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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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Tagged animal rescue, BARTA, BCVA, BEVA, British Eventing, BVA, Equestrian Safety Group, Horse and Hounds, Jim Green, National Fire Chiefs Council, NFCC, Paris Olympics, Paris Olympics 2024, RSPCA
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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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Tagged BARTA, BCVA, BEVA, BVA, Community of Practice, Global Solutions To Tackle Local Issues, Jim Green, National Fire Chiefs Council, NFCC, Paris Olympics 2024, Professor Anne Couroucé, RSPCA
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