Your horse really is your best friend!

45% of horse owners describe their horse as their best friend according to the Petplan Pet Census of over 60,000 pet owners. In Petplan Equine’s latest campaign video we see just this when we get an emotional insight into the love that Katie has for her best friend Sam when he had to have serious veterinary treatment.

Katie can’t imagine life without Sam so, when he had a sudden unexplained lameness which required surgery, she was extremely worried about him. She was very glad she was insured with Petplan Equine which gave her the peace of mind that she could do everything necessary to ensure Sam was returned to full health and fitness.

Watch Katie and Sam’s story here www.petplanequine.co.uk/horsestories

54% of horse owners responding to the Census said they put their horses needs ahead of their own and 83% considered their horse to be part of their family with 49% claiming that as much of their family life as possible is centred around their horse.  This is illustrated further in the research, with 38% of respondents saying they had cancelled plans with friends/family to spend more time with their horse and as many as 52% having taken their horse on holiday!

Do you know a horse that has been ill, injured or had to undergo emergency treatment? Did you have an experience similar to Katie and Sam? Petplan Equine would love to hear about it – share your #HorseStories on Instagram or @PetplanEquineUK on Facebook.