Looking to a more stable future

The day after the general election Boris Johnson urged the UK to ‘let the healing begin’ following a divisive and turbulent period in British politics. For the sake of the nation's horses one hopes that the healing never stopped from a veterinary perspective, but a period of political calm and international cooperation does seem highly attractive following recent years. At the time of writing this editorial it is still unclear if we will have left the EU as planned at the end of January, and if so what form that exit will take. However, or whenever, we leave it is essential that future agreements and legislation facilitate the movement of goods and horses to and from the EU as well as further afield. It is essential that the veterinary profession is closely involved in advisory capacity, to ensure that high standards of welfare and biosecurity are protected, while promoting the interests of the UK equine industry that we all depend on.