Horses and Fireworks: How to Keep Your Horse Safe on Bonfire Night

Horses and Fireworks: How to Keep Your Horse Safe on Bonfire Night

Ahhh autumn… don’t we all just love it?! The clocks go back, the nights come in ridiculously quickly, the fields are becoming increasingly “slippery when wet”… and to top it all off, some evenings sound like World War I in the trenches. 💥🙈 Whilst we...
‘Are We Human or Are We Dancin’?

‘Are We Human or Are We Dancin’?

Why talking about money when your horse is unwell is one of the hardest conversations we have as vets A friend asked me a question the other day that really made me think. We’d been chatting about AI, technology and how much the world is changing when,...
Eye Spy… What’s Wrong With This Eye?

Eye Spy… What’s Wrong With This Eye?

Why a watery eye in a horse should never be ignored From the picture above, could you tell what was wrong with this eye? At first glance, it looks fairly normal, doesn’t it? This was a call-out to see a pony with what had been described as simply “a watery eye.” On...
Summer Laminitis: Why brown grass can still be dangerous

Summer Laminitis: Why brown grass can still be dangerous

When most people think about laminitis, they picture lush, green spring grass. However, the current conditions across the UK are proving that laminitis isn’t just a springtime problem. Although our “green and pleasant land” is looking anything but...
Foals & Breeding: The Good, The Bad and The Brilliant

Foals & Breeding: The Good, The Bad and The Brilliant

It’s that time of year again, and we are delighted to be seeing the first foals arriving across the Little Rock Equine practice—with many more still to come. There’s nothing quite like a new foal on the ground: long legs, curious eyes, and that unmistakable sense of...