Fit For A Queenie

13/11/2024

🐴Colic Awareness week 8th-14th November🐴

We are proud to be BHS Vet REACT Colic Champions 🏆
This scheme was set up by The British Horse Society and The School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham. The campaign aims to educate horse owners about a wide range of issues relating to colic, in particular identifying the more subtle, early signs of colic.

More information is available at https://www.bhs.org.uk/horse-care-and-welfare/health-care-management/horse-health/equine-diseases/colic-in-horses/

For more information on colic signs please see our YouTube video:

https://youtu.be/GWgqomNY8ds

10/11/2024

At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them.

Remembrance Sunday honours those who died in the line of duty.

We would also like to use today to remember the eight million war horses that lost their lives during WW1.

08/11/2024

Please, no comments about shoes! This post isn't about shoes. It raises the point about how good a job can be done on a moving target!

I'm goin to be honest. I'm the one who shod both of this two horses. Completely different results. And do you know why? The one to the left didn't stand still for a single second. I'm amazed i even got the shoes on. But I did. On Internet it's very easy to sit behind the screen and criticise harshly without knowing the history behind a photo. Owners can easily put out a photo on a hoof and people will say to the owner to change farrier and demand money back. Without having basic facts that the farrier who tried shoeing the horse risked his/her life to even give it a try. Be humble. Think twice. Find out the real story behind a photo. Because one photo does not tell the whole story.

04/11/2024

Hello everyone! Our Devon final year EPT student Annie Loxley is looking for her last pathology case study. She's looking for a horse/pony/donkey/mule/hinny with laminitis. This needs to be a case where there is either active laminitis, or damage due to laminitis. Here's an example of the type of thing we're looking for. If you're looking for a brilliant EP to help you rehab your equine, please contact me or Annie!

03/11/2024

Really interesting blog post by Finer Forage - Naturally Better Horsefood on vitamins. Well worth a read!

Vitamins The word “vitamin” was coined in the early 1900’s, and comes from 2 Latin words – vita and amine – vita because they’re vital, or essential, to life and amine as it was initially thought all vitamins were amines, but it was soon discovered they’re not all amines after all... b...

02/11/2024

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24/10/2024

Remember everyone: spring forward, autumn back.

24/10/2024

23/10/2024

We're getting to that time of year when I have to make a request that always irritates me because it should go without saying!

Please don't drag your horse in dripping with mud as I arrive to trim! I appreciate that we don't all have a concrete yard, horse shower and solarium, but we do all have towels and garden sprayers are £9 at screwfix if you don't have a hose. Please bring your horse in early enough to get the worst of the mud off and towel them as dry as you possibly can. They don't have to be pristine, but slippery legs are tricky to hold and wet mud is the fastest way to blunt and rust my tools.

Thank you in advance!

23/10/2024

Great client evening from Stringer Equine Veterinary Surgeons this evening. Fabulous talks on winter health, and a really good raffle. Plus tea and cake- all that was missing was hooves!
Lovely to chat with 2 by 2 Track Livery, and always nice to see Sarah Timms and Melissa Phillips!
All-in-all a fun evening for free! Thanks Stringer!

14/10/2024

Normally I'm a bit dubious about feed company nutritionists, but I know Nia Angharad Cooke personally and I know she's absolutely ace and properly trained and qualified!

08/10/2024

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08/10/2024

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04/11/2023

Well done to Paige and Blake!

03/11/2023

⚠ Some of us may have had the first autumnal frosts of the season, so it may be tempting to get on with worming for the possibility of encysted redworm. But hang fire! This parasitic stage of the small redworm can have fatal consequences so it is important that we tackle it at the appropriate time.

🌦 The weather overall is still too mild which means redworm on the pasture are still pretty active. Worming to target the encysted stages now will mean a higher possibility of reinfection after treatment, especially if the horses are still out 24/7 or getting a lot of grazing time. We need to wait for a period when daytime temperatures on the pasture consistently fall below 6 degrees Celsius, which is generally between late December and February. This advice applies to healthy adult horses. Young or old horses may need additional consideration depending on their Autumn results.

If you haven't already done so, there is still time for an autumn worm count for redworm and roundworm, and EquiSal test for tapeworm. A wormer may be required now from those results and then another for the encysted redworm once cold enough.

If in doubt about the best course of action for your horses then get in touch for our free, vet approved, expert advice.

More info 👉bit.ly/Wait-for-Winter

02/11/2023

For pets and people who need a little calm this fireworks season, join us for Pet Classics on 4 and 5 November.

Charlotte Hawkins has the perfect music to relax you, from 5pm-9pm. 🐾 🎶