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Researchers at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and Roslin Institute have shed new light on the mechanisms which contribute to neurodegeneration in equine grass sickness, a multi-system neuropathy […]

BHS Wiltshire Pleasure Ride raises £1000 for EGS research The first BHS fun ride to take place on the Fonthill Estate near Salisbury was a huge success, with over 100 […]

Our Autumn-Winter Newsletter is now online. You can read about Candyfloss’s epic walk across Scotland, reports on the latest research projects, fundraising news from all around Britain plus an order […]

We are very excited to tell you that we have our very first ever runner for EGSF at the 2016 London Marathon! Naomi, a dairy farmer from South Staffordshire, was […]

Each year in the U.K., about 2 percent of horses die from grass sickness. No one knows what causes the disease, but it does occur almost exclusively in grass-fed animals, […]

Yvonne Maclean had always wanted to do something to give back to the EGSF after her horse Mal recovered from EGS and a fun show seemed fitting. She writes: I […]

Talks on Equine Grass Sickness by Dr Jo Ireland BVMS PhD Cert AVP(EM) MRCVS and Jane Van Lennep BSC MSC BHSI Wickham Market Village Hall, High Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 0HE Friday 16th October […]

** TABLE TOP TACK SALE ** Sunday 20th September 2015 In aid of The Equine Grass Sickness Fund at Strathallan Castle, Auchterarder, PH3 1JZ Doors open from 11am to 3pm […]

This worming survey is being undertaken by our colleagues at Moredun. Your help in completing this survey would be much appreciated, and will help inform developments in this important area. […]

Horse owners – it’s your last chance to take part in the Equine Grass Sickness vaccine trial! EGS is a devastating disease affecting grazing horses, ponies and donkeys and it’s […]