Obesity pilot aims to change behaviour and save lives
Jan 16, 2020
3 minutes
By ELEANOR JONES
THE aim of a new and different initiative aimed at tackling equine obesity is to help save horses’ lives.
The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) is launching a six-month pilot of its scheme, developed using knowledge from the behavioural insights team (BIT), a government think tank working on behavioural economics and psychology.
The idea is to use routine vaccination visits as a chance to assess equine body condition, and use a traffic light system of vaccination reminder stickers on the
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