Below are our latest entries on our blog - which our vets have put together to give you summaries on some equine health conditions, as well as some posts giving you information such as what happens in our days!
What is equine influenza? Equine influenza is a virus which is highly contagious between horses How does it spread? It travels through the air when windy, on clothing, equipment, feed buckets, horse transportation, stables…. The list goes on! Coughing produces…
So why do horses get gastric ulcers? Great question! And unfortunately it is one with several different factors, some of which may or may not apply to your horse! Severe ulceration present on the sqamous region Medications Some medications such…
We have a client evening coming up focusing on lameness - this evening is open to all who want to come and learn about lameness! Katie and George will be presenting - covering what lameness assessments involves and what to…
Strangles is a highly infectious bacterial disease of horses that is highly prevalent in the UK. An outbreak of strangles can potentially involve all the horses on the yard, some may become very sick and the outbreak can cause a…
Many of you already perform regular faecal worm egg counts which is great, however these are not a reliable way of detecting tapeworm infections in horses. Historically many horses have been covered for tapeworm with combination wormers (like Equest Pramox…
It is that time of year again where many of us will be tirelessly digging out ragwort from our fields. But why do we need to do it? Why is Ragwort poisonous? Ragwort contains toxins called pyrrolizidine alkaloids which if…
Strangles awareness week has just passed and following on from this we thought it would be a good idea just to give a little refresher on Strangles!
Coming into spring with the grass starting to come through – and likely some warmer weather coming soon here is a reminder of what laminitis is and what we can do with laminitis. We have already given a brief summary…
FORAGE Forage is an essential part of all horses and ponies diets to maintain a healthy gastrointestinal system so we need to find a balance when dieting. To assist weight loss and reduce risk of laminitis and equine metabolic syndrome…
As many of you are aware, atypical myopathy is a deadly disease with devastating consequences for both the horse and the owner. Atypical myopathy in horses occurs when components, usually seeds or shoots, of the sycamore tree (Acer pseudoplatanus) are…
