Tower Equine Veterinary Surgeons

15/08/2024

Making our world go round, our office team of Alex and Claire, Clair and Gerri, Sue, Biba and Laura. 🌎📞

14/08/2024

Our Equine Veterinary Team.

Director Veterinary Surgeons Roger and Holly
Permanent Assistant Veterinary Surgeons Alice, Oliver and Rachel and our Veterinary Nurse Clare

11/07/2024

Lovely news from Sophie Wells OBE Dressage and her mare Annie. Our Embryo Transfer service has been very popular this year with some very exciting success stories. If you would like to know more about AI and/or ET please don't hesitate to contact us.

10/06/2024

Great news from Brackenspa Stud Farm over the weekend. With the stud season in full swing please contact Alex in the office at Tower Equine for any breeding queries. Our AI package prices and information are also available on the website.

24/02/2024

Today's sunshine was a reminder that the stud season will soon be upon us. Our website is now up to date with 2024 AI Terms and Package Prices. For any stud enquiries please call Alex in the office at Tower Equine 01778 591082.

05/02/2024

Please find below a link to our new Environmental and Sustainability Policy 2024. We're aware that small changes can make a huge difference to animals both in and beyond our care and are pleased to be joining the RCVS in playing a small part in paving the way for a greener future. 🍃

At Tower Equine we are striving to reduce our impact on the environment. We recognise that the health of animals, humans and the environment are inextricably linked, and that environmental degradation affects the health and wellbeing of employees, animal health and welfare and public health. We ackn...

01/02/2024

*APPLICATIONS CLOSED*
Thank you to everyone who has applied for the position - we are currently reviewing all applications and will endeavour to respond to everyone by the end of this week.

We are looking for a special person to join our team at Tower Farm, Grimsthorpe. Initially 2-3 days per week with the option of more next winter. You will work alongside our vet nurse Clare in handling and caring for inpatients, assisting with veterinary procedures, maintaining the clinic, facilities and veterinary equipment and organising the pharmacy and equipment rooms.

We are looking for someone with a good work ethic, who is happy to take responsibility, show initiative and take pride in the standard of their work. Confident horse handling skills are essential and the successful applicant will work well in a lively, busy team with professional client communication skills and a sense of humour. You will be required to lunge and trot up horses outside for lameness investigations and vettings and may on occasion be asked to accompany our veterinary surgeons on calls.

In return, we offer staff discounts and benefits and the ability to work in a small, independent veterinary team with a good rate of pay and location. Please email Alex Lee for more details at [email protected].

23/01/2024

Date for your diary!

The 2024 Boston Horse and Dog Show raising money for Cancer Research and other great charities will take place Sunday 9th June 2024
Held at Rosebery Avenue Playing Fields PE21 7QR Boston

Showjumping, Ridden and Inhand Showing!

22/12/2023

Wishing a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2024 to our friends and clients with best wishes from all at Tower Equine Veterinary Surgeons.

14/12/2023

Let’s talk teeth!🦷

Clara, a five year old mare, was found to have a lump under her jaw during a routine dental examination by Holly Grantham MRCVS. The lump was non painful and Clara was eating and behaving normally. On examination, all her teeth appeared fine. The lump was clearly not normal however and, suspecting a tooth problem, Clara was x-rayed at her yard. The radiographs showed thickened bone around the root of one of her lower molars – a sign of longstanding infection. Antibiotics alone are insufficient in such cases, and the only option was to take the infected tooth out. It was successfully removed at Tower Equine by Safia Barakzai FRCVS, our visiting specialist surgeon, who performed the operation under sedation and local nerve blocks with assistance from Alice Taylor MRCVS and Clare Feakes RVN. Clara was able to go home the same day with painkillers and antibiotics. She recovered well from her operation and subsequent checks by Alice showed the socket to have fully healed.

Clara’s case highlights the importance of regular dental check-ups for all horses, young and old.

Tower Equine offer a comprehensive range of dental services to our clients, so please contact the office to book in your dental exams and tooth rasps.

29/11/2023

For our stud clients - British Breeding Stallion Event 10th February 2024 at Addington.

