Routine Treatment

Health Checks

If you have any concerns or just want to make sure your horse is still happy and healthy, we offer health checks and free weight clinics* to put your mind at ease.

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*free to 5 or more clients seen at the same time

Blood Sampling

We have three blood testing machines in the practice where we can run blood for haematology and biochemistry. This can be done as a general health check or for cases when your horse is ill. Sometimes we will send off the blood samples to a lab for further testing including cushings, EMS and strangles etc.

Vaccinations

Flu vaccination protocol for non Thoroughbreds

• 1st injection day 0

• 2nd injection 21 - 60 days

• 3rd injection 120 - 180 days

• Annual boosters no greater than 365 days

Please check with the governing body of where you’d like compete for their exact rules and whether you need a 6 month booster within the date of competing.

Flu vaccination protocol for Thoroughbreds racing under BHA rules

• 1st injection day 0

• 2nd injection 21-60 days

• 3rd injection 120-180 days

• 6 monthly boosters no more than 6 months apart

Tetanus vaccinations

• 1st injection day 0

• 2nd injection 4-6 weeks later

• 3rd injection 1 year later

• Boosters every 2 years

• Usually given as a combined vaccine with flu vaccinations

Equine herpes virus (EHV) 

• 1st injection day 0

• 2nd injection 4-6 weeks later

• 6 monthly booster

The vaccinations for EHV do not stop horses getting EHV but will reduce the shedding so the vaccine works better when it’s done on a whole yard basis. Pregnant mares need vaccinations every year

5, 7 and 9 months of pregnancy