Jan 22, 2022 | Practice news
This winter the grass has not really died back. This is leading to the real risk that a laminitic explosion will happen during the next few weeks. It is essential to ensure your horses and ponies lose weight to minimise the risk of laminitis. In the winter months it...
Jan 16, 2022 | Practice news
Nutrition especially in the older horse is vital. With the common underlying conditions such as Cushings disease, poor dental alignments, diastema and general old age, the winter season can be very tough on some. Whilst we vets go on about weight loss with a large...
Jan 9, 2022 | Practice news
Routine vaccinations allow us to take our horses out and about safely and ensure we don’t come back with any nasty surprises. There are two main diseases we vaccinate our horses with to give them the protection they need. Equine Influenza: This is a viral...
Dec 30, 2021 | Practice news
Weight loss. This is a really important issue at this time of year. We are half way through winter and those horses who are still carrying excess weight from the summer and unseasonably warm autumn/winter really need to lose the weight before the spring grass comes...
Jul 21, 2021 | Practice news
In the UK routine vaccines are commonly carried out for both Equine Influenza and Tetanus. These are the main part of your horses vaccination programme. These safeguard them against two of the diseases which can impact both them and (in the case of Equine flu) others...
