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Monday 8:30am - 5pm Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm Thursday 8:30am - 5pm Friday 8:30am - 5pm

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Thornton Wright Equine Vets

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Thornton Wright Equine Vets

Independent, veterinary practice committed to providing clinical excellence 24/7, in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.

Thornton Wright Equine is a proudly, independent equine ambulatory practice based at Fairfield Stud, Willoughton, in Lincolnshire. As a continuation of Thornton Equine, established in 2017 by Dr. Nick Bowen MRCVS, Thornton Wright Equine continues a legacy of providing accessible, modern clinical excellence whilst upholding traditional practice values. Dr. Rowan Wright MRCVS embarked on the partner

ship in 2023 to offer additional knowledge and expertise, and is equally committed to ensuring that Thornton Wright Equine continues to be the veterinary provider of choice in the area for professional and leisure clients alike. Thornton Wright Equine is a friendly, professional team who are dedicated to providing a comprehensive veterinary service, 24/7, to horses, ponies, donkeys and mules in Lincolnshire. Our routine client area typically, incorporates a 25-mile drive from the practice at Willoughton. This is to safeguard the delivery of an efficient emergency service should it be required by our patients.

11/11/2024

Thank you to those who served, and who continue to serve helping to protect the peace amidst the volatility of an ever changing world.

🌎 💙 🕊️

08/11/2024

🐎 Sponsored Rider End Of Season Round Up - Jess Parr 🐎

Now the year is drawing to a close, we've caught up with our Sponsored Riders for an update:

Jess Parr - Dressage Rider 🐴

"Elli has had a very successful first season competing at PSG.
She won the Area Festival qualifying round Sheepgate in both PSG bronze and PSG Freestyle bronze. 🥉🥉
She was crowned Area Festival champion in the PSG Freestyle at Arena UK. 🏆
Monty also has had a very successful first season out competing gaining scores up to 78.91%. With his lowest score on record being 71.88%. He has qualified for the Winter Regionals Prelim Gold, Novice Gold and Novice Freestyle to music Gold. 🥇🥇🥇
Sadly Bushy has retired from competing this season after a very successful few years."

Well Done on a successful season Jess and we hope Bushy enjoys his retirement, from all of the team at Thornton Wright Equine.

28/10/2024

☔️ MUD FEVER ☔️

As the weather gets wet, cold and dark, the the risk of mud fever increases.

But what is Mud Fever?

It is characterised by a bacterial, fungal, or combined infection of the skin of the lower limb that creates:

💉Thickening, reddening and inflamation of the skin
💉Serum oozing
💉Thick crusts (like scabbing)
💉Lameness
💉In more extensive cases cellulitis can occur

This is the same condition (known as dermatophilosis) as rain scald. However, on limbs it can be aggravated more easily by bacteria from mud and the environment.

Causes of mud fever:

🌡Leg mites
🌡Wet conditions
🌡Sand/abrasive surfaces
🌡Immune mediated conditions specifically affecting the white regions of the limbs
🌡Underlying disease causing immuno-compromise (eg. cushings)

Tips to manage:

💙Clean the legs with 50/50 hibiscrub and water, leave for 5 minutes, attempt to remove scabs, and wash once every 2-3 days. Dry thoroughly.
💙Clipping legs for the feathered horses
💙Antibacterial cream such as flamazine may be applied after cleaning the legs or as a barrier cream daily.

Prevention:

💚Leaving mud to dry and brushing off limbs
💚Sudocre, baby oil or pig oil applied as a barrier (onto dry legs)
💚Paddock management such as hard standing/stone/rollering to prevent poaching of land

If there is no improvement with first line treatment, please feel free to contact the office for a vet appointment. We can offer systemic steroids, antibiotics, mite treatment, or topical treatments to help your horse along the way.

28/10/2024

🎂 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US - WE ARE ONE! 🎂

Today we are celebrating a full year of hard work, dedication and growth! Thank you to our wonderful clients and fantastic team who have made this milestone possible.

In just one year we have grown from two individuals to a strong team of NINE!

We have three incredibly dedicated office staff who work tirelessly to answer your enquiries and get you booked in for appointments, plus a vet tech who is constantly putting the care of her patients first and goes above and beyond to support the vets. Our team of five vets cover interests in orthopaedics, sport horse medicine, reproduction and general practice with a combined experience of 60 years between them.

Without the partnership of our referring specialists we wouldn't be able to offer the best possible care for our patients. For their support and guidance we are very grateful - below to list just a few:

- James Roxburgh BVM&S Cert AVP(ED) PG(SVS) MRCVS
- Rainbow Equine Hospital
- Oakham Equine Hospital
- Chine House Equine Hospital
- Rossdales Equine Hospital
- Bryan O'Meara MVB, MVM, CertES(Orth), Dipl.ECVS, MRCVS
- Mark Bowen BVetMed PhD DipECEIM FRCVS

Lastly, we extend our thanks to Mr Bowen for entrusting us with the founding opportunity and his continued hard work and dedication to the practice.

