Cotts Equine Hospital

24/11/2025

Start of a new week and new beginnings! We are excited to welcome two new members of the team - Head Nurse, Alice and Admin Team member, Amy, both of whom bring valuable skills and enthusiasm to the team.

Alice is our Head Equine Veterinary Nurse and will be based in Cowbridge. She previously worked as Deputy Theatre Nurse at an Equine referral hospital in Berkshire. She is also a member of the British Equine Veterinary Association Nursing Committee, where she aims to continue promoting and supporting equine nurses across the profession.

Amy has joined the Admin Team in Narberth having recently graduated from Cardiff Met. A local girl, she will be a familiar face to many of you. Amy also happens to be an excellent baker, which the team are delighted about!

We look forward to you meeting them both.

20/11/2025

Separated by a only short stretch of motorway, you’d be forgiven for thinking they were in different countries today.

Completely contrasting working day experiences for our ambulatory vets in Costa Del Cowbridge and Arctic Narberth today!

18/11/2025

Congratulations to Lucy Clark, who is the winner of the Children In Need Dental square competition and wins a Dental Examination worth £90.

Please get in touch with us to arrange your prize. Thank you!

18/11/2025

It’s been a huge couple of weeks at Cotts.

We are very proud to announce the official opening of our new, additional, operating facility in Cowbridge, with this video showing an orthopaedic procedure that was performed in Cowbridge last week.

Our purpose-built hospital now allows us to offer advanced surgical procedures, dedicated referral services, and comprehensive out-of-hours emergency care across South Wales.

Our team is here for you whenever you need us and we look forward to continuing to provide the highest standard of care for your horses, both in routine moments and during emergencies.

Thank you for placing your trust in us. 💙

15/11/2025

Call outs take many different forms and this one was a very different kind for John last Friday night. Happily, the pony is recovering well. Amazing work from the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service team 💙

🐴 Neigh problem for our firefighters!

🚒 Firefighters from , , and came together to rescue a 20-year-old pony who had become stuck in a reen.

👏 Using specialist large animal rescue equipment, the crews worked carefully to bring the pony back to safety, proving once again that teamwork really is the mane thing!

14/11/2025

You’d think that eating chocolate was an easy challenge! That’s until you encounter the wrapper. 🤦‍♀️

How many in 25 seconds? Who knows, but suffice to say that the effort was sterling. ❤️

If you can spare a few pounds, then please donate to our fundraiser and be in with a chance to win a dental examination. Every penny goes towards charities that make such a difference for those who need it. Open until Sunday @ 5pm.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17uTpBWira/?mibextid=wwXIfr

14/11/2025

Next up, Elite Athlete Becky doing her 25 for ‘25 sit ups and making it looking more than a bit easy!

Don’t forget, you can still join in with a chance to get a FREE Dental by clicking on the link below!

All for an amazing cause close to all our hearts.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17bthK7pvj/?mibextid=wwXIfr

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14/11/2025

Not your normal working day! How many Jammy Dodgers do you think Ashton managed to eat?!

14/11/2025

Kick starting the day with a bit of ‘how many in the bag?’ in the office - with a keen eye being kept out for prodders and squashers…. with a side of Amy’s delicious home-baked cookies! 🍪

14/11/2025

We are supporting Children in Need today and offering you the chance to win a FREE dental examination!

All you have to do is select a square for just £5 - all of which will be donated to the amazing charity that is Children in Need; a charity that provides invaluable help and support to those children who need it the most. The work that they do cannot be underestimated. Every single penny counts as they are currently only able to help one in six of the charities who need their help.

In line with the Challenge 25 theme, there are 25 squares. The first round will be the random selection of the numbered square. In the event of more than one person selecting the same square, round two will see all those who have selected that square going into another random selection for the winner.

We’ve all watched the awe-inspiring, horse-loving Sara Cox push herself to the absolute limits this week for Children in Need. All we are asking you to do, is select a square from the comfort of your sofa - it couldn’t be much easier.

Thank you and Good luck! (And keep an eye out today as the team do various challenges throughout the day - who knows what that might bring?!! 😉 )

*Light sedation is included in the prize, but if you would prefer the Vet to come to you, a visit fee will apply. No such fee will be charged should you bring your horse in for the examination.

Please follow the link below to be in with a chance to win the dental examination. Please make a note of the square you would like in the link comments when you make the donation. The draw will be closed on Sunday 16th November @ 5pm.

https://www.justgiving.com/page/cottsequinehospitaldental

07/11/2025

A lovely way to end the week with a massive congratulations to one of our nurses, Ffion, who graduated today.

Well done Ffion! You have worked so hard and this is more than well deserved! We hope you have had a great day celebrating your success.

24/10/2025

To add to the creation of the United Nations, the completion of the first transcontinental telegraph line, and the first person to ever go over Niagara Falls in a barrel (?!), October 24th marks some important events here too.

Today, Georgie leaves us for six months as she embarks on her travelling sabbatical. There can’t be many of you who don’t know Georgie by now, having been with us for a long time. We wish her a fantastic, adventure-filled time and cannot wait to hear all about it on her return.

Carrie is making a welcome return to us and will be covering Georgie during her absence. Welcome back Carrie!

Ffion is moving from our Narberth hospital and will now be based in Cowbridge. It may not be a million miles away, but her presence around the office will be missed in Narberth.

And finally, it’s a goodbye to reception team member, Maddie, and Swansea-based Vet Ilaria Berti. Good luck to you both. It has been a pleasure working with you, and we will all miss you. Thank you for everything.