title: Insurance of horses and the role of the veterinary surgeon.
abstract: Various type of insurance policies covering the risks against mortality, economic slaughter and loss of use, breeding failures and payment of veterinary fees are discussed. The role of the veterinary surgeon in supplying certificates of health and in relation to claims, including those involving destruction on humane grounds, are considered.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002568:Certification; D013502:General Surgery; D006736:Horses; D007341:Insurance / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014730:Veterinary Medicine