Cadence Equine Vets Ltd

10/08/2024

I always like to get tips from my clients that I can pass on to other horse owners. This one relates to preventing rubs from grazing muzzles. Here, Suzanne shows how she did it- buying fluffy noseband covers online quite cheaply, cutting them up to strap around rub points on the muzzle. Simple, yet effective!

09/08/2024

One of my oldest patients receiving his customary post-check up Polo! Looks like Jasper enjoyed it!

07/08/2024

We’re having issues with our office line 07380 711 300 today. (The emergency line of 07380 711 307 is still functioning normally- but please only use for emergencies!) The office line has been diverted to an answerphone giving you the option to call an alternative number to get through to speak to Katharine in the office, or to leave a message. Please bear with us and apologies for the inconvenience!

25/07/2024

IMPORTANT: Charlie is on holiday from Sat 27th July to Sat 3rd August. All emergencies will be dealt with by Anna Quiggin and Nikki Waterman from Quiggin Equine Vets as well as Josh Eustace from Equicall. The emergency number is: 07380 711 307
The Cadence Office will be open as usual from Monday-Friday 8.30am-12.30pm
07380 711 300
with Katharine able to take bookings for week commencing 5th August. Thank you!

22/07/2024

Hopefully registered clients on my mailing list would have received Cadence’s first newsletter today- a quarterly mail shot with seasonally relevant info. Also feel free to email photos/ questions to me on [email protected] if there’s anything you’d like me to cover in particular. If you haven’t seen it, please check as your spam filter may have flagged it as an attachment from a multiple mail shot! For those who haven’t received it, here’s a photograph of it and please comment below if you’d like a copy. (I’m still yet to work out how to upload a PDF to Facebook!) 😩😂

10/07/2024

Right hand images 4 weeks after left hand images. Notice how uniform the dorsal wall has become and the bevel on the ground surface continues toe to heel compared to left images. This horse has been barefoot since beginning of the year worked on soft surfaces. If shod it would need shoes and frog support pads. Majority of all horse limb related issues stem from compromised frog function with shoeing not adequately executed throughout a horses life.

Hoofcare of the individual horse works on a spectrum relative to it's breed, environment and work. If horses can't go barefoot then they often require frog/digital support with aid of frog support pads to share ground reaction forces more centrally through the limb away from the heels, through the frog and up the limb. No matter how well a conventional steel shoe is applied, the ground reaction forces are generally forced more directly to the heel area

01/07/2024

𝘾𝘼𝙏𝙍𝙄𝘿𝙂𝙀 𝙁𝘼𝙍𝙈 𝙎𝙐𝙈𝙈𝙀𝙍 𝘿𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙎𝘼𝙂𝙀

📆 Saturday 31st August
📍Lacock, SN15 2LU
🚩 % Dressage pick a test INTRO A or C, PRELIM 7 or 14, NOVICE 24 or 30 💰£10 per entry.
🌾 On grass
🥇Rosettes and prizes to 6th place
🏇🏼 Clear round showjumping. Pick a height. Rosettes for every clear round. £6
🧁Cakes and refreshments
👭 All welcome
💻 Pre-Entry only. WhatsApp 07454790790
😊 Please share far and wide

27/06/2024

I do love visiting Reybridge Eventing…home to Lacock Dairy! Their tiramisu gelato (my favourite pud) is totally delish! Lacock Dairy

27/06/2024

Enjoying the hot weather? I hate to complain as it’s easy to forget what a washout Spring was, but heat stress is a potential issue for those of you competing when it’s hot. My latest vlog provides a few tips on how to keep your horse cool when at a competition. Any questions, please reply in the comments. 🥰

How to avoid heat stress in horses. Tips based on my own FEI Permitted Treatment vet experience during Endurance Events

20/06/2024

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR CEV CLIENTS!
I’ve had the cheek to take some time off (Thurs 20th-Mon 24th June).
Please direct ALL EMERGENCIES to Quiggin Equine Vets on the emergency line: 07783913525
Please please please don’t use this number for routine calls. It’s Anna’s “drop everything and answer” line!
I’ll get back to work bright and early Tuesday 25th June. The lovely Katharine will still be manning the phones on Friday and Monday whilst I’m away, so can answer your queries/ take bookings/payments etc on 07380 711 300 as usual

Thank you! 🙏

15/06/2024

I have recommended this to a number of my clients whose horses and ponies are on a weight loss diet!

