Strangles Awareness Week (SAW) is a global collaborative initiative aimed at preventing and managing Strangles - the most common infectious equine disease.
SAW takes place in the first week of May each year and is the perfect way for you to join a fast-growing network of horse-owners and equestrian professionals who want to help protect horses and businesses from the misery of a Strangles outbreak.
We reached almost 8.5 million people in 2023! Here’s to making 2024 our BEST ever year yet!
Your horse deserves the BEST - get involved!
SAW 2024 is dedicated to promoting the BEST preventative actions to safeguard horses against Strangles, empowering owners to take proactive measures in disease prevention.
Take part in Strangles Awareness Week 6-12th May. Simply follow us on our social media channels to find out how you can enter our SAW competition to win the best prize bundle and make an impact. And watch and share our videos like Otto and Claire's story below to help us show the profound impact Strangles can have on yards, horse owners and of course the horses themselves.
Because any horse can get Strangles and every person can make a difference.
Otto's Story
Highlights from SAW 2023!
SAW’23 was led by our Temperature Checker Challenge, in which we aimed to educate around the importance of regular temperature checking as part of a preventative Strangles routine.
The campaign resonated with an impressive 8.5 million people and encompassed the distribution of 8,000 thermometers within grooming kits across the UK. It was also supported by Celebrity riders Piggy March and Richard Davison.
The week also featured the highly successful 'Taking the Heat Out of Strangles' seminar hosted by World Horse Welfare.
This fantastic webinar brought together a host of headline acts on the topic of strangles and biosecurity including; Equine Scientist Dr David Marlin, Senior Advisor to the FEI, Caterina Termine and Global Strangles Taskforce spokesperson Prof. Ashley Boyle from University of Pennsylvania.
Become a SAW ambassador
Our growing network of ambassadors helps us reach horse owners who with your influence might start to get interested in the ways they can protect their horse and others.
Getting involved is free and simple - sign up and find out how you can be informed, inspired and make a difference for horses throughout Strangles Awareness Week.
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