LT Equine Veterinary Services

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LT Equine Veterinary Services

Comprehensive equine veterinary and health care on the road. Bringing the expertise, technology and From the performance horse to the rescue case.

ETHOS:

• Accessible, fully mobile, routine and emergency, veterinary medicine, field surgery and preventative healthcare.

• A direct service - speak directly to the clinician, Lucinda Ticehurst, for advice and booking appointments. Nothing should be lost in translation aiding clarity and response time.

• Case continuity - the same vet every time creates an optimum relationship with the horses a

s their individual personality traits and history can be recognised, appreciated and catered for.

• Relevant clinical plans - reflecting an in depth understanding of horse husbandry and the individual horse and owner needs.

• Patience and care - setting the horses up for optimum success in an environment they are confident in, with experienced and compassionate handling, regardless of how complex and stressful the situation is.

• A strong working relationship with and rapid access to a comprehensive network of caring specialists.

• A responsibility to help those in need.

• A passion for all equines. The best friend to the lawn mower. The hairy pony to the show horse. The heavy hunter to the racehorse. The dressage diva to the donkey. Those with a story and those starting to work out theirs. Those long in the tooth, those without teeth, those still growing them! The trusting and the fearful. The wonky, the weird and the wonderful. The little and the large, and those in between, both in size and personality. The individual, the few and the many!

30/01/2025

We are now on Google Maps. Type in LT Equine Vets and your phone sat nav will get you to us!

At the moment you might see Dandan rehabbing from an injury and long reining up the hill (the driveway is about 1km). Dandan is known as Dandan Superman in case you couldn't guess from the photo.

29/01/2025

Our main phone line is still 07825432531. Call your vet direct. Please don't call via WhatsApp as the phone is remote and often with Lucinda in a field (!) so signal does not hold and you cannot get through to our voicemail or transferred to the other vets via this route. Call on the normal phone line and you can get Lucinda or redirected appropriately when needed. We will call back if we can't answer but do call us again (after giving us reasonable time to respond) if needed.

Please use WhatsApp messages and text messages for booking in routine appointments but please provide the relevant information: when required by, what for, who for (owner and the horse(s) names as registered with us) and the address/directions/maplinks for where the horse is. Routine appointments will be allocated an approximate time and day within a couple of days, please don't chase us within hours of asking. It is advisable to give us 7-10 working days to attend routine vaccinations and dentistry.

Don't forget you can bring your horse to the practice for routine vaccinations, dentistry and blood tests (and save the visit charge, to be booked in advance) and we do provide inpatient options pre and post gastrocopey, for bandage changes, etc.

In an emergency 24/7 call, on the normal line to the above number, twice (+) in a row so we know it needs action immediately.

The office line is 07392817392 manned 9-3pm Monday to Friday and is administration queries and repeat ordering of routine medications. Please allow 2 working days for these to be dispensed. We are a small team and frequently we are all on the road treating horses. This line is not for veterinary questions or advice and therefore messages may not get actioned until the following working day or when reasonably practical.

This is one of our winter residents "Pepe". We love being a part of his life story as he has matured into a lovely and strong adult. He is on track to be a great polo pony as well as a gorgoeus poster boy!

23/01/2025

Kate actually did all the hard work with these little guys as they had routine dentistry and vaccinations. I couldn't resist a cuddle and photo though. I'm kneeling to show just how mini they are!

16/01/2025

Thank you very much for all the lovely messages of congratulations after I shared our pregnancy news yesterday. It's been really touching ❤️

It was lovely to see a horse today that I first met for a pre-purchase exam back in 2017 and my stamp and (deteriorating!) signature is in his passport every year since.

Around routine calls we had to attend, as an emergency, a rescue case working with a charity. I'm pleased we could be there when the pony most needed us.

You do never know what the day will bring.

15/01/2025

I have not eaten all the cookies but I do have a bun in the oven!!! We are excited to share our pregnancy news at 6 and a half months. Service is completely as normal, as those who have seen one of our three vets: me, Jacopo or Kate this week, will know. I'm not going anywhere and remain fully committed to all my patients that I have got to know so well over the years.

Here is my veterinary scanner coming in useful as Den, my husband, got to scan the baby himself, back when it was 12 weeks old.

07/01/2025

Introducing our new full time vet Dr Kate Moss BVMedSci (Hons) BVM BVS MRCVS.

Many of you have met Kate when she’s been on the road with us over the last year and she is now officially working full time. A huge asset to the team, Kate trained at Nottingham School of Veterinary Medicine and Science - the BEST vet school (the same as Lucinda!). Having owned and ridden horses all her life, this year Kate bred her first foal “Lenny” from her horse of a lifetime “Hope”, who has been part of the family for 8 years and will be forever. They have predominantly evented together but competed in all disciplines. Kate has always lived locally and is established in the area, having frequented all the local equestrian centers over the years.

Alongside the 3rd vet Jacopo and our great support staff including Den and Sarah every day, on the road and in the office managing the practice, and Allegra helping part time including evenings and weekends, we are a strong and approachable team, passionate about horses and are here for all equines when needed. We are proudly independent and will always remain a small family practice offering accessible healthcare for all horses.

25/12/2024

Merry Christmas from LT Equine Vets, featuring mummy Flea and Fuji the foal. X

19/12/2024

101 dalmatian puppies health checked, weighed, microchipped and vaccinated.

