Murrell Equine Veterinary Surgery

17/05/2024

21/03/2024

Are you concerned your horse is lame? Unsure where to start?

Murrell Equine carry out 90% of Lameness Investigations at the convenience of the clients yard.

There won’t be a need for you to hire transport. You can reduce additional expenses with the costs of travel and livery fees. Avoiding the added stress of taking extra time off work.

With having the Lameness Investigation carried out at your yard, you will be able to discuss with the Vet throughout the appointment and to raise any concerns you may have and to discuss treatment.

So if you have noticed any of the following ~

• Discomfort.
• Changes in behaviour.
• Movement and gait.
• Doesn’t feel quite right under saddle.
• Intermittent signs of Lameness.

Please contact the office on 01245 400484 if you have any questions and they will be able to assist you further.

24/12/2022

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy, prosperous, and peaceful 2023!
Best wishes from the Murrell Equine team!

14/10/2022

There seems to be an abundance of acorns this year.
This is in response to the drought as the oak trees have gone into survival mode - perhaps even more than a normal year. Even though there may be an abundance of pasture in your field, so horses may take a liking to acorns, so please read this article by the BHS and keep your horses safe.

If eaten, acorns, leaves and branches from oak trees pose a risk of poisoning to horses. Fortunately, acorn poisoning is rare in horses, but it does have years where an increase is seen, potentially due to the increased crop of acorns. So, it is important to know what we can do for our horses to min...

19/09/2022

Such attention to detail - even the headscarf given to the Queen by the The Fell Pony Society to celebrate their 100 year anniversary featuring HM The Queen’s own Fell Pony Emma was placed on Emma’s back - such a touching tribute!

The headscarf 🇬🇧💔

08/09/2022

RIP her majesty the Queen

19/08/2022

Happy Friday Everyone!!!

28/01/2022

Find out about how the BHS has been involved in the proposed Highway Code changes in our latest safety blog: https://bit.ly/33Z88vJ

13/01/2022

Please read and share! Do not feed other peoples horses.

⚠BE HORSE AWARE – PLEASE DO NOT FEED OTHER PEOPLE’S HORSES ⚠

At this time of year with the rain, frost and snow, fields can have less grass and more mud so it may be tempting to feed other people’s horses.

But if there isn’t much grass in the field, please look out for signs that extra food is being given. This includes:
• Hay scraps left on the ground from where hay has been provided earlier in the day / evening
• Horses congregating around gates at a certain time, anticipating being brought in to a stable or waiting to be fed
• Haynets hung up around the field area
• Feed buckets in the field

Although frequently motivated by kindness, feeding unknown horses can result in horrifying unintended consequences by making the horse extremely ill - in some cases horses have died.

If you do have concerns about horses having no food or grass and/or horses looking thin, monitor the situation for a few days, looking out for the above signs of care being provided.

If concerns remain, we urge members of the public NOT to take their own action. Instead contact our Horse Care and Welfare team on 02476 840517 or [email protected] who will be able to provide the necessary support.

For more information visit https://www.bhs.org.uk/our-work/welfare/our-campaigns/be-horse-aware

31/12/2021

Wishing our clients and all your four legged friends a Happy New Year!!

24/12/2021

12/11/2021

Saracen Horse Feeds are celebrating 20 years of working with KER.

To celebrate they are running a series of seminars in partnership with them. They will be looking at the latest research and development in the below fields.

You can register and join for FREE to join any of the topics. Over this week we have been sharing the links with you to get registered and join.

OPTIMAL BODY CONDITION FOR HEALTH & WELLBEING 19th November 2021 at 7.30pm.

Register now ⏩ bit.ly/OptimalBodyConditionSeminar

11/11/2021

Saracen Horse Feeds are celebrating 20 years of working with KER.

To celebrate they are running a series of seminars in partnership with them. They will be looking at the latest research and development in the below fields.

You can register and join for FREE to join any of the topics. Over this week we are sharing the links with you to get registered and join.

UNDERSTANDING EQUINE GASTRIC ULCER SYNDROME 18th November 2021 at 7.30pm.

Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome is a hot topic and continuous developments in science are allowing us to manage our horses in more effective ways to prevent issues like this.

