Sarcoids and Melanomas in Horses – What you Need to Know

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

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...
Summer and Heat Issues in Horses

Summer and Heat Issues in Horses

This spring and summer has been highly unusual and the continuing heat with increased temperatures doesn’t fit in well with our four legged friends routines. Heat waves like the one that is expected over the next 7 days brings it’s own issues for our four...