David Rendle

Rainbow Equine Hospital

How do we prevent and control future outbreaks of equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy at equestrian gatherings?

This document was commissioned by UK-Vet Equine to provide veterinary surgeons with up-to-date information on equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy in the wake of the outbreaks that occurred in...

Autumn de-worming

Treatment for larval cyathostomins should no longer be considered the default position, and should only be performed after consideration of the risk of parasite-associated disease. The level of risk...

Streptococcus equi infections: current best practice in the diagnosis and management of ‘strangles’

S. equi is an obligate pathogen that does not survive well outside the horse. Elimination of the disease should be a realistic aim; in some countries, strangles is a reportable or notifiable disease....

Obesity and laminitis: looking beyond lockdown

As the evenings draw in, we should try to assess the body condition of all the horses we are examining and plan ahead to reduce the risk of laminitis and other obesity-related problems next year...

Equine Review

In the Equine Veterinary Journal, Andy Durham and Jeremy Kemp-Symonds presented the results of screening tests from horses admitted to the Bransby horses sanctuary (2020. 10.1111/evj.13276). At...

Letters to the Editor

Editor — As the authors of ‘Equine influenza: a current reference for vets in practice in the UK’, published in the September/October 2019 issue of UK-Vet Equine, we are grateful to Dr Lees for...