Met horses on parade for health survey

HORSES belonging to the Metropolitan Police Mounted Branch lined up this week to take part in the annual National Equine Health Survey (NEHS). This year, the annual survey, which has been run for the past six years by the charity Blue Cross in partnership with the British Equine Veterinary Association, takes place from May 22 to 29. It aims to provide a snapshot of equine health across the UK, collecting details of common health issues encountered in horses directly from horse owners. The Metropolitan Police's horses had their teeth, hooves and eyes checked by the Blue Cross's chief veterinary surgeon Mark Bossley. ‘The more data we can collect from the National Equine Health Survey the more robust our results will be, helping us to steer equine awareness, education and research to keep our nation's horses healthier.’ Details for almost 17,000 horses, ponies, donkeys and mules were recorded in last...
Source: Veterinary Record - Category: Veterinary Research Tags: News section Source Type: research