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NEF Sir Colin Spedding Award nominations open
HRH The Princess Royal presenting this year's award to Charlotte Thornycroft.
The award celebrates the unsung heroes of the equestrian world.

The National Equine Forum (NEF) is inviting nominations for the Sir Colin Spedding Award 2024.

The annual award shines a light on exceptional individuals and organisations in the equestrian sector who haven’t yet been given the recognition their work deserves.

It was introduced in 2013 in memory of Sir Colin Spedding, founding chairman of the NEF, who chaired the event for 20 years until his death in 2012.

Previous winners include Charlotte Thornycroft, who won the 2023 award for her work helping horses in Ukraine, and Dr Andrew Waller, who received the award in recognition of the collective work of the Animal Health Trust’s Infectious Disease Group.

Nomination can be made online and should include no more than 100 words on why the proposed individual or organisation should be considered. The deadline for making a nomination is 31, July 2023.

The winner will be invited to attend the National Equine Forum, where the award will be formally presented.

Jane Holderness-Roddam, the chaior of the Sir Colin Spedding Award sub-committee, said: “During the past decade the Sir Colin Spedding Award has become one of the most coveted accolades within the equestrian sector. Not least because it gives those who have otherwise hidden their light under a bushel, the time to truly shine.”

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Strangles survey seeks views of horse owners

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 With Strangles Awareness Week just around the corner (5-11 May), vets are being encouraged to share a survey about the disease with their horse-owning clients.

The survey, which has been designed by Dechra, aims to raise awareness of Strangles and promote best practices to prevent its transmission. It includes questions about horse owners' experiences of strangles, together with preventative measures and vaccination.

Respondents to the survey will be entered into a prize draw to win two VIP tickets to Your Horse Live 2025. To access the survey, click here 

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DAERA to reduce BVD 'grace period'

DAERA has reminded herd keepers of an upcoming reduction to the 'grace period' to avoid BVD herd restrictions.

From 1 May 2025, herd keepers will have seven days to cull any BVD positive or inconclusive animals to avoid restrictions being applied to their herd.

It follows legislation introduced on 1 February, as DAERA introduces herd movement restrictions through a phased approach. Herd keepers originally had 28 days to cull BVD positive or inconclusive animals.

DAERA says that, providing herd keepers use the seven-day grace period, no herds should be restricted within the first year of these measures.

Additional measures, which will target herds with animals over 30 days old that haven't been tested for BVD, will be introduced from 1 June 2025.

More information is available on the DAERA website.