Stallion entry now OPEN for the 2024 British Breeding Stallion Event
Sponsored by Baileys Horse Feeds and supported by The Competition Stallions Guide.
Go to https://british-breeding.com/stallion-event

23/11/2023

A collaboration between Tower Equine Veterinary Surgeons, consultant equine surgeon Safia Barakzai BVSc MSc DESTS Dipl.ECVS FRCVS of Equine Surgical Referrals and the team at Chine House Veterinary Hospital resulted in a successful standing left sided laryngoplasty (tie back) and laser vocal cordectomy (hobday) operation on Alex Lee's Towerequine Hullabaloo (Hugo) at Chine House yesterday.

Hugo, a 6yr old 17.2hh thoroughbred x gelding was first presented to Safia at the clinic at Tower Equine in early November. Exercising endoscopy revealed grade 3.3 left sided laryngeal function and the decision was made to refer Hugo for surgery. On 22 November Hugo underwent a successful standing left sided laryngoplasty and laser left/right vocal cordotomy and left vocal cordectomy performed by Safia under hospital conditions at Chine House. Three fibrewire sutures were placed and an excellent grade of abduction achieved, required for Hugo's intended purpose of eventing. Hugo has now returned home to Tower Farm for continued after care by the vets at Tower Equine, 4 weeks of box rest and a gradual return to full ridden work.

Thank you to Safia who provides an excellent surgery consultancy service for our clients at Tower Equine.

19/10/2023

We're very pleased to introduce you to Oliver Chaffey BVSc MRCVS. Oliver joins us having graduated from the University of Liverpool this year. We’re fortunate to have first met Oliver in 2019 as a second year vet student seeing practice at Tower Equine and are pleased he’s chosen to join us as a qualified equine vet.

22/09/2023

KINDNESS

Please note that Tower Equine is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for those who work for us. We will always seek to act according to the principles of fairness, honesty, integrity and respect and expect our staff and clients to uphold these principles. Tower Equine has a duty and responsibility to ensure that our staff are not subjected to unacceptable behaviour in the workplace and the practice operates a no tolerance policy towards harrassment and abuse of our staff.

10/05/2023

"We are urging farmers to check their fields now and to discuss the risks from sycamore with their local equine veterinary practice if they need any further advice" - Dave Rendle, BEVA President

Read more about fatal risks of hay contamination by sycamores - http://ow.ly/OBxS50OjgjG

25/02/2023

A good opportunity to view the facilities and stallions standing at Brackenspa Stud Farm this year.

🐴Everyone welcome🐴

⭐️ full list of stallions will be available next week

⭐️ hot and cold food and cake stand!!

Please come along and meet the boys

24/02/2023

NEW Reduced Visit Scheme 2023

Unfortunately, due to rising costs, the Tower Equine Free Visit Scheme is being replaced by a flat rate visit charge of £15 incl vat for eligible calls within the scheme area. The same call-out days and areas apply and other terms and conditions are unchanged. Visits for single vaccinations that were eligible for a reduced visit fee of £15 will now be charged at £20 incl vat.

Although we appreciate that any increase in costs for owners is unwelcome, the charge of £15 incl vat is still significantly less than the normal visit fees within the eligible areas. Additionally, the existing reduced visit schemes in the Newark and Billinghay areas remain unchanged.

09/02/2023

There are a number of reported cases of strangles in the Oakham and Melton areas.

Strangles is a bacterial infection that requires close contact, transmission by handlers or the sharing of contaminated water or feed buckets to spread. With sensible biosecurity measures, infection can be controlled on a yard and further spread prevented.

In addition, the new strangles vaccine, "Strangvac", can reduce both the risk of disease and its severity. Please follow the links below for further information and if you have any concerns please call our vets for advice:

https://youtu.be/v1UJ5y2veQA
https://youtu.be/hp6nw8_P4Ck

12/12/2022

Our favourite time of the year at Tower Equine Veterinary Surgeons! Wishing all of our friends and clients a very Happy Christmas 2022!🎄🥂

23/11/2022

Ahead of the planned Royal Mail Postal Strikes, please ensure that you have a sufficient supply of your horse’s medication. On strike days, we will be unable to post any drugs to clients. Parcels posted the day before, during, or in the days after any strike action may be subject to delays. On these days you may prefer to collect from the practice.

