Stringer Equine Veterinary Surgeons

09/01/2025

Is your horse or pony looking forward to spring, or dreading Sweet Itch season? Insol Dermatophyton is a preventative vaccination offered by our vets. It was originally developed for ringworm but has been found very effective in the fight against Sweet Itch too 💉

The vaccination is split over two doses 14 days apart, and vaccinating before seasonal triggers for Sweet Itch are present will offer optimal protection for your horse or pony. We will be placing orders for 2025 stock in early February so if you are interested please get in touch to ensure we allocate you two doses and have appointments booked well in advance of springs arrival. 🌱🌞

08/01/2025

Extended for all of January 2025 👍

Missed out on Black Friday deals? Stringer Equine Veterinary Surgeons bring you (and your Farrier) 'Foot Balance Friday' throughout December! Speak to your farrier, and give our office a call on 01647 231246 if you want to book in.

We've all heard 'no foot no horse', but the equine hoof is a complex thing, and the external appearance does not always reflect the condition of the internal structures. This is where foot balance radiographs can be really useful, allowing your horses farrier to compare what they can see on the outside to X-ray images and adapt their trimming accordingly, if indicated, to support a healthy hoof and comfortable horse 🐴

If your farrier or trimmer has ever suggested foot balance x-rays would be of benefit to your horse now is the time to get them taken. Images will be sent to your farrier and a conversation between vet and farrier to discuss the images taken is always possible.

23/12/2024

So many amazing festive ponies, thank you everyone for your entries! We have scrabbled together a few extra buckets because we couldn't pick just one winner! Congratulations to: Shouna Sibcy, Melanie Perkins, Tina Sharp, Lucy Thompson and Jason Lewis - There's a bucket for each of you if you can call in to collect it 🎅

20/12/2024

Last few days to get your entries in for our little Christmas competition. It is going to be a very hard job picking a winner!

Anyone for a little Christmas competition? 🎅🎁

Under our festive office tree 🎄 (normally known as Trevor) we have a bucket of goodies to give away. All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning is comment on this post with a picture of your horse dressed in their best festive fancy dress! Our team's favourite image will win the bucket!

Winner to be announced from all entries received by noon on Monday December 23rd, so you've plenty of time to dig out the tinsel!

(Local entries only please - the winner will need to collect from our Whiddon Down office. Thank you)

17/12/2024

We still have some spaces left this Friday, and Friday 27th December, so give us a call to get booked in

Missed out on Black Friday deals? Stringer Equine Veterinary Surgeons bring you (and your Farrier) 'Foot Balance Friday' throughout December! Speak to your farrier, and give our office a call on 01647 231246 if you want to book in.

We've all heard 'no foot no horse', but the equine hoof is a complex thing, and the external appearance does not always reflect the condition of the internal structures. This is where foot balance radiographs can be really useful, allowing your horses farrier to compare what they can see on the outside to X-ray images and adapt their trimming accordingly, if indicated, to support a healthy hoof and comfortable horse 🐴

If your farrier or trimmer has ever suggested foot balance x-rays would be of benefit to your horse now is the time to get them taken. Images will be sent to your farrier and a conversation between vet and farrier to discuss the images taken is always possible.

10/12/2024

UPDATE! Our power is back 🎉 Normal service has resumed sorry for any inconvenience caused 🙏🏼

10/12/2024

‼️ We have had a power cut at Whiddon Down so please bear with us. If you have an emergency or need to speak to us urgently please call our office mobile 07825777923. We should be back up and running within the next half hour 🙏🏼

09/12/2024

Some amazing entries so far, it's lovely to see so many festive steeds!

Anyone for a little Christmas competition? 🎅🎁

Under our festive office tree 🎄 (normally known as Trevor) we have a bucket of goodies to give away. All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning is comment on this post with a picture of your horse dressed in their best festive fancy dress! Our team's favourite image will win the bucket!

Winner to be announced from all entries received by noon on Monday December 23rd, so you've plenty of time to dig out the tinsel!

