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The Acorns Equine Clinic is a first opinion equine veterinary practice located near to Chelmsford, E We run emergency clinics at all other times. CM3 1HU.
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We originally set up the practice in 1992 and since that date it has continued to grow with each passing year. The main clinic is based in rural Essex, near the village of High Easter (between Chelmsford and Great Dunmow). We also have a branch practice based at Hastingwood House, Hastingwood, near Harlow. Despite our rural location we are ideally placed to be able to provide a local service to a

ll the horse owners in the Chelmsford, Braintree, Great Dunmow, Bishops Stortford, Harlow and the Epping areas. We take pride in the fact that our trained support staff are animal lovers who own their own horses. We offer a friendly and personal service and always try to treat both our clients and their horses as individuals. Additionally our clients find it reassuring that their horses will be attended by Veterinary surgeons they have come to know personally and who understand their needs, 24 hours a day, all year round. If you would like to discuss how we can help you and your horses, to meet our staff, or to view the practice facilities, please feel free to contact our receptionists on the telephone numbers below. Our COVID reduced office hours are currently between 09.00 to 17.00 (Mondays through to Fridays) and between 09.00 and 12.00 on Saturdays. Our addresses and telephone numbers are as follows. MAIN PRACTICE:
The Acorns Equine Clinic,
Pleshey,
CHELMSFORD, Essex. Telephone (01245) 231152

BRANCH PRACTICE:
Hastingwood House,
Hastingwood,
Near Harlow, Essex. CM17 9JX. Telephone (01279) 418694

Our out of hours/ EMERGENCY contact number is 07805 770726

Our website address is http://www.theacornsequineclinic.co.uk/

10/11/2024

At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month – we will remember them

05/11/2024

ARVS Equine Casuality seminar.

Conor has just returned from a two day equine casualty seminar at the Aintree racecourse. Hopefully none of you will need this particular expertise, but its good to know that if you do, we have been fully trained to deal with it.

02/11/2024

Clipping season 🫣
If your horse needs sedating for clipping we offer a few options, Sedalin or Domesedan (a gel placed under the tongue of the horse).

Today Delphi was sedated to be clipped and her teeth checked, ready for the winter season

28/10/2024

Anthelmintic resistance in horses.

Anthelmintic resistance to equine parasites is rapidly becoming a major problem in horses all over the world. We are facing the distinct possibility that we may soon see resistance to all our current anthelmintics. There are no new ones are on the horizon.

We would urge all our clients and friends to click onto and read the following link. https://canterforhorses.org.uk/

To summarise its advice.

Young horses (

25/10/2024

Haloween!

As they say in Ireland, 'given the time of year that's in it!' we bring you 'pumpkin pony' (Aka Millie). We would like to thank Scooty Wootys Pony Partys for allowing us to share this photo.

11/10/2024

Treatment of Peri-occular sarcoids by LASER surgery.

We recently treated a very interesting case of peri-ocular sarcoids in a pregnant mare. We were very reluctant to treat this type of lesion with a topical cream, due to the risk that the horse might subsequently rub the wound and get the cream into its eye. Similarly we were extremely reluctant to give a pregnant mare a GA.

Foutunately, she had a super temperament and were were able to surgically remove it under standing sedation and local anaesthetic. The wound is left open but usually heals very quickly and uneventfully.

If you have a horse with a similar lesion, please feel free to discuss it with us at The Acorns Equine Clinic.
01245 231151

11/10/2024

Peri-occular sarcoid removal with LASERs.

We very recently treated an interesting case of a pregnant mare with peri-ocular sarcoids. These lesions are not very amenable to topical treatments (creams etc) as there is always the risk that she could rub the lesion subsequently and get the cream onto her eye. We were very reluctant to give her a GA. However, she has a super temperament and we were able to remove the sarcoids, under standing sedation and local anaesthesia.

You can see that with this technique, there is little or no bleeding and the wounds usually heal very quickly and uneventfully.

If you have a horse with similar lesions, please feel free to call us on
01245 231152

29/09/2024

Conor was one of the racecourse vets at Chelmsford City Races 'Oktoberfest' on Saturday evening.

28/09/2024

Oktoberfest at Chelmsford racecourse this evening 🐎

12/09/2024

Confirmed cases of Equine Flu in the UK.

We have recently received reports of outbreaks of Equine Flu in Kent, North Yorkshire and in Staffordshire.

This disease is spread by infected droplets either by direct contact (horses sharing the same enclosed space (eg. lorry /barn etc), by indirect contact, (eg. an infected horse coughing over someone's coat and the next horse nuzzling them), or on the wind, (there have been reports of it travelling several miles!).

We advise all horse owners to be extra careful with their biosecurity. Keep your horses separate (especially at shows), do not share tack /a lorry with other horses. Check that your flu vaccination are all up to date. We know from previous outbreaks that immunity following vaccination drops very significantly after six months. We recommend vaccinating all horses every six months against Equine Flu.

