Action must be taken as we ‘stand on a precipice’ in horse and human health

Action must be taken as we ‘stand on a precipice’ in horse and human health

Zoetis, Worming. We are standing on the precipice of a return to a pre-antibiotic world where routine medical and veterinary procedures would become impossible. This was the stark warning given at the 2026 National Equine Forum on 5 March, in a session titled “On the brink: equine health conditions we cannot ignore”. Philip Ivens, director of Buckingham Equine Vets, covered the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, and what the horse world ca…