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Who can guess what this little critter is we found under the microscope this morning….?
Bonus points for his official name 😁
#justforfun
ANSWER The answer is Chorioptes equi or feather mite. This irritating mite causes itchy legs that can become sore and more commonly affects horses with feathery legs.
Signs include stamping, itching and sometimes sore legs.
Treatment is with a spot on treatment.
Well done for all your guesses!
Rolling into the bank holiday weekend 😅
The sun is out and Kizzy has just enjoyed her first naked roll this year!
Remember we are closed on Easter Monday and back open as normal at 8.30am on Tuesday.
If you require a vet in an emergency over the weekend please call the clinic number 01629810351 and our answer service will take your details then the duty vet will call you back.
Have a good weekend 😎
We would like to wish everyone a happy new year and best wishes for 2024 🥳
We are closed tomorrow but back open as normal on Tuesday 2nd January.
Bakewell has been down at our farm and small animal practice this morning as we run the equine out of the farm office on a Saturday.
The small animal clinic has recently had some jazzy new kennels for inpatients which Bakewelf was keen to try out 😅
#bakewelf #elfontheshelf2023 #bakewellequine #bakewellvets
Trotting Up
We often ask for horses to be trotted up to assess way of going and identify if there are any lameness issues. This is difficult when the horse is not trotted up correctly.
When trotting up please do the following:
🐴 Trot in a straight line
🐴 Trot directly away and back towards the vet
🐴 Run at the side of your horse, not in front
🐴 Avoid restricting head movement with a tight rope but have the rope short enough to keep the horse straight
🐴 Keep a good forward, consistent rhythm
It’s worth teaching your horse to trot up and practice 😊
Here’s the lovely Baxter showing how it’s done 💙 ⬇️
We have sponsored the farriers competition at Chatsworth Coubtry Fair this year 🐎
Good luck to all the farriers competing and well done to those who win one of these lovely rosettes and one of our goody bags 🍀
The Matlock Meadows Ice Cream Parlour K9 ice cream has gone down amazingly with our doggy visitors 🐶🍦😅
The Matlock Meadows Ice Cream Parlour K9 ice cream has gone down amazingly with our doggy visitors 🐶🍦😅
Meet Winnie 🌟
Winnie is a Shire foal presented at a week old with a swollen umbilicus and was dribbling urine.
Following examination and ultrasound she was referred up to Rainbow Equine Hospital to see their specialists.
Further investigations including cystoscopy and CT it was found she had ectopic ureters (a congenital abnormality). The ureters take urine from each kidney into the bladder. One ureter was emptying into the bladder but the other was not linked to the bladder at all.
Winnie underwent surgery to remove the kidney with the ineffective ureter and recovered well from the surgery.
Following some intensive care at hospital Winnie and her mum have returned home where she will continue her recovery.
She is a lovely little (big!) filly and we are so pleased she is doing so well 🥰💜
Bakewelf has been helping out with Reni’s carrot stretches today 🥕🥕🥕 he now needs a bath as he’s covered in lick 🫢
Carrot stretches are an effective easy way to maintain and improve core strength, flexibility and topline and can be adapted to pretty much any horse and pony!
Reni is pretty flexible but carrot stretches can be reduced in the amount of bend asked for for those less flexible - the main thing to remember is they don’t cheat by twisting their head, snatching or moving their feet!
We advise you do stretches evenly on both sides to ensure even muscle development.
We hope everyone is enjoying the Jubilee long weekend as much as these two are 😅
Yesterday we were joined by Saf from Equine Surgical Referrals who performed a laparoscopic cryptorchidectomy on 2 year old Fell pony Tommy at the clinic.
Tommy was all set for a routine castration but only had one testicle descended - upon examination and scan the missing testicle was discovered retained in the abdomen - known as a cryptorchid.
Tommy was admitted to the clinic and Saf performed the laparoscopic surgery under standing sedation yesterday morning with us assisting. The testicle was removed successfully and Tommy was discharged today.
Tommy was a superstar patient throughout the surgery 😍
Any guesses what these little critters are spotted down the microscope today??
There were a lot more than just these two 😳
#justforfun #critters #bakewellequine
Bakewelf’s Saturday morning didn’t quite go to plan 🙈 oops!
This Brussel sprout stick is a great boredom breaker for horses on box rest or on restricted turnout over winter 😃 along with treat balls and carrots 🥕 hidden in the haynet and apples in the water bucket 🍏🍎
ANSWER ⬇️
Well done to everyone who guessed…Reni has a haematoma on her bum….caused by slipping over in the field and landing heavily on her bottom 🤦♀️
Haematomas are bleeding of the muscle and generally resolve on their own with movement restricted.
Reni had a week of box rest and then came back into work once the haematoma had settled, she still has a bit of a lumpy bum but no ill affects 🙂
😃🐴 MONDAY FUN 🐴😃
What’s Reni done now? 🤔🤦♀️
#justforfun #haveaguess #accidentprone #ourhorsesbreaktoo #bakewellequine
We hope everyone is enjoying the bank holiday! 🏇🏇🏇
What are you getting up to with your horses today?
Raised poles in trot with Pessoa training aid…
We often recommend pole work as part of routine exercise programmes and rehab programmes.
Pole work is great for increasing core strength, flexibility, proprioception, range of moment and top line.
You can really see on these slow mo videos on walk and trot, with and without a training aid, how Reni really has to pick her feet up and think about where she is putting them…
(Trot video to follow - only one allowed per post 🤷♀️!)
