Buckingham Equine Vets

09/09/2025

💡 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂! 💡

Are there any topics or themes you would like us to share more about?

We would love to hear any suggestions so we can make this page a valuable resource for you and your horses. If you have any thoughts, feedback, or ideas, then please comment below or send us a message!

Also, don't forget to check out our last post about our upcoming client evening on all things colic and ulcers!

05/09/2025

📍𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴📍

We are excited to welcome you to a client evening on Tuesday the 11th November at 7pm at the Grand Junction in Buckingham!

Join us for an evening discussing all things colic and ulcers with Dr Jess Mullard and Dr Phillip Ivens. A great opportunity to learn more about clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment and prevention!

Spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis to registered clients. So email us today to secure your spot or call us on Monday!

26/08/2025

🤕 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗲𝘁 🤕

We all know that accidents with horses happen, but what if you could prevent that bite, rear or kick?

Recent research published in the journal Equine Veterinary Education has shown that equine vets have one of the highest injury risks of all civilian professions. In the USA, our job is the second highest profession for non-fatal injuries, with equine vets sustaining and average of eight serious injuries during their careers!

For this reason you may hear our vets talking about clicker training and behaviour modification if you do own a horse that can be a bit nervous or tricky for us to treat.

To help owners and vets understand the principles of such training, BEVA have created a number of YouTube videos featuring equine vet and behaviourist Gemma Pearson. Topics covered include clicker training, injections, worming, clipping and more!

Click on the link below to start watching!

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZLor1KlzkI9X1UpvbOxwllS1BNoLvcmR&si=VE9IJ6WmLyFbxRTR

If you have already implemented similar training techniques we would love to hear about how it helped your horse!

18/08/2025

⭐Meet the Judges⭐

Andrew Wallace is our Judge for Vet Practice of the Year. Andrew is director and veterinary surgeon at Buckingham Equine Vets, a first opinion and medicine referral practice in central England. He graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2003 and subsequently moved into mixed then equine-specific veterinary practice. In 2011 he co-founded Buckingham Equine Vets which is currently a six vet team and one of nine equine vet practices in the UK recognised as ‘outstanding’ by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeon.

He is a RCVS certificate holder in Equine Practice and Equine Lameness; and holds a postgraduate Diploma in Veterinary Professional Studies.

12/08/2025

🐴 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝘃𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 🐴

We have very limited space left for our half term vets morning on the 𝟮𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱!

Age ranges have been slightly adjusted to accommodate everyone but remaining spaces are as follows:

❌️ 6-10 years - 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹!
✅️ 11-16 years - 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟯 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴!

Give us a call or email us if you would like to book!

🐴 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝘃𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 🐴

Thank you to everyone that voted on our last poll for your preferred kid's morning dates! We are happy to announce the next kid's morning will be on the 𝟮𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, see the poster below for further information on timings!

If you would like to book onto the morning please call the office or send us an email - numbers are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis to registered clients.

Our vets will be busy planning and getting ready for all the questions that will come their way!

06/08/2025

🐴 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝘃𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 🐴

Thank you to everyone that voted on our last poll for your preferred kid's morning dates! We are happy to announce the next kid's morning will be on the 𝟮𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, see the poster below for further information on timings!

If you would like to book onto the morning please call the office or send us an email - numbers are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis to registered clients.

Our vets will be busy planning and getting ready for all the questions that will come their way!

24/07/2025

❗️𝗣𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀❗️

Update: Our phone lines are back to working as normal!

Unfortunately we are experiencing some technical difficulties with our phone lines. We can receive incoming calls, but currently cannot make outgoing calls. Any clients waiting to hear from us for appointment times, please check your text messages/call into the office to confirm.

We hope to have the issue resolved swiftly and will update you as soon as we can.

23/07/2025

❗️𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹?❗️

** Warning images of open wound **

As many of us know, horses love to get themselves into trouble! Unfortunately last year this lovely mare sustained a deep wound to her hind leg which exposed her cannon bone. One of our vets, Steph, promptly attended but, despite being fresh, the wound wasn't able to be stitched. This is due to the tissue deficit. As such the wound needed to heal by second intention. Such wounds take time to heal, but given time and considering the below factors that may delay healing, they will come together:

📍 Location, proximity to joints and movement
📍Bone exposure
📍Contamination
📍 Tissue deficit
📍Proud flesh formation

Vets Steph and Michelle performed many bandage changes and, as the tissue deficit filled in, proud flesh formed which required trimming (central images). As you can see the wound healed over the course of 12 weeks and the mare was able to be turned out again and continue her ridden career!

If your horse sustains a wound it's important to contact us as soon as possible to assess the wound to give your horse the best chance at a speedy recovery!

14/07/2025

🏆 𝗥𝗗𝗔 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 🏆

Last week one of our vets, Sally, attended the RDA Championships at Hartpury College as a volunteer vet. Sally assisted with passport checks, welfare checks and ring-side assistance during the dressage. She said it was lovely to play a small part in supporting such an incredible event, and hopes to continue to volunteer in years to come!

01/07/2025

📆 𝗭𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 📆

As of today (1st July) our zone day and dental day changes have come into force - have a read of this post and previous posts to make sure you are up to date with the changes!

𝗭𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 - free visits for vaccines, reduced visits for other routine work
East - Tuesdays
North - Wednesdays
South - Thursdays

𝗗𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 - free visits for dentals (+ vaccine if due)
East 1 - 1st Tuesday of the month
East 2 - 2nd Tuesday of the month
South 1 - 2nd Wednesday of the month
North - 3rd Tuesday of the month
East 3 - 3rd Wednesday of the month
South 2 - 4th Wednesday of the month

Interactive maps are availble on our website to help you know which area you come under.

Make sure to give us a call to book in and make the most of our free and reduced visit schemes! These days can be very busy so booking ahead of time is essential!

25/06/2025

❗️𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗺𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 ❗️

Today marks the start of our Strangles vaccine (Strangvac) amnesty month. If your horse recieves their first vaccine between the 25th June and 25th July, their second will be free of charge!

Equine Strangles spreads rapidly on and between yards, and the vaccine is proving to be an important measure in helping combat and minimise transmission of the bacteria.

We hope this poster answers some questions you may have about Strangvac that has been in production for over 25 years! But don't hesitate to call our office if you'd like to speak to a vet and book in your first vaccine!

30/05/2025

💫 𝗭𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 💫

See our new posters for the updated zone and dental days as of the 1st of July!

If you are unsure of where you fall on our map then visit our website to use the interactive map 🗺