The wisdom of the herd is the power of social media, harnessed through surveys and questionnaires. Their answers about specific topics draw on truly practical experience. The results are then analysed and key themes drawn out.

Mark Fitzgibbon has many years of experience as a designer and graphic lead. He has a particular interest in creating easy to use websites and managing complex amounts of data.

The main content for the website will be written by a panel of equine vets representing the range of equine practices, hospitals and veterinary schools in the UK. Leaders in the fields of farriery and equine physiotherapy, dentistry, nutrition, bio-mechanics and others are also being invited to write pages.

After a career as a Head of Science teacher, June trained as a medical indexer and editor of scientific textbooks, working online. She was Vice president of the Society of Indexers for several years and twice runner up for the prestigious Wheatley Medal. She will be checking for any errors or typos on the website!