16/09/2022

Welcome Alice Taylor BVSc MRCVS!

You may recognise Alice from her student placements here at Tower Equine. Now a graduate in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Bristol, we're delighted that Alice has chosen to join us on qualification. Having grown up locally, Alice is familiar with the area. In her free time, she enjoys walking her Sprocker Spaniel Nell and riding her New Forest, Blaze.

Great to have you back with us, Alice!

25/08/2022

In response to current reports regarding equine flu vaccine shortages in the UK, we would like to advise our clients that Tower Equine holds a large stock of vaccines. Please do not vaccinate your horses earlier than necessary.

01/06/2022

Your on call vets for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend are:

Thursday 2 June - Patricia Socorro Gonzalez
Friday 3 June - Susana Palou de la Fuente
Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 June - Katie Kelly

We'd like to wish everyone an enjoyable few days. The office will reopen at 8.30am on Monday.

17/05/2022

If you are new to eventing or have a young or inexperienced horse the Tower Equine Veterinary Surgeons Eventer Trials are the perfect place to start. Classes range in height from 70cms to 90cm+.
Dates for 2022.
👉 Wednesday, June 29
👉 Thursday, July 21
👉 Thursday, August 4
Entries are open now for the first Eventer Trial.
👉https://www.bede-events.co.uk/competitors/tower-equine-eventer-trial-training-day

08/03/2022

Please take the time to read the attached link. Any help would be much appreciated. From all at Tower Equine, we wish Till a safe journey tomorrow. 🇺🇦

Hi, so after listening to Dr Dennis Ougrin a child psychiatrist on R… Till Hoermann needs your support for Fundraising for Ukraine medical supplies road trip

08/03/2022

Stud Season 2022 - please click on the link below for this year's AI Package Prices and Terms:

Tower Equine Veterinary Packages and Prices for Equine Artificial Insemination Services

24/12/2021

From the team at Tower Equine we would like to wish all of our clients and friends a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2022.🎄🥂

Your on call vets for the festive period are:

🎄Christmas Eve - Patricia Socorro
🎄Christmas Day - Sarah Mason
🎄Boxing Day - Holly Grantham
🎄Bank Holiday Monday - Roger Lee
🎄Bank Holiday Tuesday - Patricia Socorro

The office will be reopen Wed-Fri 29-31 December but will close early on both Christmas Eve and New Years Eve.

🥂New Years Eve - Joao Pereira
🥂New Years Day - Joao Pereira
🥂New Year Sunday - Holly Grantham
🥂Bank Holiday Monday - Sarah Mason

Merry Christmas!🎄🥂

14/12/2021

EQUINE INFLUENZA

There has been a recent upsurge of Equine Influenza (Flu) cases within the UK and Europe, with one case recently diagnosed in Lincolnshire.
Most of the cases tend to be unvaccinated horses imported from Europe and Ireland or passing through sales.
It is really important to keep your flu vaccinations up to date, and to ensure strict biosecurity and isolation of any new horses on yard.
All new horses should be housed away from direct contact with others and at a distance to prevent the airborne spread of droplets. An isolated stable or field is ideal. Isolation should be maintained for 2-3 weeks minimum, and those handling the new horses should change their clothing between groups of horses, use good quality disinfectant to dip boots and wash hands thoroughly.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding Equine Influenza please call the Tower Equine office on 01778 591082

12/12/2021

Our Tower Equine team enjoying a day at the races. 🐎 Thank you to Southwell Racecourse for looking after us.

26/11/2021

Please find below a short video on our discounted client gastroscopy days to be held at Tower Equine on Wed 15th December 2021 and Wed 19th January 2022. If you would like to book your horse in for a reduced price gastroscope on either of these days, please contact the office at Tower Equine. Appointments are limited - please book early to avoid disappointment.