Motorcycling horse vets ride into sunset – for a cause
A grouping of Equus caballus veterinarians conduct maintain departed on a 3000-mile charity fundraiser which volition conduct maintain them across Europe in addition to North Africa.
The group, who telephone phone themselves ‘Vets alongside Horsepower’, left the Quadrangle of the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace on Midweek for the two-week challenge. They will give preparation lectures at 8 veterinary schools inward render for donations to an international creature charity.
They aim to heighten £125,000 to assist SPANA (the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad) render to a greater extent than costless veterinary handling for working horses, donkeys in addition to mules inward Republic of Mali in addition to Mauritania.
Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes saw the grouping off from the get-go trouble at the Royal Mews. He said: “I’m incredibly impressed past times the vets’ challenge which is going to require both physical in addition to mental stamina.
“I wishing the squad the really best of luck for their fantastic cause. Millions of people inward the developing the world depend on working animals to brand a living; in addition to hence when charities similar SPANA render costless veterinary handling to animals they also assist back upward the livelihoods of whole families too.”
World-renowned equine vet in addition to founder of Vets alongside Horsepower Professor Derek Knottenbelt said: “We are incredibly grateful to Her Majesty for allowing us to get-go our journeying from the Royal Mews, dwelling to horses that bask the really best standards of equine welfare.
“We desire all working animals to hold upward every bit well-cared for in addition to nosotros promise that people inward the Britain in addition to at our veterinary talks abroad volition donate generously to assist working animals inward Republic of Mali in addition to Islamic Republic of Mauritania conduct maintain a improve future.”
Money raised from the vets’ challenge volition pay for novel diagnostic in addition to surgical equipment for SPANA’s veterinary clinics inward Republic of Mali in addition to Mauritania, in addition to volition back upward the charity’s Riding School for Disabled Children inward Bamako, Mali.
As good every bit Professor Knottenbelt, the other members of the grouping include Professor Josh Slater (Equine Internal Medicine in addition to Head of Clinical Services, Royal Veterinary College, London); Dr John Burford (Equine Surgery Lecturer, University of Nottingham); Dr Caroline Hahn (Specialist Equine Neurologist, University of Edinburgh); Dr Michael Hewetson (Specialist Internal Medicine, University of Helsinki); Ms Joanne Suthers (Equine Surgery Resident, University of Liverpool); Dr Edmund Hainisch (Equine Surgeon, University of Vienna); Sanne Wilmink; in addition to Yukiko Sasada.
The back upward crew includes SPANA Chief Executive Jeremy Hulme, SPANA Fundraising & Supporter Care Administrator Nic Van Gelder, and Cerian Stephens.
» The Vets alongside Horsepower squad tin strength out hold upward sponsored past times visiting spana.org/horsepower.
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