Past president steps into new role at BEVA

Former equine veterinary association BEVA president Lucy Grieve has been appointed as its veterinary projects officer. Previously an ambulatory assistant at Newmarket-based Rossdales Veterinary Surgeons, Grieve will be providing additional veterinary guidance and resources for BEVA in this new role.

Grieve qualified from Cambridge University in 2007 and became the first diagnostic imaging intern at Rossdales. She then spent seven years as an in-house vet for Darley’s pre-training facility in Newmarket, where she worked on yearlings, horses in training, rehabilitation and the occasional National Hunt horse. She returned to Rossdales in 2015 as an ambulatory assistant. Her main areas of interest are lameness, diagnostic imaging and poor performance.

A member of the BEVA council since 2012, Grieve has served as chair of the ethics and welfare committee and sat on the equestrian sports committee, liaising with regulatory bodies such as the BHA and FEI. She was BEVA president during 2020/21.

As veterinary projects officer Grieve will be responsible for planning and implementing projects that include resources for BEVA members, researching issues that impact on equine health and veterinary services, and coordinating the association’s responses to consultations.

She said: “BEVA is very much a reason I became, and still am, an equine vet. Both Rossdales and BEVA have taught me to work hard and play hard, to lift those around you and allow yourself to be lifted in return. Without that ethos, which has very much shaped our profession and is so palpable whenever we get together, our profession would be very different to that which we enjoy today.

“I look forward to being a small part of the strong, passionate and committed team, which seeks to provide the same support and community that I have found so invaluable during my career.”

Published on page 26 of the October 2022 issue of RAD Magazine.