Kessock Equine Vets

29/03/2025

28/03/2025

🔹Foal Friday🐴😍🔹
We are loving seeing all these beautiful foals being born . Please feel free to share your photos with us. A client has shared this snap of her new arrival .

🐴Owners of expecting mares please remember to fill in our online forms regarding your expecting mares

28/03/2025

🔹STRANGLES WEBINAR🔹

Follow our link below to register for our online webinar on Monday 31st March at 7pm
https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fevents.teams.microsoft.com%2Fevent%2Fb082cf92-3580-48dc-8706-b97035d705b5%408a6cf78f-ef5b-41d5-b3d3-f2f952598362&data=05%7C02%7Claura-jane.smith%40kessockequinevets.co.uk%7C00e8c602fee048f0fad208dd6e14946b%7C8a6cf78fef5b41d5b3d3f2f952598362%7C0%7C0%7C638787756838372108%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=bqRezAmC5XT%2BJBSaJDW7tPFTfLZnqAM9ljkvJa1Xpvc%3D&reserved=0
⬇Please comment any questions you would like answered below

26/03/2025

🔹Laser Surgery 🔹
We have availability for Laser surgery on the 4th, 7th & 9th April. Please give us a call to discuss with our vet team 🐴
🩺Referrals are welcome
📞 01463 731107

21/03/2025

🔹🐴𝑭𝒐𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆🐴🔹
One of our clients has shared pictures of her beautiful new foal 🥰. Spring is really in the air with foals starting to make an appearance. We can't wait to see all the new foals when they arrive 🩷💙

20/03/2025

🔹🐴𝑭𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝑨𝒊𝒅 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑯𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝑶𝒘𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔 - 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚 11𝒕𝒉 𝑨𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒍 🐴🔹
Want to feel more prepared for dealing with injuries and emergency situations while you wait for the vet? Come and join our Equine First Aid course with one of our Vets and Vet Nurse 🐴🩺🌡

Call 📞01463 731107 to book your space.
❗𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒂 𝒇𝒆𝒘 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒖𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒕❗

19/03/2025

🔹🐴𝑺𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑶𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓🐴🔹
Don't forget our Special Offer for March is our 𝑆𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐶𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑂𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟.
Running until the end of March, give us a call to book in or check availability.
❗Saving £70 on our normal standing castration price❗

18/03/2025

❗🐴🔹𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 - 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗗𝗨𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡🔹🐴❗
If you have a pregnant mare due to foal this season, please fill in the relevant form below:

For a single pregnant mare: ⬇️
https://forms.gle/2kXRJKMZXUd4Q8iT6

For multiple pregnant mares: ⬇️
https://forms.gle/w6fbGMCLKvW94V4c6

We are compiling a list so that our vets are aware of the locations and rough timings of expectant foalings, as well as any higher risk pregnancies, in order to be as prepared as possible. Please kindly fill in the form even if you believe we are already aware of your pregnant mare.

We can't wait to meet all the new foals ❤
(Picture of one that made an unexpected appearance recently).

17/03/2025

🔹🐴𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒚 𝑯𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝑪𝒍𝒖𝒃 𝑴𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔🐴🔹
You should have received your envelope with your FWEC sample bags for the year.
Reminder that your March sample is now due 🐴🦄

14/03/2025

🔹Area Visit For Wednesday 19th March🔹
Due to a cancellation we have space on our area visits on Wednesaday . Our Wednesday areas cover the pink area shown on the map for routine procedures. Call to book in 📞

14/03/2025

🔹🐴𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏🐴🔹
As the longer days are slowly approaching, the breeding season is just around the corner! Last year we saw some great success with our 𝑨𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑷𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒂𝒈𝒆 that we offer here at 𝑲𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝑬𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑽𝒆𝒕𝒔, with the lovely horse Lady being one of our confirmed pregnancies. She is currently in foal to a very handsome Irish Draught Stallion, with her foal due in May, and we are really excited to see how her foal turns out!

We are once again offering our 𝑨𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑷𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 this year, with both grass and stabled livery options available at the clinic so that mares can stay with us for the duration of their procedures. If you are considering putting your mare in foal this year, or for more information about our packages, please give us a call on 01463 731107 to speak to one of our vets.

13/03/2025

❗️𝑫𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒓𝒚❗️
🔹🐴𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝑾𝒆𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓🐴🔹
Join us on 31𝒔𝒕 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒕 7𝒑𝒎 for an online talk on Strangles, with our vet 𝑨𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓.
We would love to answer your questions during the webinar, please post them in the comments below ⬇️

The link will be posted soon.

12/03/2025

🔹🐴𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓!! ▶️𝑺𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 - 𝑨𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 & 𝑻𝒂𝒛𝒛🐴🔹
"Wow, I'm still in shock with this. My camera roll is full of pictures of Tazzy and I love any excuse to chat about how special he is to me so I want to thank Kessock Vets for allowing me this opportunity.

I'm Amber and I'd like to introduce you to Tazz, my 9 year old traditional cob. I've owned Tazz for the last three years and have enjoyed doing a bit of everything with him. Tazz came along after retiring my old boy, Buzby after 15 amazing years together. Buzz didn't seem himself, and therefore we underwent trot ups, xrays and injections by the amazing team at Kessock Vets. He was then diagnosed with arthritis in his hocks. Although Buzz could still be ridden (and still enjoys jumping the 5 ft electric fencing to this day...), it was obvious he didn't enjoy working anymore so it was an easy decision to retire him and allow him to enjoy life in his field being pampered.