Keeping horses on a track system rather than in a rectangular paddock is an alternative style of horse-keeping that is growing in popularity in the UK

10/06/2024

I know you've all been waiting for my latest thrilling video! I've upped the anti on this one and done a bit of artistic editing! Click the link to hear about mycotoxins in forage and how they might affect your horse!

Charlie Tomlinson from Cadence Equine Vets chats about an emerging cause of liver problems in horses.

07/06/2024

IMPORTANT MESSAGE WHILST KATHARINE IS ON HOLIDAY!
As a registered client, you will have received an email yesterday explaining that the manned office will be closed until 21st June. Instead, calls will be diverted to a landline answering phone. Please use this for leaving non-emergency messages. Charlie will go through all the messages at the end of each day to arrange appointments, take payments over phone etc. PLEASE NOTE THIS PHONE LINE DOES NOT GIVE AN ENGAGED TONE IF ALREADY IN USE, BUT SAYS IT IS UNAVAILABLE AND TO TRY AGAIN LATER. This is unexpected and I'm looking into changing this, but rest assured it does work! For EMERGENCIES ONLY: dial 07380 711 307
Please share.

01/06/2024

31/05/2024

So thrilled to discover a new aqua treadmill centre on our doorstep! A great way to rehab horses from injury but also as a conditioning and strengthening regime to get your horse competition fit. Enjoyed a very informative talk by Dr Matthias Baumann- a German equine vet and Olympic gold medal eventer. He was a font of knowledge and one of the first to develop water treadmill therapy for horses. Pepperdrum AquaTherapy

31/05/2024

I just love new shiny things! This is my latest purchase. Any idea what I’ll be using this for? 😍

27/05/2024

Just to remind clients how to contact us.

20/05/2024

I know a LOT of my clients have rehomed/ rehabbed ex-racehorses. Could you contribute to this study?

🏇 Researchers from the RVC are calling for owners and previous owners of former racehorses in the UK to participate in a new survey and share their experiences of rehoming racehorses to uncover the different factors that influence a successful outcome.

➡️ Read more: https://rvc.uk.com/life-after-racing
📝 Take the survey at: https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/rvc/racehorse-rehoming-survey

20/05/2024

BUTTERCUP BURN!
It seems rather a good year for buttercups. The sap from flowering plants is particularly irritating- containing a toxin called ranunculin that affects some horses causing anything from mild irritation to a full-on allergic reaction with blistered skin and oozing sores. Areas most likely to be affected are pink parts of the muzzle and white legs. My advice would be, get your horse off the buttercups, rinse the face and legs to remove any pollen and apply a thick layer of soothing cream such as Filtabac or Sudocrem. Don’t pick the scabs off as you’ll likely make it more sore. Severe cases may need vet attention- especially if symptoms persist as scabby white parts can sometimes be caused by liver disease. If you can, avoid grazing until the flowers have died off or get the owner of the field to top the buttercups. Photos are from cases this year, and my side-kick Wasabi demonstrating that she quite likes buttercup fields!

18/05/2024

Liphook Equine Hospital are now using a pioneering keyhole surgery to remove spinal nerve root compression in the necks of horses with cervical radiculopathy. This is often caused by enlargement and remodelling of the facet joints in the neck from C5-T1 impinging on the nerves that exit the spinal cord and supply the forelimbs. This is a very exciting development. As many of you know I have an interest in performance horse medicine and also spinal issues. Great to see an option for facet joint issues in the neck that are causing pain and forelimb lameness.

08/05/2024

Sun is shining….grass is growing…and we all know what that can mean…laminitis. 😢 Here’s a quick how-to video to demonstrate where to find the digital pulse- something that is often THROBBING in a laminitic. Hope some of you find this helpful!

I often get asked about this and it’s difficult to explain over the phone- so here’s a brief demo.

03/05/2024

What a result and lovely write up for Cadence client Frankie and Daisy Ovens. I vetted W***y last year for the Ovens and you could see straight away he was a star in the making with a perfect home where he’d want for nothing. Let the good times roll Team Ovens! 🥰

02/05/2024

If you see me, wave (Postman Pat style!)

30/04/2024

30/04/2024

Click the link to watch my latest video on insurance for your horse- a basic guide and some of the pitfalls to look out for! I’ve shared this one at bedtime for all you insomniacs out there- this should help! 😘😃

I promise the video content will get more interesting! This is just a chat about equine veterinary insurance.

17/04/2024

I’m going to be posting a video on Equine Insurance for vets fees. There’s a few little bits of advice I want to share based on my experiences over the past 23 years. Would be great if anyone has any problems that they’d like me to address? Please post any in the comments below.