For everyone who came to our client night in December - you will be aware of how important controlling equine influenza (flu) is - we now have an update for 2019 flu cases: with four UK outbreaks diagnosed already
Winter Newsletter
Here is a copy of our Winter Newsletter - there is a summary of the items below:
Is your horse overweight - weight clinics
Some of you may have seen this article recently, for those of you that haven't we would highly recommend having a look as this is
Safe Exercise in Cold Weather
The nights may be drawing out (yes, they really are!) but warm weather still feels very far away! Horse's are much more prone to injuries at this time of year, here's why:
Emergency transport - what's your plan?
A weekend on call reminded me recently of the importance of our clients having a plan on transporting their horse or pony in an emergency situation. Is it something you have thought about? Would you have transport available if your vet advised your horse needed moving urgently to a veterinary clinic, or referring as an emergency to an equine hospital? I remember when
Owners still need to do more to manage gastric ulcers according to recent survey
Around 40-60% of our client's horses are affected by Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) and keeping those horses healthy and working happily can be a challenge.
Gastroscopy clinic!
***£100 gastroscopy offer***
Friday 9th November 2018 @ Stapleton, Darrington
Did you know...?
The only way to definitively diagnose equine gastric ulcers is by gastroscopy...
Essential guide to autumn worming
The nights are drawing in and the mornings are feeling fresher, winter is just around the corner which means it’s time to think about your autumn worming plan.
Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome - knowing the signs and understanding risk factors
Could your horse have gastric ulcers?
Gastric ulcers affect over 50% of horses and can affect any horse at any age. There are two forms of equine gastric ulcers; squamous ulcers and glandular ulcers. These two forms of the disease relate to the two regions of the equine stomach.
Liver disease - do you know the signs?
Liver disease in horses is relatively common, however there are many different potential underlying causes. As in humans, a horse's liver has huge reserve capacity.
Should I clip my horse?
I’m not sure what’s happened but all of a sudden, my pony seems to have turned into a woolly mammoth!
Having hairy horses during winter is inevitable, if you don’t do much ridden work it often won’t become a problem.
To rug or not to rug - that is the question
It’s that difficult time of year when its warm during the day but going off quite cool at night. This puts us in a difficult situation with management, specifically with regards rugging.
