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October 2024 Newsletter
Sycamore Poisoning It is that time of the year again? The leaves are losing their colour, the days are getting shorter, and the national...
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September 2024 Newsletter
G’day all, You could be forgiven for mistaking the current climate with any season other than summer. For us, the fact that almost all...
5 min
August 2024 Newsletter
Hi All, It's been a long time since I wrote the last newsletter, in fact I can’t even remember when it was, anyway here we are, and we...
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December 21 Newsletter
November was a pretty good month all round. Up and down at times, but altogether pretty sweet. First and foremost, all the yards we...
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WHAT ARE SARCOIDS
Sarcoids are the most common skin tumour in equids. They are locally aggressive, with a high propensity for recurrence. Since they are a...
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SEPTEMBER 21 NEWSLETTER
It’s been a busy month for all of us: horses are now back in training, there’s plenty happening and we’re all looking forward to a busy...
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August 2021 Newsletter
For sure it has been nice and warm in the past days, horses are being exercised early in the morning to beat the heat and lovely sunny...
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AN UPDATE ON STOMACH ULCERS
This is a short, straight to the point summary of what’s new out there, and what's agreed, on stomach ulcers.
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UNDERSTANDING TENDON INJURIES & REHABILITATION IN THE RACEHORSE
Tendon and ligaments injuries can occur virtually in any ligament in the body, from the horse’s foot to the ligaments at the back of the hea
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UNDERSTANDING EQUINE INFLUENZA
Flu is an endemic disease in the UK, maintained by sporadic cases and by inapparent infection in susceptible horses introduced into...
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UNDERSTANDING BLOODWORK
A summary to help you understand how we read blood results.
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TYING UP
Tying up is similar to our cramps. It is a syndrome of muscle fatigue, pain and spasms associated with exercise. It has different causes.
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FATIGUE FRACTURES OF TIBIA
Stress or fatigue fractures are common in young racehorses as a result of repeated high loading during training.
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COMPLICATIONS OF CASTRATIONS
Castrations are the most commonly performed surgical procedure in the horse. Assuming most of them will receive a post-op course of...
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ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm dysfunction in horses. It most frequently occurs in performance horses.
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