Working animal charity Brooke will showcase its free learning resource for equine vets in low-resource settings, at the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) Congress in Birmingham this autumn.

Between 10-13 September 2025, Brooke will highlight The Academy for Working Equids (AWE), a resource providing vets with equal access to animal welfare education in low and middle-income countries.

Animal health professionals are often the most trusted source of welfare advice to communities globally. Improving access to training allows them to offer better advice to owners, who in turn can support their animals.

Dr Izzy Hocking, Brooke’s Global Animal Health Advisor, said:

“The BEVA Congress is a great platform for us to showcase Brooke’s global veterinary work, including our Academy for Working Equids online learning hub.

“The AWE enables Brooke’s expertise and training resources to reach far beyond our physical locations, helping many more working animals receive compassionate and knowledgeable care, even in places where Brooke doesn’t directly operate."

Brooke has already trained over 4,000 vets and animal health experts globally through its flagship Animal Health Mentoring Framework.

The AWE platform includes more than 15 bite sized courses available, with topics ranging from recognising equine emotions, to how to calculate medicine dosages correctly.

Vets from Brooke’s country programmes will also attend BEVA through a prestigious equine welfare scholarship, thanks to funding from a Trust which has donated over £10 million to charitable causes.

The scholarship, sponsored by the Sir Peter O’Sullevan Charitable Trust, is part of Brooke’s commitment to improving health and welfare services for working animals, by giving vets opportunities to enhance their skills.

Ifran Maqsood, a vet from Brooke in Pakistan and one of this year’s scholar recipients, said:

"I am excited to meet and learn from international colleagues, exchange ideas, and build connections that can strengthen collaborative work in animal welfare in Pakistan."