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Overcoming Competition Nerves When Competing
Do you enter a competition and then start to worry as the date approaches? You aren’t alone. Competition nerves in horse riding are far more common than you might think. Riders of all levels experience them — from first-time competitors to experienced riders heading...
Stronger Horses Start with Hacking
When it comes to horse fitness and conditioning, many riders immediately think of schooling sessions in the arena. It’s controlled, predictable and during winter it can be the easiest place to ride. But sometimes the best training advice can sound a little...
Protecting Your Horse from the Ground Up.
Your horse’s feet are the foundation of their whole body. When hooves aren’t balanced, it’s a bit like you wearing one shoe with a higher heel than the other. You can still walk. You might even manage quite well for a while. But over time, things start to ache. Joints...
Poor Saddle Fit in Horses: Signs and Risks
A poorly fitting saddle doesn’t just cause discomfort — it can quietly affect your horse’s performance, behaviour and long-term soundness. At Littlerock Equine Vets, as an ambulatory equine practice, we frequently see horses where saddle fit is playing a much bigger...
Strangles in Horses: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention
Strangles is a disease that many horse owners have heard of, and often fear. The good news is that while strangles is endemic in the UK and extremely infectious, it is unlikely to kill your horse and most horses make a full recovery. Strangles is an upper respiratory...
Sarcoids and Melanomas in Horses – What you Need to Know
Does your horse have a lump or bump? Sarcoids and melanomas are the most common skin tumors in horses, affecting all breeds and ages. While some remain harmless, others can grow, spread, or cause discomfort. Early detection is key! Learn how to identify, manage, and treat equine sarcoids and melanomas to keep your horse healthy. 🚀 #EquineHealth #HorseCare
Castration in Colts and Stallions – An Owner’s Guide
As spring begins to show its face across Staffordshire, we all start looking forward to lighter evenings and warmer days. It’s also the time of year when we see a noticeable hormonal surge in both mares and entire males. This is...
Laminitis Is Back – What’s Driving the Recent Rise in Cases
We’ve been very lucky as horse owners this summer, with relatively few cases of laminitis compared to what we often expect. However, as many of you will now have discovered, it’s starting to come back to bite us. The grass is green, it is (unusually) very sugary, and...
Grain Overload – When Mischief Becomes an Emergency
Sometimes, the older they are, the less sensible they become. This week we were called out to an emergency involving four very naughty horses who had managed to break out of their barn overnight. Instead of heading straight back to the field, they decided to help...
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