With veterinary medicine able to offer so much for equines, more people are taking out veterinary fee cover.  And it is still a lot less than human healthcare policies.

The equine insurance market has changed considerably over the past 20 years. The primary area of risk used to be the loss of the horse by death, theft and in some cases permanent loss of use. However, while this still remains an essential element of the cover the potential cost of vets fees can easily outstrip the value of the average riding horse.

Veterinary fee cover is now an equally important part of a horse insurance policy, protecting you from the worry of high vet bills as result of accident, sickness or disease. The cover enables you to give the horse the best veterinary care, diagnostics and treatment prolonging its useful life.

With this area of cover now being so essential, Kbis Equine Insurance has developed a choice of seven levels of vet fee cover. Guy Prest, Kbis director said: “It allows our customers to buy appropriate protection at a suitable price. The options vary from cover limited to accidental external injury only or premium saving cover with a higher excess to comprehensive belt and braces protection up to £5000 per incident including alternative treatment.”

Veterinary fee insurance is available for foals from 90 days to 30 year old veterans and is also available as a stand alone product under the Kbis Leisure Cover.