(Local entries only please - the winner will need to collect from our Whiddon Down office. Thank you)

04/12/2024

Missed out on Black Friday deals? Stringer Equine Veterinary Surgeons bring you (and your Farrier) 'Foot Balance Friday' throughout December! Speak to your farrier, and give our office a call on 01647 231246 if you want to book in.

We've all heard 'no foot no horse', but the equine hoof is a complex thing, and the external appearance does not always reflect the condition of the internal structures. This is where foot balance radiographs can be really useful, allowing your horses farrier to compare what they can see on the outside to X-ray images and adapt their trimming accordingly, if indicated, to support a healthy hoof and comfortable horse 🐴

If your farrier or trimmer has ever suggested foot balance x-rays would be of benefit to your horse now is the time to get them taken. Images will be sent to your farrier and a conversation between vet and farrier to discuss the images taken is always possible.

28/11/2024

Anyone for a little Christmas competition? 🎅🎁

Under our festive office tree 🎄 (normally known as Trevor) we have a bucket of goodies to give away. All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning is comment on this post with a picture of your horse dressed in their best festive fancy dress! Our team's favourite image will win the bucket!

Winner to be announced from all entries received by noon on Monday December 23rd, so you've plenty of time to dig out the tinsel!

(Local entries only please - the winner will need to collect from our Whiddon Down office. Thank you)

22/11/2024

In response to a few queries and to try and make things easier for our clients we have reduced the booking size for our group dentals deal to just 3 horses 🐴🐴🐴

This is available all year round, but if your horse is due (or over-due) for a routine dental check now is the perfect time to book!

As discussed at our recent client evening, routine dentistry is an essential part of preventative veterinary care - especially coming in to winter when there is likely to be more hay and less grass in our horses diets, which can be more challenging for any with teeth troubles 🦷

21/11/2024

❄️❄️❄️SNOW UPDATE ❄️❄️❄️

The early morning snowfall has made access to our Whiddon Down office impossible for this morning, so the office will be closed. Be assured our phone lines will open as usual from 8:30 am, but please bear with us and keep calls this morning for emergency appointment bookings or to update us on access for appointments booked today only.

Thank you for your patience.

19/11/2024

Brrrrrr! It's definitely feeling wintery out there. Have you thought about winter worm management for your horses yet?

Worming with Moxidectin (Equest) after the first frost is no longer good guidance, with weather being so changeable and redworms able to develop on pasture at temperatures above 8 degrees (which are forecast to return next weekend!)

We recommend waiting for a prolonged period of cold weather before giving a winter wormer, or failing that, worming in late December/early January - if required!

See below the handy table prepared by our resident parasitologist and equine RAMA Kat to indicate the best choice for your horse. If you have any queries or want to book a redworm or tapeworm blood test or order a worming treatment for your horse please get in touch.

(This guide is for adult horses)

13/11/2024

The owner of lovely Pebbles here shared this post with us recently. Vet Harriet Ward worked hard alongside Pebble's dedicated owner and farrier over many months and we are delighted to see she is now doing so well! Keep it up Pebbles!

And thanks to her wonderful owners for sharing this update with us. We love hearing progress updates from our patients 🥰 feel free to share yours!

25/10/2024

Wow, wow, wow, what a fantastic crowd we had on Wednesday evening! Thank you all so much for coming out to listen to us, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed hosting you.

Asides from the 'microphone dance' by vet Flo, perhaps the highlight of the evening is to announce we raised an amazing *£610* for 🎉🎉 Thank you all for your generosity, and congratulations to all the lucky prize winners.

Thank you so much to all our prize sponsors:

22/10/2024

If your horse is showing their age, Cushing's could be the culprit. If your horse is over 10 years old, use the Cushing's checklist (https://www.careaboutcushings.co.uk/how-to-spot-it?cid=sm-f15743) to find out if they are showing any of the often missed signs of this disease.

In collaboration with we can offer FREE basal ACTH test laboratory fees. Ask any of our vets for more info if you have any concerns regarding your horse and Cushings (PPID). Usual visit and blood sampling fees will still apply.

21/10/2024

We've had to close the ticket bookings, so well done if you've secured your slot! We can't wait to see so many of our lovely clients and their guests on Wednesday 😊️