If you require any further information, please call our helpful and friendly staff at The Acorns Equine Clinic on 01245 231152.

30/08/2024

Broadband issues:

We apologise to all our lovely clients, but our broadband has gone down. This means that the office phone and all our computers are temporarily not working. The office phone has been redirected to our out of hours number:

07805 770726.

You can still make appointments or settle any accounts by ringing this number. Alternatively our bank details are on our invoices, and you can pay over the internet by Bank Transfer.

We apologise again for any inconvenience that this might cause. The good news is that we have decided to change our broadband provider and they assure us that it will be connected up next Monday. So fingers crossed.

21/08/2024

Clinical update:

Some of you may remember that last April we posted about an elderly cob who had a severe case of laminitis and needed a dorsal wall resection. Many people asked us how he got on. His owner has very kindly allowed us to share the following.

Conor said that 'at times like this, he feels that he has the best job in the world'. We wish his both him and his lovely owner all the best for the future.

01/07/2024

Just to let all our lovely loyal clients know, Conor is going away on holiday next week for 10 days. Some of the local equine clinics have very kindly agreed to provide cover for emergencies next week. Maria Alonso has kindly agreed to take a break from looking after her two young sons and to come back the following week to provide locum cover.

Our office phones will be manned Monday -Friday (between 09.00 and 17.00), and as usual on Saturdays (between 09.00 and 12.00).

If anybody needs any assistance, please ring our main number (01245) 231152, during normal office hours and our out of hours emergency number 07805 770726 at all other times.

PS. At least 'Lucero' (see below), can safely put his head above the parapet during this time.

28/06/2024

Shhhhh, I'm hiding from Conor. Don't tell him I'm here!

27/06/2024

Equine anthelmintic resistance research- we want to hear from equine keepers!

I am a PhD student at Harper Adams University and my project [Project VM0557] is supported by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate. I am leading a study to explore UK equine keepers' attitudes, beliefs and behaviours surrounding helminth control and anthelmintic resistance.

Taking part involves a questionnaire of approx. 10-15 minutes. I'd be really grateful if you could share the questionnaire amongst clients and colleagues. Anthelmintic resistance poses risk to equine health and welfare, this research will help us to understand the problem more effectively.

06/06/2024

At The Acorns Equine Clinic, we normally get to see newborn foals the morning after they were born, when we check them over etc. We are only very rarely asked to deliver them. The whole process is usually so quick that if there is a problem the vet is rarely able to attend before the placenta separates and the foal dies. Today was just one of those 'Lucky Days'.

This little lady started to foal this afternoon, her owner 'just had a gut feeling that all was not well' she rang and asked Conor to attend 'just in case'. This was an extremely good call as the foal was stuck by his shoulders. The mare sensibly had just stopped pushing until Conor could attend, reposition him and deliver him safely.

Her delighted owner allowed us to share this photo and the short video of the foal taking his very first steps into the 'big bad world'. Enjoy!

24/05/2024

What is it that they say about buses?

The storks have been extremely busy over Essex recently, delivering a huge bouncing 'baby' girl just last night. Both she and her mother are doing very well. Enjoy!

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Pleshey
Chelmsford
CM31HU

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 12pm

Telephone

01245 231152

Website

http://www.essexhorsevets.co.uk/

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Videos

At times like this Conor thinks that he has the best job in the world.

New services? We are delighted to announce that we are increasing the range of animals treated at The Acorns Equine Clinic. With immediate effect are now happy treat any of our clients' unicorns! Does anybody feel that we should now change our name to The Acorns Equine/Unicorn Clinic? (We would like to thank Scooty Wootys Pony parties for permission to publish these photos).

Recent horse rescue -1. We are very grateful to this horse's owner who has very kindly allowed us to share the video details of the recent rescue. Conor would like you all to note that he basically pulled him out single handed! (he says that he couldnt see the firemen, he had no idea where they were and what they did through out!).

Procedure

We recently had a horse with a fast-growing ulcerated tumour on his sheath. Working alongside a local vet the tumour was surgically removed and the area cauterized, under standing sedation. Electrochemotherapy was then used to kill any remaining cancerous cells. The horse responded really well to treatment. We will share with you some follow-up pictures in due course.

Buzz

This pony had a large cut on the inside of her thigh, which we stitched in no time. Unfortunately the wound broke down due to tension in the area and got infected. The wound was then left open to heal by second intention. With the owner's persistent daily care (flushing/cleaning the wound 4 times daily) and the use of our cold laser the wound has healed in just about 3 week's time since the breakdown!!

Cut head

Despoina recently stitched a horse with a large (and very deep) cut over its eye. We thought we would share the photographs taken before and after the 'cosmetic' surgery, just to show you that it is possible to restore her to her former film star looks!

'Spring is in the air' Its only two days after Valentine's day but we are delighted to announce that we already have two foals on the ground. We are looking forward to seeing them run at Chelmsford City Racecourse in the next couple of years.