A fresh start for UK-Vet Equine in 2022

In this first issue of 2022, it is impossible not to reflect on the year that has just gone and to wonder what the year ahead will bring. It is easy to get caught up in the negativity that lingers with the COVID-19 pandemic and also, to forget that we have come a long way in the past few months. This time last year, I was writing about juggling work and home-schooling as equine vets had failed to make it onto the list of essential workers. There were still fears that catching COVID-19 was a threat to the lives of friends and relatives who were ageing or unwell, and recession and economic downturn were considered to be imminent. We are now in a much better place. Now everyone (well, except Novak Djokovic and a few others) is vaccinated, the virus is, generally speaking, an inconvenience rather than a potentially fatal event. Thankfully, people are now spending more money on horses than ever before. Finally, we can meet who we want, when we want and all in all, we have a lot to be positive about as we step into 2022.