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British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) Congress 2025
BARTA provided a skills workshop at the British Equine Veterinary Association annual Congress last week. BEVA has been instrumental in development of animal rescue protocols through their “Safer Horse Rescue” initiative, a collaborative effort with emergency services. This program has successfully established a comprehensive directory of equine veterinarians and an emergency fund to ensure vets are compensated for their crucial involvement in incidents involving non-client animals. The next critical phase of this initiative focuses on clearly defining the roles and responsibilities of veterinary professionals across various incident types and levels. A key aspect of this involves the integration of Registered Veterinary Nurses (RVNs) into vet-led teams. This strategic inclusion aims to enhance casualty-centered rescue operations and streamline the management of complex tactical elements during equine emergencies, especially amidst the competing priorities of multiple emergency responders. Multi animal incident scenarios were discussed … Continue reading →
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CPD for our Accredited Instructors
Six fire services attended BARTA’s training centre at the Horse Trust in Buckinghamshire, as part of scheduled continual professional development for fire and rescue service large animal rescue instructors. During the session delegates discussed the challenges and tactics for dealing with Time Critical Incidents, where a person may be trapped with an animal and require immediate intervention. They also focused on the management of an equine trailer rollover, which would require further resources and control measures. Techniques in righting an overturned trailer were practiced and recorded as part of a growing suite of practical resources for animal rescue teams. Resources can be found covering a range of topics on the BARTA YouTube channel: youtube.com/@bartaresources940 Helping us on the day was Guy Fulford, Safety & Rescue Sector Manager for Harken UK. Guy brought along two LokHead Winch Kits. Harken Safety & … Continue reading →
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Tagged animal rescue, BARTA, BCVA, BEVA, British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care, BVA, Harken, Harken Safety & Rescue, Jim Green, Large Animal Rescue, National Fire Chiefs Council, NFCC, RCVS, RCVS Fellowship Day, Trailer Righting
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Spotlight on one of our Team – Teri England
Many will know our Training and Events Coordinator, Teri England, a core member of the BARTA team. Teri recently underwent major life changing surgery. During her time away from work the team rallied, but it was clear the critical role she plays in supporting our first responders to be best equipped to deal with people and animals in emergencies. We are really glad that Teri is on the mend and back in the saddle from 2 perspectives! Her love for her horses and the drive to be back competing has really helped her recovery and we wanted to share a recent success story which was published on the British Dressage website, entitled, Combined Training Qualifiers: journeys of determinations. This is an insight into the challenges that Teri has faced recently and overcome with real determination, with her permission we wanted … Continue reading →
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Fire Evacuation – Owning Your Fire Plan
BARTA have released a new fire safety film that outlines a fire evacuation plan and training exercise conducted at the Horse Trust, focusing on human safety, animal safety, and operational effectiveness. The film stresses the importance of owning the fire plan and practicing it with the entire team,take a look at the resources area on the BARTA website for more information on creating a fire and emergency plan. Jim Green, BARTA Director of Operations said:“Too often, fire risk assessments are seen as tick-box exercises left to gather dust. But a living,breathing fire plan – understood and owned by every team member – can make the differencebetween tragedy and success. This film aims to give equestrian yards across the UK, confidence in understanding and accessing the tools they need to create and practice a workable plan, tailored to their own risks … Continue reading →
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Tagged Animal Evacuation, animal rescue, Animal Safety, BARTA, BCVA, British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care, British Eventing, British Horseracing, Equine Welfare, Human Safety, Jim Green, National Fire Chiefs Council, NEWC, NFCC, Operational Effectiveness, RSPCA
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BARTA Vet Training Delivered all Around the UK
In a new first, the BARTA team facilitated three Vet Responder courses simultaneously throughout the UK, for veterinary group IVC Evidensia’s graduate veterinary academy members. Partners in delivering this invaluable training were The Mare and Foal Sanctuary in Devon, our parent charity, The Horse Trust, in Buckinghamshire and Fire Scotland at their training centre in Perth. BARTA’s standardised Vet Responder course enables a consistent message for veterinary professionals and emergency services to seamlessly interact wherever they are in the UK. The course discusses the role of the vet within a multi agency rescue team, how to prepare themselves and the practice for receiving and responding to emergency situations and the techniques and tactics that will be used from a rescue and veterinary perspective to achieve the best outcomes. Open to all large animal veterinary surgeons and Registered Veterinary Nurse’s BARTA … Continue reading →
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Tagged animal rescue, BARTA, BCVA, BEVA, British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care, BVA, Eaun Laidlaw, IVC Evidensia, Jane Ogilvie, Jim Green, Large Animal Rewcue, National Fire Chiefs Council, NFCC, notjustfires, RSPCA, Scottish Fire and rescue Service, The Horse Trust, The Mare and Foal Sanctuary, Vet Training
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2024, It’s been a busy year!
