Feb 23, 2023 | Practice news, Uncategorised
We are all very familiar with this saying and it is still true today. The best people to deal with your horses foot health are your farriers. It doesn’t matter if they are shod or unshod, balance of the foot and more so the bones within the foot are vitally...
Feb 2, 2023 | Practice news
Coming out of winter we have a variety of body shapes to choose from with our equid friends. Skinny Fat Pot bellied/lost top line Fit/continued to be in work. These all required a different approach to feeding. Skinny: Why are we skinny? Have we had teeth...
Jan 11, 2023 | Practice news
As we approach the competition and show season, it’s time to start looking at waist lines in our horses and ponies. Horses are designed to gain weight in the spring and summer and become more insulin resistant as their fat to muscle ratio gets higher. If this...
Oct 4, 2022 | Practice news
When I stepped outside the door this evening, I suddenly realised that the ambient temperatures we have had over the last few weeks have come to an end and the colder nights and mornings are here. As horse owners, the cold always worries us, as cold weather and horses...
Sep 18, 2022 | Practice news
The old saying “buy once and buy right”, is very true for insurance: There are cheap policies out there but they can cause issues both at renewal and during the insured period. Unfortunately veterinary care can be expensive. The average cost of a wound...
