Lucy Grieve MA VetMB MRCVS Lucy qualified from Cambridge in 2007 and practiced in Newmarket for fifteen years, working with racehorses, sports and pleasure horses. She served twelve years on BEVA Council, chairing the Ethics and Welfare Committee, and was President 2020-2021. In 2022 she started a permanent role with BEVA as Veterinary Projects Officer. She represents BEVA in the Federation of European Equine Veterinary Associations (FEEVA), chairing the Pre-purchase Examination Working Group, and now the Ethics and Welfare Working Group. She is currently mid-term as Vice-President of the FEEVA. Last year she became a Trustee of Welfare for the British Horse Society (BHS), and she is currently undertaking a part-time Master of Business Administration (MBA). Her passion is improving equine welfare and maximising the positive interaction between horse and human, which drives her work both within the veterinary industry and across the equestrian world. Lucy is passionate about welfare and improving the lives of horses throughout the world. Through her work she highlights the positive impact horses and humans can have on each other, and strives to maximise sharing of knowledge between the equestrian and veterinary industries. By raising awareness and driving education she believes in people bettering themselves, both as individuals and as wider professions, which then improves the lives of the animals we serve.?

Anna Hammond BVM&S CertEM(Int Med) DACVIM (LAIM) FHEA MRCVS Anna graduated in 1994 and started her career at Liphook Equine Hospital, where sleep was rare. She then spent four years working in equine hospitals across the Southern Hemisphere, working with both million-dollar racehorses and abandoned ponies. Returning to the UK, she completed a medicine residency at the Royal Veterinary College before moving into first-opinion equine practice in Sussex, Bristol and then Scotland, alongside many years at Bristol University's equine referral hospital. She thrives on challenges; be that referral medicine or the hands-on realities of treating horses in the field with limited resources.

Pat Harris MA PhD DipECVCN VetMB MRCVS After qualifying from Cambridge University, Pat completed her PhD at the Animal Health Trust into the Equine Rhabdomyolysis Syndrome. She joined the Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition (now Waltham Petcare Science Institute) in 1995. As Director of Science for Mars Horsecare and Head of the WALTHAM Equine Studies Group until Spring 2025, she was responsible for their equine research conducted in collaboration with experts at institutes and universities globally.? Pat is a British Equine Veterinary Association Past-President. She is the author or co-author of over 500 scientific papers, abstracts, and book chapters with recent emphasis on obesity, laminitis, and senior horse nutrition.

Callum Haseler MA(Cantab) VetMB MRCVS As chair of BEVA's Sustainability Working Group, I have seen the passion felt universally by equine vets when it comes to environmental issues. As a profession, we feel that sustainability is important, but we know that equine practitioners don't feel they have the tools to effectively approach the issue. For this reason, since 2021, we have focused on driving research, promoting best practice, and engaging practitioners in environmental issues. We believe that, together, our many small changes can add up to make a sizeable difference.

Dr Michael Hewetson BSc(Hons)Ag BVSc PhD FHEA DiplECEIM MRCVS graduated from Onderstepoort, South Africa in 1999. He spent time in private equine practice in the UK before completing a Senior Clinical Training Scholarship in equine internal medicine, critical care and anaesthesia at the University of Glasgow. He is a registered RCVS specialist in equine internal medicine and is a diplomate of the European College of equine internal medicine. He has a PhD in equine gastroduodenal permeability studies and has an active research interest in equine gastric ulcer syndrome. He currently works as a clinical educator at the Royal Veterinary College in London, where he an associate professor in equine internal medicine.

Dr Karen Hiestand PhD, BVSc, BSc,?MSc, MA, PGCert, FHEA, Dip ECAWBM (AWSEL), MRCVS?? European and RCVS Veterinary Specialist in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics &?Law Karen is a Lecturer in Veterinary and Animal Ethics at the Royal Veterinary College and a European and RCVS Specialist in Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law (MRCVS). Originally qualifying as a veterinarian from Massey University, New Zealand, her career spans clinical practice and interdisciplinary scholarship. With degrees in animal welfare, psychology, and medical ethics and law, her PhD examined animal empathy and human-companion animal relationships. Her research focuses on ethical decision-making in veterinary practice, the veterinary-client-patient relationship, autonomy and responsibility in companion animal care, and the moral dimensions of human-animal bonds. She also serves in advisory and leadership roles within animal welfare and professional bodies, contributing to the development of ethical standards and policy within the sector.