Here's to many more years of growth, success and shared memories with our incredible clients - we wouldn't be here without you, so thank you for being a part of our journey!

Best Wishes,

Rowan and Harriet

26/10/2024

🦄 GASTROSCOPE CLINIC 🦄

We are holding our next clinic on Friday 1st November!

The clinic price of £220 includes one nights livery, sedation and the procedure - payable on the day.

We have just a few places left as these clinics are proving to be very popular and book up quickly! So don't delay in giving us a call on 01652 240 071 📞☎️

21/10/2024

💥 Fireworks 💥

Bonfire night is fast approaching, and whilst this is a time for celebration, firework displays and cinder toffee, it is also a notoriously tricky time for horse and animal owners alike.

Therefore, we feel it is imperative that we prepare our lovely clients and their equines.

Some of our top tips for keeping your horse safe include:

💥 Keeping the horses stabled at night a few days before to acclimatise (with companion ideally) for the weekends before and after the 5th November, as celebrations can extend throughout the week.

💥 If they are stabled, remove haynets and feed from the floor if possible, or if thats not possible tie nets up high at the opposite side to the door to avoid injuries.

💥 Keep an eye on the local events near you, to prepare for busier/louder nights

💥 We offer oral sedatives (Sedalin and Domosedan gel) which can be administered by mouth before the suspected display. If you do require this, please give the office a ring, and if we have seen the horse within 6 months, we can provide the sedative to you. If we have not seen the animal in 6 months, they will require a Prescription check which can be facilitated on one of our free zone days.

💥 Keep low grade noise such as the radio to desensitise the horses to noises.

💥 Avoid changes to management and feeding plans, or if this is necessary, please do so gradually.

💥 As always we will be on call for emergencies or available for advice

Laws about firework use:
Fireworks must not be let off between 11pm and 7am, except for 5th November, when cut off is 12:00am, New years eve, Chinese New year, and Diwali, when the mandatory stop time is 1am. (Government website, 2024) (BHS, 2024).

If you have any questions regarding preparation before Bonfire night, please do not hesitate to contact the office!

21/10/2024

🎧 We are back up! 🎧

UPDATE: The phone lines should now be working again, however if you experience any difficulties overnight, please contact the duty vet on the number below. Thank you for your patience 👍

Please contact this alternative number should you not be able to get through to a provider on the normal office line:
07506 760750

14/10/2024

🌳Atypical Myopathy – Sycamore Poisoning 🌳

Unfortunately, last weekend we saw our first case of Sycamore poisoning and as we begin to enter the winter months and the grass disappears it is important to be vigilant and on the look out for seeds within your paddocks.

Sycamore poisoning is a severe and often fatal disease caused by a toxin called Hypoglycin A. The toxin is found in sycamore seeds, leaves and saplings.

Symptoms to be on the look out for:

❗Generalised weakness, struggling to walk.
❗Muscle Tremors
❗Lying down
❗Colicing but maintaining an appetite
❗Brown or dark red urine

So what can you do?

- Provide supplementary forage in the field
- Clear fallen seeds
- Check adjacent fields for seeds as they can travel some distance.

With the recent weather, please make sure to check your horse’s paddock. It is fatal in around three quarters of affected cases!

Let’s keep our horses healthy and happy this season!

09/10/2024

❗Impaction season ❗

…but what does this mean? An impaction is a type of colic in equines which results in the back-up of food material into a large area occupying one of the bends within the horses intestines - primarily the pelvic flexure!

Why are we at risk?

🐴 As the nights draw in and the fields become sodden. We reach for our rugs, deep straw bedding, and extended periods of stable-time.

🐴 If a horse’s routine changes drastically, it can upset the bacteria within the gut. This bacteria breaks down the food that they ingest. They also have incredibly long intestines, (around 30 metres long!), so small changes take a long time to move through the body.

🐴 If horses change from grass fed to hay rapidly, they can struggle to digest, leading to increased pressure on the intestines and impactions can develop.

🐴 Horses aren’t moving! When a horse is stabled, they are not naturally thermoregulating, and walking, which stimulates the gut to move and digest the food. Therefore the gut slows down and can back up. Take them for walks in hand, hacks, or continue to work the horses if turnout is not possible.

🐴 Reduced water intake - as the temperatures decreases, and ice forms over the water, horses are less likely to drink. So always check your water and smash the ice, and consider placing cut apple in the water to reduce the risk of icing over.
To increase water intake further, you could add in some electrolytes (either from us as a Hestevard Effalyte), or a regulated well balanced diet in the form of a recovery mash in warm water on colder days.

