Little Rock Equine Vets

Little Rock Equine Vets “We are the little rock upon which you lean, to get you back in the saddle”
Targeted, personalis Little Rock Equine Vets was set up by Shelley Cook in 2020.

Shelley means “little rock” amongst other things in old English and Hebrew. Shelley is the “Little Rock” upon whom everyone can depend on in their time of need and this ethos is at the heart of everything we do:

• Targeted and personalised veterinary care for you and your horse.

• Care, extensive knowledge, understanding and a personal service.

• Each visit is a personalised journey for you a

nd your equine partner.

• We build long-term relationships built on mutual trust. The hallmark of great veterinary care is understanding what really matters and never losing sight of why we are here. At Little Rock Equine Vets, we pride ourselves on doing “the next right thing”. Shelley has spent years working alongside clients developing her skills to be able to give the best treatment options. This is the principle the company stands by on a case by case basis; Great medicine, personalised, all-encompassing care and understanding

Little Rock Equine Vets treats you and your horse as we would want to be treated. We have all been owned by horses from our childhood and into adulthood. This knowledge and understanding of what it is really like to be owned by “your horse of a lifetime” brings a special veterinary experience to you. Little Rock Equine Vets, are a small but very capable team, bringing a very personable and professional service to your door. Everything we do, can be done “stable side”. We also have early and late calls designed specifically with you in mind. This gives you the ability to look after your horse’s routine care without needing to take time out of your day for an appointment. We want to help you get the best from your partnership with your horse or pony. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Heidi is one of our long standing Brand Ambassadors. She is currently owned by Darci, and Elvis (big ears). Her aims f...
12/07/2025

Heidi is one of our long standing Brand Ambassadors. She is currently owned by Darci, and Elvis (big ears). Her aims for this year are to compete Bronze league in British Showjumping and is hopefully heading to the qualifiers at the end of July with both.

Heidi enjoys all aspects of looking after her horses and is often found riding alongside our vets as a horse handler. Heidi is a very valued member of both our team and our Brand Ambassadors. We have all our fingers crossed that she has a great season this year.

11/07/2025

Folks Happy Friday, it is high temps and it is important to keep our both ourselves and our horses comfortable and cool in this extreme weather, check out a couple of useful tips and tricks ☀ 🐴💓💦

Did Someone Say It's Friday 🐴 🙌
11/07/2025

Did Someone Say It's Friday 🐴 🙌

The next 48hrs (and the rest) are going to be incredibly hot. In order to ensure you don't see your vet for emergencies...
10/07/2025

The next 48hrs (and the rest) are going to be incredibly hot. In order to ensure you don't see your vet for emergencies please strongly consider whether you need to ride or travel your horses and ponies.

If you are considering exercise or travel especially tomorrow or Saturday, then please ensure you do this as early as possible before the heat increases. Try to ensure that horses who are competing or travelling have been encouraged to drink or have had at least 36-48 hours worth of sloppy feds to ensure that they are well hydrated. If travelling then they should be travelled in air conditioned transport.

If they can be kept in a coll area during the heat of the day, that would be very sensible.

If you are outside working then also consider protecting yourself from the heat of the day as well. Ensure that your fluid levels are maintained and that you have sun/UV protection.

We are as always, here to help and advise if you need to talk on 01782 898102. We are happy to discuss any issues you may have.

Stay safe folks.

Katie Gibbins is owned by Meadowland Queen Bee (Bee for short) Blue Pearl and Tigz. Her plans for this year are to get ...
08/07/2025

Katie Gibbins is owned by Meadowland Queen Bee (Bee for short) Blue Pearl and Tigz. Her plans for this year are to get out and about with Bee with the big county shows. There are a few more to pick yet as we have a few options for her!

PSH Blue Pearl is back in foal and is due April 2026, having just had her heart beat scan. Katie is hoping to aim Tigz to the PetPlan finals in prelim this year. We are very much looking forward to see how they get on

With the lack of grass this spring/summer due to the weather. Ragwort in the fields are more obvious due to the lack of...
07/07/2025

With the lack of grass this spring/summer due to the weather. Ragwort in the fields are more obvious due to the lack of grass and sun burning of the ground. Ragwort isn't normally palatable, however if there isn't enough grass and supplemental forage isn't supplied, then your four legged friend could be tempted by this bitter plant.

