Gold Coast Equine Clinic

Gold Coast Equine Clinic Gold Coast Equine Clinic is an equine-only veterinary clinic located on the Gold Coast

What an amazing picture from a racing stables in the UK! 🥶 Not something we will be seeing here on the Gold Coast, but w...
12/01/2025

What an amazing picture from a racing stables in the UK! 🥶 Not something we will be seeing here on the Gold Coast, but we may need to invent some horse races that involve swimming not running after all the rain we’ve had in the last 24hrs 🙈☔️

🙋‍♀️❓HOW DO HORSES SEE THE WORLD? ❓🙋‍♀️Many people wonder if horses are colour blind, and while they are not completely ...
10/01/2025

🙋‍♀️❓HOW DO HORSES SEE THE WORLD? ❓🙋‍♀️
Many people wonder if horses are colour blind, and while they are not completely colour blind, they do perceive colours differently than humans. Horses have dichromatic vision, meaning they only have two types of colour receptors (cones) in their eyes, compared to the three that humans have. This limits their ability to distinguish between certain colours, particularly in the red-to-yellow spectrum.

Horses see blues and greens clearly, but they struggle to differentiate between colours like red, orange, and certain shades of brown. This means that they likely perceive these colours as variations of grey or brown. The limited colour vision is an adaptation that suits their needs in the wild, where detecting movement and spotting predators is far more important than distinguishing between a rainbow of colours.

Interestingly, while their colour vision is limited, horses have excellent low-light vision and can see well in dim conditions, which is another survival trait. Their eyes are also positioned on the sides of their heads, giving them a wide field of view to detect danger.

😴 HORSE SLEEP - WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW 😴Horses have the ability to sleep standing up, thanks to a unique system called...
03/01/2025

😴 HORSE SLEEP - WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW 😴
Horses have the ability to sleep standing up, thanks to a unique system called the "passive stay apparatus." This system locks a horse's legs in place, allowing them to rest without collapsing.

💡How does this work?
The reciprocal mechanism of the hind limbs enables the stifle joint and hock to work together. The lock of the patella secures the stifle in position. When the stifle joint locks it automatically locks the hock joint as well, ensuring both joints stay in position and the leg remains stable.

💡Why have horses evolved this way?
This adaptation helps the horse conserve energy and stay alert for predators. While horses can doze standing, they still require some time lying down for deep, restorative REM sleep, which lasts about 2-3 hours per day. Overall, horses sleep 8-12 hours daily, with most of that being light sleep while standing. Understanding your horse's sleep habits can help ensure their overall health and well-being, as insufficient rest may lead to stress or health issues.

💡When do you need to call the vet about your horses sleeping habits?
- When you notice they are not lying down - this can be due to pain such as arthritis
- When they seem to nod off in an unstable way (knuckling over onto their knees etc) - this can be a sign of narcolepsy or indicate that they are over tired due to not lying down and getting quality sleep.

As always if you have any concerns regarding your horse please just get in touch on 07 55742466

🥳🐴 HAPPY NEW YEAR AND A HUGE THANK YOU 🐴🥳Wishing all of our clients a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2025. Thank you all ...
31/12/2024

🥳🐴 HAPPY NEW YEAR AND A HUGE THANK YOU 🐴🥳

Wishing all of our clients a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2025. Thank you all for your support in the last 12 months. Our clients and their horses are the reason we get out of bed each day thankful for the work that we do. The team are truly grateful for each and every one of you and we look forward to building even better relationships with you and your four legged family in the months and years ahead.

Gold Coast Equine Clinic has been the trusted equine clinic on the Gold Coast, providing veterinary support and services...
31/12/2024

Gold Coast Equine Clinic has been the trusted equine clinic on the Gold Coast, providing veterinary support and services at the sales for over 15 years.

Whether you are preparing for a sale, or looking to purchase, our team of equine veterinarians is here to provide expert, reliable services tailored to your needs.

Dr Rhian and the team hugely value being part of this exciting time of year on the coast, whether it be providing back up support at the and Beach Barrier Draw, or looking after the yearlings on complex.

Contact us today on (07) 5574 2466 to find out more about how we can support you during the Magic Millions sales event. As always we are available 24/7 should the unexpected happen on the number above.

🐴🌟Product spotlight of the week: KER Preserve 🌟🐴❓What is Preserve?This scientifically formulated supplementary source of...
30/12/2024

🐴🌟Product spotlight of the week: KER Preserve 🌟🐴

❓What is Preserve?
This scientifically formulated supplementary source of Vitamin E, organic selenium, magnesium and vitamin C is a potent antioxidant to reduce muscle damage and inflammation in performance horses.

