43% of strangles-positive horses arriving at Redwings are carriers – all treated successfully!

Vets and Professionals are on the frontline of protecting the UK’s horses from infectious diseases.

Join the growing community championing good biosecurity and transparency by pledging today: this public commitment provides with you with resources to help your clients and promote best practice when it comes to protecting horses from the disease.

Check your horse's overall health with our free temperature checker

Temperature checking is an inexpensive, easy and vital way of checking your horse’s overall health. Help spot disease early in your horse by taking our custom temperature checker.

Strangles pack for clients

Give horse owners confidence at times of an outbreak and share Redwings’ peer-reviewed strangles information pack.

It's a free resource for vets to share with clients and has BEVA endorsement.

Complete your details and we’ll get up to 10 packs in the post to you, or download and share the online version here.

Download strangles pack (PDF 2.5 MB)

Make the most of Strangles Awareness Week

Use Strangles Awareness Week to educate and improve biosecurity - before an outbreak happens.

Download and plan your own strangles talk with presentation slides have been put together by experts with a mix of science, practical tips and human stories.

Don't hesitate to email us at campaigns@redwings.co.uk if you have any questions or comments. We love hearing from you!

Download Strangles Presentation (PPTX 99.1 MB)

How does a horse become a strangles carrier animation

Watch and then share our short film with clients to encourage carrier prevention to become a routine part of strangles outbreak management.

Guttural pouch endoscopy

Horse owners are often unsure what guttural pouch endoscopy involves.

Watch our short film of Redwings vet Nic talking through the scoping process and explaining why it is so important.

For vets we offering a scoping support scheme to support with endoscopy and management of complex strangles cases.

“I recently attended a very good talk by our equine vet. I found it really informative and it cleared up any misconceptions I had about strangles.”

Respondent to Redwings' strangles survey.

Client evening

These type of evenings are a great way of raising awareness of strangles and sharing advice on good biosecurity.

Below are our strangles presentations to use or adapt for your own practice events.

Download slideshow (PPSX 99.1 MB)

Download editable slideshow (PPTX 99.1 MB)

Spread the word...

Use your practice Facebook page to share our practical guidance when there's an outbreak in your area and clients are receptive to advice and eager to take preventative steps.

Clearing carriers protocol

Our Strangles Carrier Protocol is used to treat all new arrivals who are found to asymptomatic carriers of the disease. The protocol successfully cleared 37 strangles carriers arriving at the sanctuary between 2011 and 2016

Download Carrier Treatment Protocol (PDF 3.4 MB)

Practical approaches to managing Strangles

Redwings' Senior Veterinary Surgeon Nicky Jarvis presented a current overview of strangles and how to prevent and manage the disease at the 2018 London Vet Show.

Don’t worry if you missed it, here's Nicky’s presentation to download (PPSX 40.6 MB)

We also offer a scoping support scheme for vets dealing with complex cases.

Farriers biosecurity tips

Redwings and the team at Stromsholm Ltd have teamed up to share some top tips for farriers. Download the free guidance to make sure you’re protecting horses and your business from strangles as you move from yard to yard.

Download guidance (PDF 219 KB)