18/12/2024

Some noses just need to be kissed. These gorgoeus boys are two of our own horses, who don't go short of any. Mac and Elvis would carry you to war if needed and they'd stand with you and listen to all your problems too.

Horses have amazing faith and empathy - alongside the softest noses. These 2 are up there with the best.

12/12/2024

I love seeing the foals at their first vet check within hours of being born and then for their first vaccination, microchip and passport. I love it when they help me do it too. They are like kids with a million questions.

09/12/2024

The best time to get those balls off is when it's frosty. It is much better to castrate in cold conditions than when it's hot and the flies are out or when it's really wet and muddy. We castrated this mini Shetland with him lying on his back as he's so very little and close to the ground. The larger young colts are often done as a standing surgery.

Like any procedure castrates carry risk. The main risks are bleeding and infection. It is very rare but eviseration is also a risk. This is when a part of gut can come out of the abdominal cavity through the scrotal incision. It is very dangerous when it occurs. The surgery as a whole is very well tolerated though and frequently very straightforward allowing the males to socialise with females and not be driven mad with s*x hormones, keeping life safer too.

In the first photo you can see me pointing out what I always joke is their little brain! More accurately this is the tail of the epididymis where s***m is stored and matured. What looks like the tissue folds of a brain is actually the bunched up tubes!

A fact many people don't realise is that stallions remain fertile for up to 8 weeks post castration!

05/12/2024

It is so useful to have our new arena to assess some cases on site. Note this is an 18hh horse (!) and a 2 metre tall man (!) - that are very well matched - alongside a vet student assisting. Nottingham Vet Students are always fantastic (yes I trained there too!), as it's a wonderfully practical course from day 1. We enjoy having students to see practice and helping set up new vets for success.

Can you spot the posing peacock?! The horses normally find them fascinating rather than scary. The peabrains don't move quickly and are very used to equines of all shapes and sizes. If we need them to be 'less helpful' they will quietly swagger off with no issues so are happy to stay away too.

01/12/2024

Isabella, who is staying for a few months, says hi ❤️

27/11/2024

Fully stocked ambulatory vehicle, cat scan sitting on the xray machine!

25/11/2024

It's been useful to have 4x4 vehicles over the last weekend on call. We nearly blew away Saturday then Sunday saw many coat changes in the rain! We made it though and what a positive start to this week so far.

15/11/2024

We've had some tricky cases defy the odds this week - long may it continue. Some great characters back home and happy where they are so very loved. Horses do put us through so much worry, luckily they bring so much joy to balance it out. In addition to blood, sweat and tears you have to invest some soul and a good portion of sanity too!

Starring Flash (my horse) and Den (my husband), both are part of the team keeping the vets on the road.

10/11/2024

The entrance to the practice. Look out for our logo, the little horse head with the LT halter ❤️

01/11/2024

A throwback photo to my amazing side kick "Dingo", remembering the great time we had together on the road. Forever missed - a fantastic listener, protector of equipment and provider of constant amusement.

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Guilsborough
NN6

Telephone

+447825432531

Website

http://www.LTequinevet.co.uk/

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I have not eaten all the cookies but I do have a bun in the oven!!! We are excited to share our pregnancy news at 6 and a half months. Service is completely as normal, as those who have seen one of our three vets: me, Jacopo or Kate this week, will know. I'm not going anywhere and remain fully committed to all my patients that I have got to know so well over the years. Here is my veterinary scanner coming in useful as Den, my husband, got to scan the baby himself, back when it was 12 weeks old.

LT Equine Vets Client Evening 2024

THANK YOU to everyone who came to our client evening!! We really enjoyed it and we hope you did too. In total there was over 125 people! £640 was raised for The Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust and the Blue Cross. Thank you - that will change lives. Thank you for the great feedback, the photos shared and the whole experience. We hope it was educational and memorable! Well done to the winners of the Guess the Weight of the Horse competition and the raffle. Thank you for all the kind raffle donations and the donations of bits and headcollars for Gambia. Thank you to my Mum and Den's mum for the wonderful food, beautifully presented. Moulton College Equestrian Centre for the use of their fantastic facilities and Boehringer Ingelheim for sponsoring the night. A huge thank you to the team at LT Equine. 1 amazing husband, the 2 other vets in addition to myself, and Sarah and Allegra who keep the show on the road. A huge personal thank you from me to all involved. We have amazing clients and have the pleasure of working with many incredible horses. As I said on the night this has been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember and more! Prentice Productions kindly made this fantastic video of the event. We highly recommend them.

We use Boz Merix a lot to help horses with any orthopaedic problems and have a lot of success with it as an adjunctive therapy. It is a feed supplement containing a high level of micro-encapsulated Curcumin (tumeric), Boswellia Serrata, Omega powder concentrates and ASU. The mirco-encapsulation makes the turmeric bioabailable to the horse unlike some other turmeric products. It comes in sachets or in a large bag and now in crunchy healthy 'treats' that most horses will eat out of your hand! 5 tablets contains the perfect blend of ingredients, making these tabs easy to use on a busy yard, to support the body’s natural anti-inflamatory system and promote orthopedic comfort. Big Mac, my husband's horse, is a fan of the Boz Merix crunchies.