Monthly Archives: April 2024

Two Days of Intensive Training

BARTA Director Jim Green has just returned from two days of training with the veterinary team responsible for the cross country event at the Paris 2024 Equestrian Games. Jim said: ‘It has been an intense few days of planning, preparing and testing ahead of the biggest equestrian date in the calendar. Challenges of large events like this include the inability to move around the site quickly and therefore the positioning of response resources is key. My role has been to view the site with veterinary leads and identify areas that require particular planning in case of an incident. I have had the pleasure of carrying out scenario training with treating vets and equine ambulance teams, as well as giving a talk on responding as a team for an event which sees a whole host of volunteers come together to make … Continue reading

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Preparing for Equine Cross Country at the Paris Olympics

This weekend BARTA Director Jim Green will travel to France to meet Professor Anne Couroucé who is leading the equine veterinary response team at the Paris Olympics. Jim will visit the site of the equine cross country course at Versailles, before attending training at the military school of equitation in Fontainebleau. During 2 days of intensive preparation, Jim will support through delivery of practical training in safe management of a recumbent horse to vets and supporting professionals. In 2012 Jim supported the Vet Services Team during the Cross Country event at the London Olympics. More recently, BARTA have delivered event incident management training to staff from UK racecourses, following guidance from the BHA, detailing equipment and skills that are utilised in responding to foreseeable incidents.

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