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
Sarcoids and melanomas are the two most common skin tumours we see in horses. They can occur from a young age and, frustratingly, if a horse develops one lesion, there are often others present or waiting to appear. While many of these tumours are classed as benign,...
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...