equine

Professor May becomes BEVA honorary member

Professor Stephen May has been awarded honorary membership of BEVA at this year’s BEVA Congress in Liverpool, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the equine veterinary profession. Professor May graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1980 and has pushed the boundaries of equine surgery and veterinary education ever since. He trained in equine […]

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BEVA rewards exhibitors with the best stands

Two exhibitors at this year’s British Equine Veterinary Association Congress held in September won awards for their inspired use of stand space. BEVA delegates voted in a competition sponsored by Veterinary Practice magazine via the congress app, identifying exhibitors who showcased their brand with panache and a welcoming ambiance. Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging won the Veterinary […]

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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 […]

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Portable CT helps get race horses back on their feet

At Newmarket Equine Hospital are nurses Naomi Walker and James Hill, Vertec product specialist Keith Lakin and specialist in equine surgery Matt Smith. Newmarket Equine Hospital (NEH) has taken delivery of a Neurologica CereTom portable CT scanner supplied by Vertec Scientific that is claimed to be the first intraoperative equine CT scanner in Europe. The […]

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GE’s ultrasound is on hand for Olympic horses

Nigel Perry from BCF setting up the GE ultrasound scanners at the equine hospital at Greenwich Park. A purpose-built veterinary clinic in Greenwich has been kitted out with state-of-the-art equipment to treat competing horses from every nation during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The clinic is equipped with two GE ultrasound machines including […]

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Direct digital radiography eases life in the field

Stevan Orrell, owner of equine veterinary practise Orrell and Davies, using the meX+ from Xograph. Warrington-based equine veterinary practice Orrell and Davies has purchased a portable direct digital radiography x-ray system from Xograph. Established in 2002, the practice covers an area reaching from Liverpool to Manchester and treats a large part of the equine population […]

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Crane cuts stress for horses

Senior orthopaedic clinician Dr Sue Dyson, equine radiographer Nia Turley with Xograph veterinary business manager Nigel Darwell-Stone. The Animal Health Trust, a veterinary charity based near Newmarket, has installed an x-ray ceiling crane system supplied by Xograph Healthcare. The twin ceiling crane x-ray system was installed into its Centre for Equine Studies that offers a […]

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