Veterinary & Health
Veterinary & health care for your horse
Worming: Worming in autumn/winter
As part of our Horse Health Programme (HHP), we are keen to help you protect your horse against worms. The best way to keep horses safe, now and in the future, is to practice targeted worming using diagnostic tests and risk assessments to determine if you need to worm your horse. We can use faecal […]
Should I insure my horse for vet fees?
Deciding whether or not to take out horse insurance is a very personal decision and there are many factors that should be taken into consideration. Typically, the reason most horse owners insure is fo...
Ligament injuries
Ligaments are the elastic soft tissue structures that connect the ends of bone at joints. In certain cases, they attach from a bone to a tendon i.e. the inferior check ligament. Their role is to maintain bones in alignment and provide support to a joint. They are usually located on either side of ...
Tendon injuries
Tendons are the strap-like elastic structures that attach muscles to the bones on which they act. Most tendons are relatively short and are rarely damaged. However, the long tendons of the limbs are vulnerable to damage during exercise or as a result of trauma. The flexor tendons are the most impo...
Lameness investigation
The diagnosis and treatment of the lame horse can be frustrating and confusing. The aim of this article is to try and explain the processes that veterinary surgeons go through when dealing with a lame...
Equine Herpes Virus
Equine Herpes Virus (EHV) is a highly contagious airborne disease. There are five main strains of EHV, but strains EHV-1 and EHV-4 are the most common and occur in horses world wide. What are the different strains? EHV-1: This strain is most commonly associated with disease in horses and can c...