There is no precise toxic dose for ragwort ingestion, and the effects from even a small amount are accumulative. This means that even long after the plant leaves or flowers have been consumed the poison will still have an effect on the body. In horses the liver is the most commonly affected organ.

Ragwort was, until the last few years a reportable plant, however it seems that local and national government are no longer concerned with this particular plant. Clearing it from your own fields is imperative. You must do this wearing gloves and digging the plant out is a much better way to control the spread than spraying.

Clinical signs are subtle......horses don't go yellow like other mammals.

The seeds can live in a form of stasis for up to 20 years. Digging and pulling seems to be the only way to get rid of them.

The way to help prevent the risk of yours consuming ragwort:

- supplement with forage in the field
- ensure when grass is in short supply that you feed your horses off the ground.

If you have any questions about this topic, please do not hesitate to contact us on 01782 898102

We often see this lovely Brand Ambassador pairing, hacking round the local lanes near the practice. Saffy has always ta...
06/07/2025

We often see this lovely Brand Ambassador pairing, hacking round the local lanes near the practice. Saffy has always taken exemplary care of Jack and hs spent many hours getting him fit through hacking.

Saffy and Jack's partnership started in Sept 2022. Saffy wanted to event and Jack was a friends fantastic all round pony.

The dream was to qualify for Bramham National Grassroots 80 British Eventing and they managed this and came 6th in June 2024.

They have had the most fantastic journey and Saffy is so grateful to Jack. Now Jacks nearly 19 2025 brings qualifications for British Eventing ACE at Aintree. Plenty of showjumping and maybe the odd ODE.

Keeping Jack healthy as he gets older is the main priority as he is a fantastic pony. We love watching these two out and about and are so pleased that they are one of our Brand Ambassadors this year.

Whilst we have had lots of very warm weather and very little rain over the last few weeks. Please be very aware that wit...
05/07/2025

Whilst we have had lots of very warm weather and very little rain over the last few weeks. Please be very aware that with the rain we have had over the last 24 hours and with more to come tonight, tomorrow and Monday, that the grass will start to flush and grow. This will bring an increased risk of colic and laminitis to a lot of horses in our local area.

Both laminintis and colic are veterinary emergencies. If you have any concerns, please phone your vet and talk to them. Every bout of laminitis reduces the horses lifespan by 2.5 yrs.

We are as always happy to talk to you about this or any other concerns and can be reached on 01782 898102.

Thea and Laddie are some of our younger Brand Ambassadors. Thea will slowly be taking over the ride of Laddie. Thea is ...
03/07/2025

Thea and Laddie are some of our younger Brand Ambassadors.

Thea will slowly be taking over the ride of Laddie. Thea is owned by Splash who will be going to her mum to ride.

Laddie is very green, being only 5 and has been taken very slowly, so she will be expanding his education going out on some xc courses this year, learning all about steps, ditches, and related distances. Hopefully, he will get out to a couple of hunter trials (ground depending), and we may even do a pairs HT towards the backend of the year. Splash is going on holiday this year to the beach and Thea hopes to get a few shows in with her before the official swap date. They're off to Somerford 80 acres xc training at the weekend and hope to enter their first hunter trails at Eland in September.

STOMP STOMP STOMP, rub rub rub, looking like they are crossing their back legs cause they need a wee….. Lying down and c...
02/07/2025

STOMP STOMP STOMP, rub rub rub, looking like they are crossing their back legs cause they need a wee….. Lying down and chewing their legs......... Any of this sound familiar?

Might be your horse/pony is suffering from leg mites.

These creepy little suckers love hiding under long feathers, in thick skin, in straw beds and warm spaces.

Mites burrow into the horse’s skin which is what the horse finds aggravating and painful and makes them itch obsessively.

Common in traditional cobs, shires and heavy horses, native ponies with feathers….. But some lighter breeds can on occasion get them.

If the infestation continues or becomes chronic, it can develop into a condition called CPL (Chronic Progressive Lymphadenopathy) due to the self trauma these horses cause themselves because of the itch.

If you think your horse/pony might be suffering with this please give us a call on 01782 898102.

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