๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฉ - ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ
Are you concerned your horse might be lame? Is time precious and you'd like to have your horse seen as soon as possible?
Have one of our Vets visit your yard to take an initial video using this innovative technology to analyse your horseโs gait, proceeded by a telephone consultation with our Orthopedics guru, Egbert Willems, within 2 working days to discuss any findings.
All it takes is a tripod, a phone, and your horse. This cost-effective technology is used to enhance consultations with your Vet with precise data and easy visual presentation of lameness or imbalance, allowing a deeper understanding of your horseโs specific movements. When used regularly, Sleip can also be used to assess response to treatment, training and rehabilitation programmes.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐๐?
- Space to lunge on the hard OR soft
- 30+ meters of smooth trot up space
- The ability to give the visiting vet a short history of your horse
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ?
ยฃ75 (plus visit fee - can be done on a zone visit)
If you would like to book a Sleip consultation, please call us on 01323 815120 or email [email protected]
๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐'๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ โค๏ธ
Itโs wonderful to see last yearโs work paying off. Looking forward to the rest of the season, mares are coming through thick and fast now!
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ
๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐ - ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ, ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐
๐๐ก๐ ๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐
โข The breeding season in the UK starts in the spring and continues through the summer.
โข During this period, the mare has a recurring oestrus cycle.
โข The average cycle of the mare is 21 days long and can be divided into two parts โ oestrus and dioestrus.
โข A mare is described as โin oestrusโ when she is in season and would be receptive to a stallion.
โข The mare will be in oestrus for 4-7 days. During this period, the mare may display signs that she is ready to be bred e.g. posturing to urinate, raise her tail and excitability around a stallion.
โข The remaining time, dioestrus, starts just after the mare ovulates at the end of the oestrus period. The mare will then usually change her behaviour and show signs that she is not ready for breeding e.g. squealing, tail clamping, kicking out at a stallion.
๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ
โข The mare can be monitored for her natural cycle, recurring every 21 days.
โข If we do not wish to wait this long for another period of oestrus, we can induce the next period of oestrus to come early.
โข We do this by giving the mare an injection of prostaglandin (PGF2-alpha). This injection will โshort cycleโ the mare and bring her into season 2-5 days after injection.
โข It is important that this injection is not given until at least 5 days after her previous oestrus period, or it will not work.
โข Scanning of the mare is recommended before giving this injection to ensure that it will work.
๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ
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๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐
๐ซ๐จ๐ณ๐๐ง ๐๐ - ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ, ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐
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๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง is collected from the stallion and very quickly inseminated into the mare. This means that the mare and stallion are required to be on the same premises.
Pros:
- Less frequent veterinary checks necessary, fresh semen has the longest life span of all types once inseminated into the mare and can be inseminated up to a few days prior to ovulation, however, good timing is still recommended.
- High conception rates.
Cons:
- The stallion may not be available.
- It may not be possible to get the mare and stallion at the same location.
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง is collected from the stallion, processed, and then mixed with a semen-extender before being chilled. Chilled semen is usually shipped overnight within the UK and arrives with the mare the following morning.
Pros:
- Mare and stallion do not need to be at the same location.
- Most semen can last chilled for up to 24 hours without losing too much fertility.
Cons:
- The stallion may not be available (he may be competing, training or out of the country).
- The mare may ovulate before the semen arrives, missing a cycle.
- Shipping fees.
- Delay of courier/ postal service may mean delivery is not available within 24h
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๐ซ๐จ๐ณ๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง will have been collected, processed, extended and frozen in liquid nitrogen. It arrives stored in small straws, varying in number dependent on stallion. The frozen semen will be transferred into the holding tank at our hospital. With appropriate veterinary care, we expect conception rates to be similar to that of chilled semen.
Pros:
- Once frozen, the semen can last for a ver
๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐'๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฒ
Wishing all of our lovely clients a very Happy Valentines Day
๐ฉท๐โค๏ธ๐ค๐
๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐ซ โ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ
๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ยฃ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ ๐
๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ
For the month of February, we will be offering our clients a chance to experience the pioneering gait analysis tool โ Sleip. Have one of our House Vets visit your yard to take an initial video using this innovative technology to analyse your horseโs gait, proceeded by a telephone consultation with our Orthopedics guru, Egbert Willems, within 2 working days to discuss any findings.
All it takes is a tripod, a phone, and your horse. This cost-effective technology is used to enhance consultations with your vet with precise data and easy visual presentation of lameness or imbalance, allowing a deeper understanding of your horseโs specific movements. When used regularly, Sleip can also be used to assess response to treatment, training and rehabilitation programmes.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐๐?
- Space to lunge on the hard OR soft
- 30+ meters of smooth trot up space
- The ability to give the visiting vet a short history of your horse
๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ :
Price includes zone visit fee. Area visits not included. Standard zone visit cancellation fees apply. Any follow up treatment will be subject to standard pricing.
๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ:
Egbert qualified from Utrecht University (NL) in 2000 and went on to complete a residency at Glasgow University in Equine Surgery (Orthopaedics). He is one of only a handful of vets in the UK to have been awarded a diploma from the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine.
To find out more or to book, call 01323 815120 or email [email protected]
โจ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฌโจ
Wishing all of you a fantastic 2024 - may it be your best year yet!
Love from all of us at Cliffe Equine ๐
โจ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐! โจ
From all of us at Cliffe Equine, we would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas.
Have a fabulous day wherever you may be๐
๐๐ก๐๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐'๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ซ, ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ข๐!
