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When Is a Wound an Emergency for Your Horse?
Dr Michaela Harcourt BVetBio, BVSc, MVetClinStud, MVetSurg, DipACVS (LA) Registered specialist in Equine Surgery Horses are notorious for getting themselves...
Preventative broodmare medicine – What your mare expects when she’s expecting
By Dr Emma Gillman Bsc DVM If your mare has had a positive 45-day scan this season, congratulations! Now you have just under 300 days to prepare for the...
What is a nerve block and what value does it add to my lameness exam?
By Dr Beth Watson Bsc DVM A nerve block is the application of local anaesthetic to a specific region of the horse’s body. Local anaesthetic stops or reduces...
Sand Colic – Minimising the risk
By Dr Beth Watson Bsc DVM With colic season firmly upon us I think it is important to remind ourselves how we can prevent sand accumulation in horses. While...
Equine Vaccination
By Dr Beth Watson Bsc DVM How does the immune system work? The key role of the immune system is to recognise and destroy anything it recognises as foreign and...
Equine Melanoma
By Dr Emma Gillman BSc.DVM Melanoma is one of the most common skin tumours seen in horses. They mainly occur in grey and white horses, with a prevalence of...
Foaling Down Your Mare – Tips for a successful journey
By Dr Ross Wallace Bsc BVMS (hons) MANZCVS (eq surg) Foaling down your own mare can be daunting prospect for even the most seasoned horse person. Despite...
Sialolithiasis
By Dr Belinda Black BSc BVMS DVSc DACVS-LA What is that lump on my horse’s cheek? A sialoliths is an infrequently occurring, hard, calcified concretion that...
Habronema (Summer Sores)
By Dr Belinda Black BSc BVMS DVSc DACVS-LA This year has been a particularly bad year for Habronema infestations, otherwise known as Summer Sores, and...