A call came through this morning to attend to a young filly with a wound to its forehead.

The owner was unsure how the wound occurred as she was found in the field with blood on its forehead.

Thank you to everyone who came to our Geriatric Health evening – all about caring for the older horse or pony, especially important at this time of year as we head into winter!

Do you as owners understand how important it is that the person who does your horses teeth is properly qualified?

If you are concerned your horse/pony may have cushing's you are able to get the initial test free of charge until the 31st October 2016 courtesy of Boehringer's 'Talk about Laminitis'. If you would like further information or want to speak to a vet regarding your...

Fantastic attendance for our Client Evening at Robin Hood Horse & Country Store. We were kindly sponsored by Zoetis and Baileys Feeds. We had a very informative education programme based around worming, feeding, cushings and laminitis. And lovely goodie bags with...

We have had a confirmed case of grass sickness this week which has unfortunately had to be put to sleep, as do 95% of grass sickness cases. The Equine Grass Sickness Fund is a great source of information re this horrible condition. Read more at...

Just a quick heads up to our clients living in areas with sandy soil such as the Isle of Axholme. We have had a increase in the number of sand colics our vets have been diagnosing. Sand colics result from the build up of sand in the intestines. Horses don't...

Castration season is upon us! We usually castrate colts from 6 months onwards - we can do it as soon as both testicles are present if they are starting to show colt-like behaviour. Spring is the best time to do this before the flies are too bad. The procedure can be...

Another week and another amazing mare to share with you! This is Candy, a 24 year old pony, who gave everyone on her yard a fright back in January when she was found one night in the field very distressed and bleeding from her jaw. Richard attended to stabilise her...

This morning (1st April!) Richard was called out to Ticky, who was found with a nail in her foot. Luckily her owner had left the nail in position so Richard could X-ray to check if the nail had penetrated any vital structures. We are very pleased to say that Ticky was...

We have had a few foals born over the last few weeks. This little filly was born over the weekend. She may look small and cute now, but she is a purebred shire and is expected to reach 18 hands! She was bred by the Bedfords at Chequer Hall Stud (Landcliffe Shires)....

It's getting chilly... Around this time of year as the weather gets colder, we start seeing a spike in cases of impaction colics. These often present as grumbling colics where the horse is uncomfortable, not passing droppings and is reluctant to keep eating. At this...