We've loved following this cracking pair over the season, they're such fun to watch and just go from strength to strength.
Littleton Manor marked Lucy Holland's last event this year - competing in the BE100plus, Lucy and Brodie (AKA Beaghmore Mat) had a cracking double clear and to put in Lucy's words, a 'wild dressage test'!
Lucy said "๐๐บ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ณ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฅ ๐ช๐ต! ๐๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐ต, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ 6๐ต๐ฉ. ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ถ๐ฏ ๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ต ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต".
Well done Lucy and Brodie - we hope you have a very restful Winter and come back just as strong and confident next year!
๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐
After owner, Rachel, noticed Mercedes was reluctant/struggling to eat, tilting her head sideways and generally not being herself, she brought her to our Laughton hospital to visit Penny Brownings EDT.
As you can see by the picture, a nasty looking ulcer on the ex-Polo Ponyโs tongue proving to be the route of her problems. This has been caused by a large diastema in between two molars on the lingual aspect of Mercedesโ lower teeth.
A diastema is an interdental space between teeth, meaning food can get packed away in there and causes pain and discomfort, and in Mercedes case, painful ulceration to the tongue.
Penny worked her magic and provided 5* routine dental care for Mercedes by removing the impacted pocket of debris from the diastema, followed by flushing the area under sedation. Mercedes went home a far more comfortable and happy horse than when she arrived!
๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ
Dinky Bell Ware โ The metal elbowed pony
On 12th December, Oana was called out to a yard for a suspected fracture. Dinky Bell, the 4-year-old miniature cob, was found lame and reluctant to move on his left fore in the field by his owner, Nicky.
On clinical examination, no wound was found, however Dinky was very reactive to palpation of the olecranon (elbow) and X-rays revealed a type IV fracture of the olecranon (first image). These fractures are typically associated with kicks from other horses.
After bandaging and splinting the leg, Dinky came straight into the hospital for further treatment and care by our veterinary team.
Dinky underwent a fracture repair led by Egbert and Manon under general anaesthesia, a procedure that involved exposing the olecranon, reducing the fracture and then screwing in a metal plate to stabilise it. (second image)
Dinky was monitored and cared for by our team of Vets and Vet Nurses over the following month to ensure good healing and monitor post-surgical complications. Itโs key during this time that movement is limited, which is not easy to do when youโre a pony bored of box rest! We are pleased to report Dinky is now rehabilitating at home with his family and reportedly doing well. His recent check-up 8 weeks post-surgery showed him comfortable at walk and trot (see the video of Dinky trotting up with Vet Nurse, Steph) and X-ray study shows further healing (third image).
He can now progress to short periods in the paddock โ just in time for Spring!
A huge well done to all involved in Dinkyโs case.
๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ก๐ฅ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ - ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ!
Did you know that Veterinary Surgeons in the UK alone are 3 to 4 times more likely than the general population to take their own life?
As you may be aware, Cliffe Veterinary Group are taking part in a January Triathlon to raise money and awareness for Vetlife.
Vetlife provides mental health support throughout the whole Veterinary profession, this includes all members of staff and their families.
You can donate as little as ยฃ2, so dig deep in your pockets, we only have a few weeks to go to raise as much as possible for this fantastic charity! So far, we have run, walked, swam and cycled over 2,000km!
Please visit our Just Giving page, which is located on our homepage on our website -
www.cliffeequine.co.uk
Thank you so much to all who have donated and participated - let's give it our all for the next few weeks!
(Video bloopers to follow!)
โจ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฌโจ
Wishing all of you a 2023 full of happiness, health and prosperity.
Love from all of us at Cliffe Equine ๐
There's still time to create your gift bag or box for Warming up the Homeless.
Our Vet, Oana, has truly outdone herself with her beautifully decorated gift box. However, there is absolutely no pressure to create a masterpiece - the contents are the most important.
If you would like to contribute and are a little wary of the icy roads, why not pass your gifts on to one of our Vets if they are visiting, or let us know so we can swing by if we are in your area.
The last day we will be receiving boxes is the 20th December, if you'd like to drop your gifts off to our headquarters in Laughton:
Harbens Farm
Mill Lane
Laughton
East Sussex
BN8 6AJ
#warmingupthehomeless
Little Orla came to us after showing sudden colic symptoms at home, worrying at any age but especially as a foal.
Accompanied by her mum, Alice, Orla came to our hospital in Laughton and underwent a thorough colic investigation by vet, George Worden-Roberts.
Fortunately following medical treatment Orla's symptoms subsided, and she was able to enjoy the Autumn sunshine with Alice in one of our paddocks (see video).
We are happy to announce that the pair are now safely back home. What a sweetie!
This morning we were lucky enough to enjoy a tour of the new Toad Hall Farm Equine Rehabilitation & Performance Centre. The facilities are fantastic and include a water treadmill, cold salt water spa and salt & oxygen room. Itโs no wonder the vets wanted to stay! Thank you to @evonnearmstrong54 and Kat for having us and your valuable insights.
Is there anything better than foal cuddles on a Monday morning? This little filly, Fleur, is here with her mum today and we're loving every minute (as is she by the looks of things!)
Primrose Wishes you a Happy Easter
A very Happy Easter to you all! ๐ฃ Enjoy your eggs, carrots, and little Primrose having a wonderful time in the field with her mum. #Happyeaster #Springtime
We love watching this pair go! Flying the Cliffe flag, @plumptoncollege Yard Manager, Lucy Holland, piloting her boy to a second @hicksteadshowground with the best dressage score of the day, 24.9!
