Buckingham Equine Vets

15/03/2025

🚒 𝗔 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🚒

Last week this sweet mare, Beauty, got herself in a bit of trouble! Luckily Michelle was on site already doing routine work and Sally arrived shortly after along with the Wellingborough Fire Station and The Mounts Fire Station to help get Beauty out of the ditch she'd slipped in to with her front legs stuck deep in mud. In order to safely rescue Beauty, Sally and Michelle needed to put Beauty under a short general anaesthetic so the rescue team could work safely in close proximity to her very long legs!

Luckily Beauty remained calm throughout the process and as soon as she had come round enough from her anaesthetic she was tucking into a nice warm mash and telling off her nosey neighbor! A check over the following day revealed no further injuries apart from a couple of scrapes and some stiff muscles - a very lucky lady!

A big thank you to the fire and rescue team for working so well with us and thank you to Beauty's owners for trusting us at this stressful time!

12/03/2025

✨️ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 ✨️

We have had a new face join the team in the last few months - please join us in welcoming Molly to our technician team! You'll see her in the clinic or on the road helping our vets on a Monday/Wednesday/Friday and has fitted into her new role seamlessly!

𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲: Junior Technician

𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯: Learning so many new things every day and of course meeting all of our clients!

𝗔𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝘁𝘀: My dog Lottie, cat Ziggy and horse Patch

𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗸: Any type of chocolate!!

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯: The ability to run double speed to be able to keep up with some of the horses we trot up!

𝗧𝗲𝗮/𝗰𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿: A caramel latte to wake me up in the mornings or a tea with milk no sugar!

𝗚𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸: Anything I can have a good singalong to! 🚗

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝘆: I would say Irish Draught, they are reliable, hard working and happy to go with the flow!!

06/03/2025

🐎 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 🐎

We are proud to be a BEVA approved practice for artificial insemination (AI)! This means we have vets that have been formally trained to perform both chilled and frozen AI. More information on our 2025 AI packages and advice on what to expect if your mare is expecting can be found on our website!

https://buckinghamequinevets.com/departments/breeding-department/

If your mare was inseminated by us last year then we will have their due dates on our calendar already but if covered naturally, away at stud or purchased in foal then please contact us with a predicted due date.

While we hope all goes smoothly for those expecting, do not hesitate to call with any questions and we can't wait to meet the BEV foals of 2025!

19/02/2025

🦷 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 🦷

Over the last two days our vets Michelle and Sally have been busy performing routine dental work at Oxford Retirement Livery. These horses may be retired but it's just as important to continue routine dental work and checks to make sure they can cope with grass and forage to keep them in tip top condition! It was a two day marathon with 45 dentals and a few wobbly teeth to take out, but lovely to see all the retired and senior horses looking so well. Big thank you to the team at ORL for being organised with so many horses and the supply of tea and cake!

If you think your horse's teeth are due why not take advantage of having them done on a zone day, or if 4+ horses are done we can book you in for a free visit and reduced cost dental. All our dental work is performed with motorised equipment and under sedation (included in the price) so we can get a thorough look in the mouth.

We know no one is a fan of the dentist but we hope we can make it as stress free as possible!

12/02/2025

💉 𝗩𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 💉

Set your clocks for 7pm tonight for a webinar with our own Philip Ivens who will be joined by Lucy Grieves representing the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) to talk all things vaccines.

They will discuss the diseases we can vaccinate for (Influenza, Tetanus, Equine Herpes Virus and Strangles) and the role vaccines play in disease prevention.

To register follow the link below!

https://www.worldhorsewelfare.org/advice/welfare-wednesdays/prevent-and-protect-essential-equine-vaccinations

Or to watch live on YouTube follow this link!

https://www.youtube.com/live/U-4P5Ad2COI?si=291zc4ySwcEMu7ji

Last year's National Equine Welfare Council survey of over 6,000 horse owners revealed that 7% are reducing or stopping vaccinations to save money. 💉💵

Whilst they may feel there is some logic to this decision, it could be a costly one should their horse become ill from one of the many illnesses which you can routinely vaccinate against. 😓

We want to help all horse owners make educated decisions when it comes to vaccinating their horses.

Join us for our next webinar where we will be discussing the importance of routine vaccinations 👉 https://bit.ly/3CzEMWd

10/02/2025

💉 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗙𝗘𝗜 𝗩𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 💉

From the 3rd February 2025 all FEI-registered horses must now have their influenza (flu) vaccinations recorded on the 𝗙𝗘𝗜 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗔𝗽𝗽 by their vet at the time of vaccination.

Your vet will need to 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲'𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗽 and/or 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 to identify the horse prior to their vaccination.

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱 to the app prior to the vet visit and can be done by anyone associated with the horse (owner, rider, groom).

Please follow these steps to prepare for your vaccination appointment:

✅️ Before the vet arrives, download the FEI HorseApp and set up your account.
✅️ Enter all previous flu vaccinations into the HorseApp before your appointment to save time.
✅ ️Bring the horse's passport to the appointment.
✅️ Ensure the horse is clean before the vet arrives, as photos of both sides of the horse may be needed.