Antioxidants minimise effects of mass-produced free radicals associated with exercise.

Does your horse experience muscle soreness or stiffness during exercise, or have an extended recovery period post-exercise? Or have signs of poor immunity? Or have decreased fertility? If so, then it is likely the horse has inadequate reserves of antioxidants.

❓It may be useful for:
- Aids in reducing muscle damage in working horses
- Prevents tying-up in horses prone to doing so
- Recovery from illness or injury, to promote healthy immunity
- Selenium supplement for horses ingesting selenium deficient pastures

Sounds like a good match for your horse? Available now - in clinic and at home visits with Gold Coast Equine Clinic. Price matched with all local produce stores. Contact us as always if you want more information on 07 55742466

👩‍⚕️💉 Did you know we offer Saturday morning routine appointments? 💉👩‍⚕️We set aside a number of appointments on a Satur...
26/12/2024

👩‍⚕️💉 Did you know we offer Saturday morning routine appointments? 💉👩‍⚕️

We set aside a number of appointments on a Saturday morning for clients who perhaps work full time and can't have us attend to their horse for routine work such as dental exams, vaccinations or an Annual Health Package during the week.

As we only have one vet working on that day some flexibility is required as in an emergency the vet may need to be diverted to an urgent case. In that instance we will still do everything we can to get the appointment completed on the Saturday at some stage. Thankfully this isn't a regular occurrence!

Standard travel fees apply, with our normal area being covered from the Northern Rivers to the Northern Gold Coast.

Contact us on 07 5574 2466 to enquire and make your Saturday morning appointment.

🌟 We hope today finds you full of good food, drink and memories! A big thank you to our vet Dr Imi Dunn for providing 24...
25/12/2024

🌟 We hope today finds you full of good food, drink and memories! A big thank you to our vet Dr Imi Dunn for providing 24/7 cover both yesterday and today. It's a big commitment from our vets to ensure that you and your horses are taken care of 24/7 365 days of the year. Building strong relationships with our clients is what GCEC is all about and we feel we can only do this by ensuring that you know, no matter what time of day or night you need us, we are always available 🌟

🎄 Wishing all of our wonderful clients and their four legged family the best Christmas. May this time be filled with fam...
25/12/2024

🎄 Wishing all of our wonderful clients and their four legged family the best Christmas. May this time be filled with family and friends and the creation of great memories 🎄

🎄🥂 CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR OPENING HOURS 🥂🎄With Christmas upon us next week and 2025 looming on the horizon we wanted to le...
20/12/2024

🎄🥂 CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR OPENING HOURS 🥂🎄

With Christmas upon us next week and 2025 looming on the horizon we wanted to let everyone know our opening hours over the festive period 😀

Office Hours:
Monday 23rd - 8.30-5.30pm
Tuesday 24th - Office Closed - routine appointments available up until 3pm and after hours service thereafter
Christmas Day - Office Closed - 24/7 emergency cover
Boxing Day - Office Closed - 24/7 emergency cover
Friday 27th - Office Closed - routine appointments available with A/H service commencing at 5.30pm
28/29th - 24/7 cover
Monday 30th - 8.30-5.30pm
Tuesday 31st - 8.30-5.30pm
New Year's Day - Office Closed - 24/7 emergency cover

We hope everyone has a fabulous Christmas and a happy and healthy start to 2025. Hopefully you won't need our services after hours but at least be reassured that if something happens we are here for you 24/7 on the usual contact number of 07 55742466 😊

18/12/2024

Great win by Punjabi Landing for Shailer Racing today in lovely rainy conditions at Ipswich! A well deserved win for the team and some exciting times ahead for the Summer Carnival here in South East Queensland. Let’s just hope the ☔️ lets up at some point soon!

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At the end of last month Dr Rhian received her Australian Citizenship, after nearly 10 years of being on the coast and w...
17/12/2024

At the end of last month Dr Rhian received her Australian Citizenship, after nearly 10 years of being on the coast and working at GCEC 😁. In true equine vet style, with calls before and after the ceremony, she probably made history in being the first person to receive their Citizenship in her work uniform 🙈😂!!

