Horse & Hound

True heroes

OUR NHS heroes are all around us in the equestrian world – and right now they are facing an unprecedented situation. They are the riders we pass in the collecting ring, the medics who sit for hours in freezing fields so we can enjoy our sport. They are stabled next to you on your livery yard, the people we see when we are injured, and they are the ones who fix us to get back on board.

H&H spoke to a tiny snapshot of thousands connected to both the equestrian and healthcare worlds to find out more about their roles and say thank you, on behalf of the horse world.

“A lot is up in the air, but at the end of a stressful day Ican come home and poo pickÓ
RADIOGRAPHER KARLA PARSONS

matter what else is going on, you need to get up and muck out,” says Karla Parsons, a radiographer at West Suffolk Hospital

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