Hawkesbury Equine Veterinary Centre

14/08/2025

Boofy the billy goat came into the clinic this morning for a pedicure with Dr Doug Fountain.

12/08/2025

We currently have a Vet Nurse position available.

Equine Veterinary Nurse

06/08/2025

Cuteness overload... 10 day old 'Buttercup' paid us a visit this morning. Dr John Parbery treating her with antibiotics.

04/08/2025

We are holding another Gastric Ulcer Scoping Day this Wednesday 6th August and still have a few spots available. A Gastroscope is the only definitive way of diagnosing whether your horse has ulcers. Please call our office on 4577-4611 to make an appointment.

01/08/2025

Wishing all our beautiful horses a very happy birthday!

24/07/2025

What can you see in these x-rays?

18/07/2025

Looks like we got excited and posted too early on the ICSI success … lab just sent through a pic of a 3rd embryo vitrified today at day 8 🥳🥳🥳 ONE OPU session -> 3 embryos!!! This is an outstanding result for this client especially when this mare had multiple failed embryo flushes the previous year!

16/07/2025

UPDATED TO SAY - THE REPORTS FROM THE LAB KEEP GETTING BETTER - a 3rd embryo was vitrified today at day 8 🥳🥳🥳🥳 1 opu session = 3 embryos for this lucky client!

Talk about hitting goals with ICSI … report from Newcastle lab today that they have 2 embryos ready to be frozen for a client that we performed OPU on. This mare had ICSI performed a couple of years ago via another business with no success, so we are very thankful this client gave ICSI another shot and super excited for this client to get 2 embryos!
Stats from this mare: 11/11 oocytes recovered at OPU, 8/11 matured and then 2 beautiful embryos vitrified!
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If you have a mare that’s difficult to get embryos from contact the office for more information and to book in for our next OPU day.yos fo

16/07/2025

If anyone has any old Towels that they able to donate to the clinic, we would be extremely thankful. Please just drop them in to reception. Thank you 😊

04/07/2025

We have a spare spot for Oocyte Aspiration (OPU) and ICSI next Tuesday. If you have a mare that was difficult to get embryos from last year or have limited frozen semen left and you want to make it go further, contact the office and book in for a follicle count and potential OPU next Tuesday.

28/06/2025

We are very excited to share our first donor OPU for ICSI was a success! Dr Kylie has a huge amount of experience with OPU and has safely performed OPU on over 200 mares… we have been doing trials with recips up to now to ensure the process is working. HEVC is a licenced hospital with registered vets and registered nurses and the aim is to offer OPU and then ICSI will be performed at the amazing lab at Newcastle! Please contact the office if you are interested in OPU / ICSI as we are taking limited bookings.

05/06/2025

We are holding a Gastroscoping Day next Wednesday, 11th June.

If you have noticed a change in your horse's behaviour, a dull coat, a change of appetite or they have become girthy, they may have ulcers. The only definitive way of knowing if your horse has ulcers is by having a gastroscope.

If you are interested in having you horse scoped for gastric ulcers, please call our office on 4577-4611.