Coronavirus and horses, livestock or other animals you obviously need to care for them during the Coronavirus outbreak. There are two types of advice given. One if you have symptoms and the other if you do not have symptoms.
The advice if you have symptoms of coronavirus and must remain at home for 7 days, or 14 as a household. If you have a horse in livery, you must not visit them whilst you are self-isolating. You should contact your yard manager or vet to make suitable welfare arrangements.
If you have livestock such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, or any other types of livestock you should arrange for someone else who is not self-isolating to care for your animals.
Where this is not possible you should ensure the basic needs of your animals are met. You must make sure you wash your hands before and after handling your animals and ensure you remain 2 metres away from other people.
If you are too unwell to care for your animals and there is no one to help, you should call your local authority.
Advice if you do not have symptoms of coronavirus is that You may leave your house to exercise once a day and you should combine this with leaving your house to provide care for your horse or livestock.
It is essential that you minimise the time spent outside of the home and remain 2 metres away from others. You should remember to wash your hands before and after contact with any animals.
If your horse requires urgent attention from a farrier, you should phone the farrier to arrange the best approach to meet your horses’ needs. You and the farrier must ensure that you keep 2 metres apart and wash your hands before and after contact with the horse.
We will keep our websites as up to date as possible. If you would like to learn more about pet first aid we have a range of pet first aid courses from standard, advanced and professional levels and dog and cat care video online courses. For more information visit our pet first aid website at propetfirstaid.co.uk.