Equine winter health alert: Common winter illnesses
As the temperatures drop, it's essential to keep an eye out for common winter illnesses that can affect our equine friends. Here is a video with a few key conditions to watch for this season.
Road Awareness Week
Riding safely on the roads is a horse rider’s top priority and Road Awareness Week is the perfect time to remind everyone to share the road responsibly. Here is a video with a few simple tips to keep both riders and drivers safe.
Ensuring equine wellness: Five fundamental elements of horse health care
Ensuring the health and vitality of your horses is essential and implementing a comprehensive wellness regime is key. Watch the video to find out five essential components to include in your horse's wellness routine.
Equine vet visits: Steps for a successful routine veterinary visit
Preparing for your equine vet's visit is important for ensuring a smooth and productive assessment of your horse's health. Here's some tips on how to prepare.
Understanding summer colic
Can you recognise the signs of colic and do you know what you can do to prevent it?
Clinical signs of equine colic
Flank watching
Lying down and/or rolling
Pawing the ground
Kicking their abdomen
Stretching
Reduced or no passing of droppings
Lack of interest in food
How to prevent equine colic
Maintain a feeding routine – do not suddenly change the feed and always introduce new feed gradually
Ensure your horse always has access to fresh, clean water
Have a targeted worming plan based on risk and testing
Book regular dental checks - at least once a year - with your vet or qualified equine dental technician
Maintain regular exercise which includes turn out or ridden/in-hand exercise
Plastic Free July
During Plastic Free July 2024, let's saddle up for a greener ride by minimising plastic waste in every aspect of horse care and ownership.
Laminitis risk checker
Laminitis is a painful and potentially debilitating condition in horses that affects the tissues connecting the hoof wall to the pedal bone.
Early detection and proactive management are crucial in mitigating the risks associated with laminitis.
Here's a handy video guide to performing a laminitis risk check.
Summer hoof care 101
With summer comes dry, cracked hooves.
Summer can bring its own set of challenges for horses, especially when it comes to dealing with hard ground conditions. Here is a video with some tips to help mitigate problems caused by hard ground during the summer.
Standing MRI 🧲 here at Rainbow, all under the care of an equine radiology specialist team supported by 4 surgical specialists where required, unparalleled for the North East.
From the feet to the tarsus ('hocks') / carpus ('knee'), we can expertly image horses and ponies alike, and we have other options for regions even higher up the limbs if needed.
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Check out a little info and some images of the standing MRI we have here at Rainbow Equine Hospital, we hope its useful if you ever need it for your horse!
Quick post showing how we can perform a standing MRI scan of a hind foot in a horse using a timelapse video! #equinevet #equinediagnosticimaging #equinehospital
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