Strangles Awareness Week

Become a SAW Ambassador and make a difference!

Strangles Awareness Week (SAW) is a collaborative campaign that aims to bring our most common infectious equine disease into the spotlight and raise awareness of how we can prevent or manage outbreaks.

SAW takes place in the first week of May each year and is the perfect way to join a fast-growing network of horse-owners, riders and equestrian professionals who all want to protect horses and businesses from the misery of Strangles.

Use the button above to become a SAW Ambassador today. It's free, takes a few seconds and means you will receive social media graphics, films and links ready to share in May to help spread the word, not the disease!

Horses deserve the BEST!

Whether you're an occasional happy hacker or an elite professional, Strangles doesn't discriminate and all horses will benefit from four practical actions to help protect them from infection. Start using the BEST steps so we can reduce the risk of Strangles in our own horses and those across the UK. The BEST steps are to:

Click on each step to find out more in our special series of BEST blogs!

Otto's Story

If you're unsure how Strangles can impact horses and owners, watch our special short film to hear from Claire, whose horse Otto became infected during an outbreak.

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.

Become a SAW Ambassador - just like Riding with Rhi!

Our growing network of Ambassadors helps us reach horse owners with practical and effective ways they can take steps to protect their own horses and others from infection.

Getting involved is free and simple - sign up and find out how you can be informed, inspired and make a difference for horses through Strangles Awareness Week.

Get Involved

Become an ambassador for Strangles Awareness Week and help us reach more horse owners with our supportive campaign.

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Are you and your horse at risk of Strangles?

How does Strangles manage to spread so far and so fast? Thanks to some fantastic research, funded by our friends at the Horse Trust, we can now link Strangles outbreaks not only in different counties, but in different countries!
Our brand-new animation takes a light-hearted look at some serious situations in which your horse could easily become infected. Watch the animation to discover why Strangles is never an isolated case and learn what YOU can do to make a difference and protect your horse.