Further information can be found online at:
https://inside.fei.org/hub/it-services/mobile-apps/%20fei_horseapp

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us and hopefully if all vets and clients are prepared we can be as efficient as possible!

06/02/2025

🪱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 🪱

Show your horses some love and worm them this Valentines day ❤️

Our worming packages which include a winter wormer are still available, as are our wormer-free packages!

Please give us a call if you'd like to arrange any of the packages for your horse or yard!

🪱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 🪱

It's that time of year again...
Our 2025 worming packages are now available!
Please take a look at our website for more information.

https://buckinghamequinevets.com/offers-and-savings/

To order your packages please give us a call in the office and arrange collection from the clinic or one of our drop boxes.

We can also post them out for an additional postage fee.

03/02/2025

❗️ 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 ❗️

Over the next two days our reception will be closed to allow for the flooring to be replaced. Our reception team will still be on the end of the phones as usual but some may be working remotely. If you have any urgent medication needed in the next couple days please let us know as soon as possible this morning as our pharmacy will also have limited access from today.

Ambulatory and clinic appointments will still continue as usual and we will update you all when works are complete later this week!

28/01/2025

🩹 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗶𝗱 🩹

Yesterday evening our vets Jess and Sally gave a talk on equine first aid at Bryerly Springs Equestrian. We hope everyone enjoyed learning some new skills to help your horses before the vet arrives, but we hope no one has to put them to use too soon!

20/01/2025

🪱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 🪱

It's that time of year again...
Our 2025 worming packages are now available!
Please take a look at our website for more information.

https://buckinghamequinevets.com/offers-and-savings/

To order your packages please give us a call in the office and arrange collection from the clinic or one of our drop boxes.

We can also post them out for an additional postage fee.

16/01/2025

✨️ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 ✨️

Some of you may have already met the latest member of the BEV team, and if not we're sure you'll all help in giving a warm welcome to our new vet Sally Evans!

𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲: Veterinary Surgeon

𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯: Getting to know the clients and their ponies.

𝗔𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝘁𝘀: Two very naughty kittens called Bailey and Sherry.

𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗸: Chocolate hobnobs

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯: The ability to freeze time. I think it would help me keep on top of everything!

𝗧𝗲𝗮/𝗰𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿: Bog standard cup of tea or if it's been a long day a latte.

𝗚𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸: Whichever Taylor Swift album fits my mood that day!

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝘆: Dartmoor pony - reliable and sociable, if a bit stubborn!

13/01/2025

✅️ 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ✅️

We are happy to report that our phones and IT system are back in action! The phones may be a bit busier while we catch up but we will get round to everyone that needs us.

Thank you all for being patient while we sort everything out!

12/01/2025

❗️𝗣𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀❗️

Unfortunately we have experienced a flood at the clinic this weekend which means our IT system is temporarily down. A big thank you to the amazing Anna and Dan from Yardley heating for coming and sorting the leak out yesterday!

Today in true BEV family style our vets, reception and nurse team have been hard at work sorting the clinic out but please bear with us if you have an appointment coming up or need to book in as we get things running again. Emergency phone lines are still working and the line will stay as emergencies only tomorrow, so please do not call the line unless you have a horse requiring an urgent/emergency visit.

We will update you as soon as we can and thank you all for your patience!

31/12/2024

🍀 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲 🍀

Today we are sadly saying goodbye and good luck to one of our vets, Charlotte. She has been an asset to the team from the day she started with us and been a pleasure to work with, always coming in with a big smile! We are sure many of our clients will also miss Charlotte (just as much as Steph's dog Quinn) and join us in saying goodbye and wish her the best of luck on her new adventure.

We can't wait to see what she gets up to in the future!

27/12/2024

🩺 𝗞𝗶𝗱'𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 🩺

Earlier this week we hosted a kid's morning and we sure have some clever budding vets! We hope everyone enjoyed their time with us and had some fun alongside learning something new!

A special mention goes to Belle and Peep for being superstar teaching ponies ⭐️

23/12/2024

🎁 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 🎁

We hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas this week and we thank you all for your support this year!

Hopefully all the horses, ponies and donkeys behave over the festive period but should you need an emergency visit over the bank holidays there will always be a member of the BEV vet team at the end of the phone!

18/12/2024

🎄 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗱'𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 🎄

Our spaces for our kid's morning are now full and we look forward to welcoming those of you who have booked on next week. Please see the image for further details on timings!

10/12/2024

🎁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆 🎁

This year we are participating in 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆 in aid of 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 to fundraise for kids facing serious issues like war, hunger and poverty.

Our jumper day will be next week 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 so keep an eye out if you have a visit booked as our vets may have a sneaky festive jumper hidden under all their layers!

Feel free to get involved by wearing your best christmas jumpers to any appointments or if you can then donate by texting 𝗕𝗘𝗩𝟮𝟰 to 𝟳𝟬𝟬𝟱𝟬 to donate £𝟱 to "𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻" charity!

In the meantime, we'd love to see any festive photos you have of your pets commented below! We've got you started with a few of our staff members' animals!