Signs to watch for:

❗Flank Watching
❗Agitated, belly kicking
❗‘grimace face’ with ears back or lip curling
❗Laying down/rolling
❗Inappetence
❗Tucked up appearance
❗Reduced droppings

Treatment can include: Fluids via Naso-gastric tube (tube into the stomach), pain relief, smooth muscle relaxants into the vein, re**al examinations and more.
The vet will continue to follow your horse, and provide tailored treatment plans and management changes.

If you suspect any of these symptoms, please call the office and we can book you an appointment. As ever if you need any advice as horses make their way back to their stables this winter please dont hesitate to give us a call on - 01652 240 071

04/10/2024

🌟 MEET THE TEAM!🌟

Dr Chloe Jones BVMSC MRCVS

Introducing Dr Chloe Jones, the newest member of the Thornton Wright Equine team!
Chloe studied at the University of Liverpool where she was president of the Equine Society.
Chloe joins us after spending 2 years working for an equine hospital in Newmarket, where she gained lots of valuable experience. Chloe has had a very varied first 2 weeks gastroscoping horses, dealing with colic and travelling around on the zone day appointments. Chloe particularly enjoys lameness diagnostics, emergency medicine and is confident around young and green horses.

In her spare time Chloe enjoys spending time fussing over her horse, watching rugby and going to the gym.

03/10/2024

Did you know that vets have to undertake 35 hours of continued professional development (CPD) each year? This ensures their eligibility to remain a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS).

Today, Rowan attended and enjoyed the Sport Horse CPD event which was held locally at Osberton Horse Trials and hosted by the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) and BEDE Events.

Care of the Sport Horse has become increasingly important as we demonstrate our commitment to both the wellbeing and welfare of these wonderful creatures.
It is essential that we showcase the positive outlook for the social licensing aspects of using horses in sport.
Practicing evidence-based sports medicine is at the heart of our practice ethos and is best achieved through professional collaboration.

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20/09/2024

🌟Our next Gastroscoping Clinic is on October 4th.🌟
We have just one place left as these clinics are proving to be very popular and book up very quickly! 🩺
Don't miss the chance to book your horse in, call us on 01652 240071 ☎️📞

17/09/2024

⛑️ UPDATE ON ZONE DAYS ⛑️

Did you know we've updated our Zone areas?

Due to the continued growth of the practice we have opened our borders even further to help provide the best routine veterinary care to more patients in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire!

We have also changed our zone days from fortnightly to weekly and the new days are as follows:

🔴Red zone 1 - Tuesday
🔵Blue zone 2 - Wednesday
🟣Purple zone 3 - Thursday
🟡Yellow zone 4 - Friday.

How do zone days work?

💉Free of charge visits
💉For vaccinations, prescription checks, passports & microchipping, blood sampling and dentals.
💉The day before you receive a phone call providing you with a morning or afternoon slot
💉 On the day the vet will call with 30 mins notice of their arrival
💉 1pm cut-off time the day before to book
💉 Zone visits require pre-payment

Please be aware that no specific times are given. Should you require a time or not be available all day then you will need to book a normal appointment.

15/09/2024

🏅 🐎 Burghley Round-Up 🐎 🏅

What an incredible weekend of horsemanship culminating in a win for Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo - our sincere congratulations to this unstoppable duo!

A great team of veterinary surgeons are on hand at Burghley Horse Trials and ensure that the veterinary needs of these fabulous creatures are exceeded.

Our vet, Dr Rowan Wright has been apart of this veterinary team for 5 years and is based at the finish of the cross country course.

Rowan’s specific role sees horses home safely and the efficient cooling and recovery process, whilst also being quickly accessible to the first and last fences. Some might say it’s the perfect job given that Rowan’s caseload at home is rather sport horse biased!

Now, whilst no one managed to ‘spot the doc’ on camera we did have one verifiable wave… Lisa Waterworth - YOU are our winner!

🏆 🐎 ⛑️ 🙌

[Captured with Dr Lesley Barwise-Munro, a vet from Alnorthumbria, a font of all knowledge in the eventing veterinary world and representative of an esteemed leader in equine practice].

13/09/2024

🌟 MEET THE TEAM!🌟
Lauren May - Veterinary Technician

Lauren joined us on the 19th of August as our Veterinary Technician. Lauren has previously worked for a large equine charity for 7 years. Lauren is responsible for looking after our inpatients in-clinic, stock ordering, assisting our vets with gastroscopes, lameness work-ups, x-rays and much more! Lauren enjoys meeting new clients, forming good relationships with them and being part of the patient's journey.

In her spare time Lauren is into fitness and enjoys going to the gym, sunshine holidays and travelling.

Welcome, Lauren!

07/09/2024

👀👀 Competition - Spot the Doc 👀👀

Edit… HINT HINT…. He’s by the finish

Keep a look out for our very own Dr Rowan Wright on course at Burghley today…

Take a pic of where he’s stationed on course to be in with a chance to win a vaccination and routine dental🥇

Address

Fairfield Stud
Gainsborough
DN215RX

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5pm
Friday	8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+441652240071

Website

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