When I was initially looking for a new horse, I wanted something that looked sporty and could jump. However, I ended up with a chunky, hairy cob with a mane that could star in any L’Oréal advert. But he's the most wonderful, sweetest and fun pony I could have found and everyday I am thankful for him.

In the field, Tazz has the most wonderful and fun personality and still acts like a 3 year old, chewing on every zip, hat and hood to get some neck scratches and treats. He will stand to be groomed for hours (unless there’s a hose involved) and give cuddles to anyone who comes his way.

I spend lots of time hacking around the beautiful estate that we keep our ponies on and there is nothing better than a good gallop along the beach with friends. I enjoy schooling, both flatwork and jumping, as well as having lessons as it gives us a focus to improve on.

I take part and have fun competing with Tazz and have mostly competed in ridden and working hunters so far. Last year a real highlight was having Tazz down at Blair Atholl in the CHAPs ridden class where he behaved so well for having never been in such a big environment before. We also enjoy getting him out to the TGCA (Traditional Gypsy Cob Association) classes however they are few and far between in Scotland unfortunately.

This year my plans are to build both Tazz and my confidence with showing by taking him out to a range of venues and classes and hopefully down the A9 to a couple of shows. We plan to participate in ridden, working hunter training stake classes and also trying to do a bit more showjumping and dressage.

After a winter of rest, Tazz has had his shoes back on this week. We have also had the equine weigh bridge out and a bridle fitter so we are definitely back into work and getting going for the coming season. I've really missed riding over the winter so it feels great to be back in the saddle.

With it being March, we've put in a worm sample for Tazzy and the other horses in the field and will await the results to check whether worming is required or not.

So that's us, I look forward to updating you on our adventures this year. We don't promise to go out and be the next team going round badminton or competing at Hoys but we do promise to go out, have fun and enjoy every minute!"

We are all looking forward to following your adventures this year ❤

10/03/2025

🔹Thistle Equine Referrals at Kessock Equine Vets🔹
𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 - 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗕𝗩𝗠&𝗦 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗔𝗖𝗩𝗦 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗘𝗖𝗩𝗦 𝗠𝗥𝗖𝗩𝗦
The next dates for appointments with our visiting specialist, John Marshall from Thistle Equine Referrals on 26th March .
Please contact us on 01463 731107 if you would like to discuss booking in with John. He accepts both internal and external referrals for orthopaedic cases (e.g. complex lameness workups), as well as orthopaedic and soft tissue surgeries.
John is a European and American Accredited Specialist in Equine Surgery. He is originally from Ayr and graduated from Glasgow Vet School before completing equine internship and surgery residency programmes in the USA. He was awarded a PhD for equine studies by the North Carolina State University. In 2010, John returned to the University of Glasgow as a Senior University Clinician in Equine Surgery where he developed the lameness and diagnostic imaging services, including objective lameness assessment and MRI. John's clinical interests include advanced lameness assessment and arthroscopic surgery. John has published and presented equine clinical research internationally. In 2023, John launched Thistle Equine Referrals, providing advanced lameness and surgical services for referring vets, clients and horses across Scotland and the North of England. John visits Kessock Equine Vets on a monthly basis.

10/03/2025

🔹🐴𝑺𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑶𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓🐴🔹

07/03/2025

🔹🐴𝑺𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑼𝒑𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆 - 𝑲𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒚 & 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒏🐴🔹
"Can’t believe this is my final post 😭😭😭
What a 12 months it has been and Reg and I have had a great time being the sponsored rider for Kessock Equine Vets for 2024.
It’s been a phenomenal year, I am so grateful for this amazing sponsorship and will continue to use my saddlecloth with pride at the events I attend.
Reg is so well known at Kessock, there has been a fair few injuries over the years and I am so grateful for the care and attention we have received each time the hurdles presented.
Feb saw us prepare for the Winter Area Festivals for dressage, something we tried over the winter months, so a bonus getting a qualifier as this is definitely our weaker stage.
We were flying solo that weekend, which is unusual and the weather conditions were not in our favour either! We set off on the Sat afternoon and arrived South of Perth early evening, settled Reg in and then back to the trailer to get myself settled. Yes I know, it’s Feb and I am sleeping in a trailer but I had organised a hook up, well each trip away is always a case of making memories and this trip was no different. At 9.30 the electric hook up stopped working meaning my cosy trailer was now like a fridge 🙈. A wee SOS call to the venue and I had power back on by 11pm.
The thought of surviving a night in those weather conditions and then being able to pull off 2 tests the next day had me on tender hooks!
Two tests completed a prelim and a Novice and scored reasonable I decided to travel home! Well it’s safe to say probably the worst towing conditions I have ever driven in but Reg was as cool as a cucumber and enjoyed being turned out on arrival home.
We have entered our first BE event of the season at the start of April with fitness well and truly under way. Saddle check done, vaccinations updated and physio session carried out and farrier tomorrow. I couldn’t have done half of this journey without the help and support from all these specialists and of course my family, for holding fort when I am competing as well as understanding why I do it 🙈.
I hope you have enjoyed our journey and we wish the new sponsored clients the best of luck for the season ahead.
Thanks for believing in us and here’s to 2025!
Reg and Kelly"
😭We will all miss your updates Kelly and hearing all about your and Reg's adventures. You truly are inspiring and 'living the dream' ✨.
From us all at Kessock, we wish you and Reg loads of luck for the coming year 🥰 and thank you again for being our Sponsored Client ❤️