BEVA has published guidance explaining what Schedule 3 tasks equine veterinary nurses are allowed to do.

The guidance was drawn up in response to a survey carried out by the association last year which found that a lack of understanding of Schedule 3 procedures…

The British Equine Veterinary Association has introduced free equine vet nurse student membership. 

The offer has been made possible due to the generosity of Baker McVeigh, CVS Equine, IVC Evidensia, Newmarket Equine Hospital, Rossdales, VetPartners and…

BEVA has announced that the theme for this years Congress, which runs from 11th-14th September 2024 at the ACC in Liverpool, will be 'One Medicine'.

The full BEVA Congress programme is now live and super early bird tickets are available from 4th…

The British Equine Veterinary association has launched 'Hold Your Horses', a free-to-members online CPD course presented by Gemma Pearson RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Behavioural Medicine (Equine), to help equine vet nurses and clients minimise patient…

BEVA is introducing hands-on sessions for veterinary nurses at this year’s Congress (11-14 September 2024, the ACC in Liverpool).

The nursing stream will run all day on Friday 13 September and not only will there be a dedicated lecture and workshop…

BEVA has announced that this year, there will be a lecture stream at Congress dedicated to feet and farriery, aimed at vets, nurses and farriers, and designed to encourage teamwork between the three. 

The farriery stream will run all day on Saturday 14…

The British Equine Veterinary Association has passed a resolution giving veterinary nurse members the right to vote and stand for BEVA council.

The move enables RVNs to participate in major decision-making processes for the Association.

Marie Rippingale…

The BEVA is urging its members to take part in a new campaign to monitor antimicrobial usage in equine practice.  

The MonitorME project, launched this month, collects antimicrobial usage data from equine practices around the UK, to better understand how…

The British Equine Veterinary Association has launched the BEVA One To Watch Award to recognise exceptional early-career equine vets, nominations for which open on 26th April. 

Anyone - clients, colleagues or mentors - can nominate a young vet who they think…

BEVA has announced that there will be two bonus plenary lectures at BEVA Congress this year (10th – 13th September 2025, ICC Birmingham) in which David Freeman will discuss colic surgery and Scott Weese will discuss antimicrobial use in horses. 

David…

The British Equine Veterinary Association has introduced a new Pre Purchase Examination (PPE) Seller’s Declaration as a part of its new online PPE toolkit for vets.

The Seller’s Declaration has been revised with the support of British Equestrian…

The British Equine Veterinary Association has published new resources to help vet practices provide appropriate treatment to any UK equid when an owner or keeper cannot be identified. 

The new online resources have been compiled by BEVA in collaboration…

The British Equine Veterinary Association is offering a free membership to RVNs during Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month, giving you access to the association's online learning platform which has over 150 hours of equine CPD resources, as well as…

The British Equine Veterinary Association is inviting members to help celebrate people who've made a mark on the profession, by nominating them for a place in a new showcase of 60 influential figures.

To nominate someone for inclusion in the showcase…

BEVA Congress 2020, which had been postponed from this September to January 2021, has now been cancelled.

BEVA Congress 2021 will now take place from September 4th-7th 2021. 

The decision to cancel Congress 2020 was taken by BEVA Council and the Congress…

The British Equine Veterinary Association is reminding veterinary nurses and practices that there is a dedicated nursing stream all day on the Saturday of this year’s Congress 12-15 September 2018.

The British Equine Veterinary Association has announced that it will be providing crèche facilities for babies and children up to 8 years of age at Congress (Birmingham ICC, 12-15th September).

Jon Pycock, President of BEVA said: "A significant…

The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) has launched Don’t Break Your Vet, a campaign to encourage horse owners to help reduce the risks that equine veterinary surgeons face.

The campaign comprises a series of short videos featuring equine…

The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) reports that at the end of a hotly contested Moral Maze style debate held at Congress last week, only 28% of the 329 delegates agreed with the motion: Corporatisation is inevitable and will benefit vets…

The BEVA has published new guidelines to help veterinary professionals assess and manage the health risks of working with horses.

The nine-page booklet is being distributed electronically to all BEVA members, together with a guide on spotting some of…

The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) is urging members of the veterinary profession to be on the lookout for outbreaks of Atypical Myopathy (AM) this spring.

Atypical Myopathy is a serious muscle disease found in the UK and Northern Europe…

The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) has released the results of a survey carried out earlier this year which has found that there may be up to 5 times as many veterinary graduates wanting to work in equine practice as there are jobs available…

The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) has launched two guides to help veterinary professionals and their clients negotiate the complexities of equine insurance.

BEVA highlights that with up to 40% of horses becoming ill or injured in any…

A debate held at BEVA Congress last month ended with more than 70% of voters disagreeing with the motion: this house believes that new vet schools will benefit equine veterinary practice in the UK.

The result reflects a recent industry survey indicating…