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...
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...