11/11/2021

We will remember them.

They shall not not grow old, as we that are left grow old.

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.

Please pay your respects during the two minute silence at 11am today.

10/11/2021

Saracen Horse Feeds are celebrating 20 years of working with KER.

To celebrate they are running a series of seminars in partnership with them. They will be looking at the latest research and development in the below fields.

You can register and join for FREE to join any of the topics. Over this week we are sharing the links with you to get registered and join.

MANAGING MUSCLE MYOPATHIES – 17th November 2021 at 7.30pm

Dr Stephanie Valberg, world-leading specialist in equine muscle myopathies will explore the evolutionary, environmental and genetic factors that influence exertional rhabdomyolysis.

09/11/2021

Saracen Horse Feeds are celebrating 20 years of working with KER.

To celebrate they are running a series of seminars in partnership with them. They will be looking at the latest research and development.

You can register and join for FREE to join any of the topics. Over this week we are sharing the links with you to get registered and join.

UNDERSTANDING ENERGY SOURCES WITH DR. JOE PAGAN – 16th November.

Join Dr. Joe Pagan from Kentucky Equine Research

08/11/2021

Saracen Horse Feeds are celebrating 20 years of working with KER.

To celebrate they are running a series of seminars in partnership with them. They will be looking at the latest research and development in the below fields.

You can register for free to join any of the below topics.
Over this coming week we will be sharing the links with you to get registered and join.

EQUINE NUTRITION RESEARCH REVIEW – 15th November 2021Register now ⏩ bit.ly/EquineNutritionResearchReview

UNDERSTANDING ENERGY SOURCES WITH DR. JOE PAGAN – 16th November 2021
MANAGING MUSCLE MYOPATHIES – 17th November 2021
UNDERSTANDING EQUINE GASTRIC ULCER SYNDROME - 18th November 2021
OPTIMAL BODY CONDITION FOR HEALTH & WELLBEING - 19th November 2021

29/10/2021

Routine Dental Examinations are so important for your horse!

Your horse may need a Dental Examination sooner than you think!
Here are some signs to look out for :-

- Changes in behaviour.
- Notice any changes whilst being ridden.
- Dropping feed.
- Loosing weight.
- Mouth odour.
- Reluctant to eat.

Please contact the office on 01245 400484 if you have any questions and they will be able to assist you further and to book an appointment.

18/10/2021

Lameness.

Murrell Equine carry out 90% of Lameness Investigations at the convenience of the clients yard.

There won’t be the need for you to hire transport, you can reduce additional expenses with the costs of travel and livery fees, avoid the added stress by taking any extra time off work.

With having the Lameness Investigation carried out at your yard, you will be able to discuss with the Vet throughout the appointment and to raise any concerns you may have and to discuss treatment.

So if you have noticed any of the following ~

• Discomfort.
• Changes in behaviour.
• Movement and gait.
• Doesn’t feel quite right under saddle.
• Intermittent signs of Lameness.

Please contact the office on 01245 400484 if you have any questions and they will be able to assist you further.

31/07/2021

Huge congratulations to the Champion Winner at Beechwood Equestrian Centre this afternoon! 👏🏻

24/07/2021

Please take a look at this article and see how serious it can be by feeding other people’s horses and the effects that it has!
Thankfully on this occasion it was a happy outcome.

An owner who had said her goodbyes to her horse, thinking he would not survive choke brought on by someone feeding him bread and cereal, wants to prevent anyone else suffering a similar experience. Sarah Jennings’ eight-year-old part-bred Welsh gelding Pie was saved, thanks to an “amazing” vet...

22/07/2021

Not long left now to ENTER Beechwood Equestrian Centre for Dressage and Showing on the 31st July!!

Fantastic prizes to be won!! We are looking forward to seeing how everyone gets on.

Classes are still available for the Open Dressage, Showing classes, Retraining Of Racehorse Qualifer and Best in Breed combined Dressage and Showing classes!!

Good luck to all the entries! 🍀

31/05/2021

Such a lovely sunny bank holiday afternoon at Chelmsford City Racecourse! What a perfect way to finish the weekend!

07/05/2021

What a lovely way to start the weekend with a beautiful new arrival.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.