congress AGM on Thursday (10 September), where she received the presidential chains.

Lucy's areas of interest are diagnostic imaging, lameness and poor performance. After qualifying from the University of Cambridge in 2007, she became the first diagnostic imaging intern at Rossdales.

Following this, Lucy spent seven years in Newmarket at an in-house vet for Darley's pre-training facility. Here she worked on yearlings, horses in training and rehabilitation, before returning to Rossdales in 2015 as an ambulatory assistant.

Lucy became a member of BEVA Council in 2012, first serving as chair of the Ethics and Welfare Committee and sitting on the Equestrian Sports Committee, liaising with the BHA and FEI. She is also co-opted onto the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) Thoroughbred Research Consultation Group.

Weight management and equine obesity are special areas of interest for Lucy, and she was recently instrumental in setting up a pilot project to help owners positively recognise and address weight issues. Commenting on her presidency, Lucy explained that building on this project will be central to her new role:

“Obesity is one of the biggest problems facing equine welfare in the UK but a significant proportion of owners still don’t recognise that their horse is overweight or feel motivated to take action,” she said. “We have been looking at new ways to engage with horse owners and are currently assessing the results of our pilot project which revolved around careful veterinary interaction with clients on the topic during vaccination visits."

Image (C) David Boughey.

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Vets to run marathon for World Animal Protection

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 Two recently graduated veterinary surgeons will be running the London Marathon in April to raise money for the charity World Animal Protection.

Alex Bartlett and Maeve O'Neill plan to run the race together if they are given the same start times.

Dr O'Neill said: "You're always limited in what you can do to help animals, so it is nice to raise money for a charity that helps animals around the world."

Dr Bartlett added: "I have never run a marathon before and am excited to run my first one for such a good cause!"

Both Dr Bartlett and Dr O'Neill have fundraising pages online. 

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BSAVA releases new Guide to Procedures

The British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) has published a new edition of its Guide to Procedures for Small Animal Practice.

It has added four new procedures; cystostomy tube placement, endotracheal intubation, point-of-care ultrasound and wet-to-dry dressings.

BSAVA says that it is an essential step-by-step guide to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed in practice. The textbook includes new images and illustrations, as well as high-definition videos for use prior to procedures.

Nick Bexfield and Julia Riggs, editors of the new edition, said: "We have built upon the success of the previous editions by responding to the feedback received from the BSAVA readership, and hope this new guide helps to further increase the confidence and accuracy with which these procedures are performed."

Print copies are available in the BSAVA store, with a digital version in the BSAVA library.