It’s been an exciting year for our friends at the British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care Association (BARTA), with remarkable progress in animal rescue and safety education. BARTA played a key role at the Paris Olympics 2024, joining the equine safety and rescue team for the cross-country event at Versailles. Fortunately, no horses required rescue, however, skills of Paris firefighters’ animal rescue team were tested when a deer entered the canal in front of 5,000 spectators. Thanks to a quick response, the situation was calmly managed. Closer to home, following an incident with a loose cow, BARTA have joined an advisory group consisting of Surrey Roads Policing, the National Police Rural Crime Unit, NFU and the British Cattle Vets Association, fostering new safety initiatives to support police responders. Training this year includes fire service Responder, Team Leader and Instructor courses. … Continue reading →
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Tagged BARTA, BCVA, British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care, BVA, Incidents Involving Animals, InVEST, Jim Green, National Fire Chiefs Council, NFCC, Professor Josh Slater
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Invite to InCOP Online – 15th January 2025
Our interim committee would like to welcome all those who are interested in planning for and responding to emergencies and disasters that affect people and animals to a meeting of a new support network, the International Community of Practice (Incidents Involving Animals). Formed at the 2024 BARTA Conference, this group has been established to ensure that all involved in planning and response to incidents involving animals, have access and affiliation to a network of like minded individuals for the benefit of mutual awareness, support and development. The initial online meeting will be an opportunity to meet contributors from around the world and begin to understand your needs and how we might best support your activities. The meeting will take place at 19.00 (GMT) on 15th January 2025 Via Zoom. Please register your interest via Trybooking.com for this free to join … Continue reading →
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Tagged animal rescue, BARTA, BAVECC, BCVA, BEVA, British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care, BVA, Community of Practice, community resillience, Global Issues to tackle local issues, ICPEM, Incidents Involving Animals, InCOP, inspiring excellence in animal response, Jim Green, Local Government, National Fire Chiefs Council, NFCC, Professor Josh Slater, RSPCA, World Organisation for Animal Health
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BARTA Amendment of Articles of Association
Amendment of Articles of Association of British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care Association CIC(“BARTA”) The directors of BARTA intend to amend the objects clause in its Articles of Association. Our consultation exercise has already taken place and therefore this posting is advance notification of the steps BARTA intends to take following on from that exercise. If you have any concerns or feedback we would be very happy to hear from you. However, it is our intention (subject of course to any such concerns or feedback received from our stakeholders) to hold the relevant meetings and pass the appropriate resolution to adopt the amended objects clause set out below within the next six weeks. Given that proposed timescale, if you have any concerns or feedback please could you provide these by email to: [email protected] by no later than 23/12/24 The objects … Continue reading →
Training in Saudi Arabia
BARTA’s Jim Green and Dr Nigel Haizelden recently travelled to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to support the Saudi Equestrian Authority (SEA). As well as a racecourse and equine hospital, there are around 15,000 horses in the immediate area, many who suffer injury through transportation and road traffic collisions. Sponsored by the SEA, training was available for trainers, vets and emergency service workers. Over 3 days of training 100 delegates came to learn, generating a huge level of wider interest. Jim said, “The opportunity to demonstrate the value of preparing for emergencies involving animals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was a huge privilege for both Nigel and myself. At the recent BARTA conference we welcomed members of initiatives from around the world and we are excited to develop new collaborations with our friends and colleagues in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia … Continue reading →
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Tagged animal rescue, BARTA, BEVA, British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care, British Horseracing, BVA, Community of Practice, Jim Green, Jockey Club, National Fire Chiefs Council, NFCC, Nigel Haizelden, Saudi Animal Rescue and Trauma Association, Saudi Equestrian Authority
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Equestrian Games, Paris 2024
BARTA director Jim Green has just returned from the Paris Olympics where he was invited by lead veterinarian Prof. Anne Couroucé to support a team of over 60 veterinary professionals who were on hand to ensure that riders and horses had the very best care throughout their time in Paris. Jim’s role was to take a central position on the cross country course and respond to any serious incident as rescue team leader. At each fence were two veterinary professionals, supported within their sector by a further two vets including an anaesthesia specialist. Responding with Jim were equine ambulance leads and FEI officials, the overseers of international equine eventing. Preparedness also included planning for an emergency which might have involved Le Grand Canal, a huge water feature which took centre stage at the prestigious event in the grounds of the … Continue reading →
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