👩‍⚕️💊 DISPENSING REMINDER FOR THE FESTIVE PERIOD 💊👩‍⚕️As we enter the silly season just a reminder from the team about e...
16/12/2024

👩‍⚕️💊 DISPENSING REMINDER FOR THE FESTIVE PERIOD 💊👩‍⚕️

As we enter the silly season just a reminder from the team about ensuring you order any dispensings or place script requests before the end of this week to ensure medications/scripts are ready for collection/submitted before the festive period commences.

13/12/2024

📣 STAFF TRAINING TODAY 📣
We have just entered into a Staff Training session so the phones will be diverted to our After Hours for the remainder of the day. It's time for us to reflect and grow as a team which is crucially important entering into the exciting year that 2025 has planned for us all 😄

If you need us you can call the clinic on the usual number 07 55742466 and either leave a message and we will return your call on Monday or press 2 to be put through to our vet on call for the day Sophia.

The office will return to normal hours on Monday at 8.30am. And as always our 24/7 service is available for emergencies.

📣🐴 STILL TIME TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR HALF PRICE HENDRA STARTER COURSE🐴📣Time is running out to take advantage of our De...
12/12/2024

📣🐴 STILL TIME TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR HALF PRICE HENDRA STARTER COURSE🐴📣

Time is running out to take advantage of our December discounted Hendra Starter Course. We've had lots of clients take advantage of this fantastic offer to get their horse's Hendra cover back up to date ready for the New Year. There are still two Zone Days and two Northern Loop Days left to save further money on travel before the Christmas/New Year break 🎄

Don't waste time, call us today on 07 55742466, to book your horse in - save money and get the re-assurance of knowing that your horse will be protected in the New Year 😄

A fantastic achievement, well deserved by a fabulous lady (Nicole Tough) who inspires many with her drive and passion fo...
11/12/2024

A fantastic achievement, well deserved by a fabulous lady (Nicole Tough) who inspires many with her drive and passion for the sport. And of course a very special horse in Everdeen 🐴🥰!

We are sure this won’t be the last award Nicole receives and we look forward to seeing her and Everdeen flourish in the years ahead 👏😁

⚡️⚡️ FLASH NEWS - HORSEBACK VET APPOINTMENTS STILL AVAILABLE ⚡️⚡️Dr Rob Jackson The Horseback Vet is in town, having arr...
11/12/2024

⚡️⚡️ FLASH NEWS - HORSEBACK VET APPOINTMENTS STILL AVAILABLE ⚡️⚡️

Dr Rob Jackson The Horseback Vet is in town, having arrived from the UK yesterday. He's currently jam packed with appointments in the Northern NSW and Brisbane areas, but still has appointments available on the Gold Coast on Sunday and Monday (15th/16th). Rob's expertise really can make a huge difference to your performance horse - most of his appointments in the next few days are repeat clients from his last few visits to Australia. Ultimately like with all "body work" on horses the proof is in the pudding and the results speak for themselves.

Don't waste time and call us today on 07 55742466 to secure an appointment for Sunday or Monday. You can also send a message via Instagram or Facebook to the Gold Coast Equine Clinic account if that's easier 😀

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Traintech 2000 Building, 26 Equine Court, Bundall
Gold Coast, QLD
4217

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm

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What an amazing event the Pan Pacific Masters Dressage 2024 was to be a part of. So fabulous to see our clients out and about doing their thing and also meeting new people enjoying what they love ❤️. And to have our nurse Casey Pierpoint take home two medals on her trusty steed Seb was the cherry on the cake! Hats off to Nicole Tough and the rest of the team for their top class organisation 👌. Congratulations to all those who competed and an extra pat on the back for the medal holders 🥇👏 We loved being the title sponsors and look forward to supporting more Equestrian Gold Coast Club events into the future. #supportingequestriansport #queenslanddressage #equestrianlife #equinevet #doingwhatilove

Stunning morning for a dynamic scope 🐎☀️
Stunning morning for a dynamic scope 🐎☀️

Another gorgeous morning for a dynamic scope. This time in the beautiful GC hinterland. A bit different to the last stunning morning at Eagle Farm. Beautifully behaved gelding and great diagnostic result 🐎☀️

Here at GCEC it brings us great pleasure seeing our clients and their horses doing what they do best, whatever discipline that may be. A fabulous run by Whiskey Train (aka Quinn) on a heavy track yesterday 🐎👏 Well done to Gillian Heinrich and her team. I know who will be having extra licorice this morning 😀👌

@Magic Millions Barrier Draw
@Magic Millions Barrier Draw

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