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Waterlane Equine Vets

Equine veterinary practice dedicated to providing personal & professional veterinary care to horses

Founded by Dr Tim Watson BVM&S PhD MRCVS, a hugely experienced and highly regarded horse vet who has spent over 20 years in equine practice. Waterlane Equine Vets offers a full 24/7 service, with no call-out fee for pre-booked appointments (within 20 miles) and the latest diagnostic equipment. Tim is an accredited FEI vet and has a special interest in lameness, back problems and poor performance.

Holly Williams BVSc MRCVS also joined the practice in April 2015 bringing with her a wealth of experience in equine practice. Holly graduated from Liverpool University in 2002 and did a year of mixed practice before concentrating solely on horses. She has a certificate in general equine practice although her main interests are surgery, anaesthesia and stud work. The practice is experienced in all types of stud work, including AI with chilled and frozen semen. Laura Swinnerton also joined the practice in February 2015 and manages the office on a daily basis. She relocated back to Gloucestershire from her native Scotland, having previously studied in Gloucestershire graduating from Hartpury College in 2005 with a BSc (Hons) in Equine Science. Laura previously worked as an Underwriter for an equine insurance broker so has plenty of experience in dealing with claims! Her free time is spent competing her event horse, Molly, at Advanced / 2* level. Please call the office on 01452 770268 should you wish to register or discuss any other aspect of the work we do.

15/01/2025

It's nearly that time of year again "Ditch the Itch" month during February at Waterlane Equine Vets..

Our selection of injections, creams, and shampoos all help alleviate symptoms of sweet itch and general itchiness, and as we head into February we advise that despite the cold you start thinking about the upcoming spring months too..

Curious about tailoring a plan for your itchy horse or pony? Or would like to know more about the injections we offer for sweet itch? Call us, email us, DM us, we will be happy to help or answer any questions you may have.

24/12/2024

We wish all of you a very Merry Christmas!

11/12/2024

🎄congratulations Chloe Griffiths you won the Goodie Bag!🎄

We’re giving you the chance to win a Waterlane goodie bag and a £10 Amazon gift voucher!

Let’s see some festive pictures, so please share a winter / Christmas themed photo of your horse or pet in the comments below!

Giveaway closes this Sunday 15th at 11:59 PM, and we’ll announce the winner shortly after. Good luck!

This promotion is not associated with Meta in any way, no cash alternative. Please be aware of scam accounts.

10/12/2024

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Here are our opening hours and we’d like to reassure you that should you need us in an emergency over Christmas and New Year it will be one of our wonderful vets on call, so you will see a familiar face.

If needed, just call our office number on 01452 770268 and it will divert to the on call vet 💙

04/12/2024

🎄Congratulations Claire Randall! Please get in touch so we can sort out your goodie bag! 🎄

We’re giving you the chance to win a fabulous Waterlane goodie bag and a £10 Amazon gift voucher!

To enter, please share a photo of your horse/s in the comments below, especially if it’s one we’ve had the privilege of treating! 🤣🐴💙

📸 Let’s see those gorgeous horses!

The competition closes this Sunday 8th at 11:59 PM, and we’ll announce the winner shortly after. Good luck!

This promotion is not associated with Meta in any way, no cash alternative. Please be aware of scam accounts.

03/12/2024

Meet the team - Tim Watson

Tim is available for appointments and happy to look after your horses with his usual expertise and care.

If you’d like to book Tim, just let us know when arranging your visit. He’s still very much part of the team! 💙

27/11/2024

What’s included in a lameness examination?
Each vet has their own way of performing lameness exams but here a few potential components:
1. Trotting in a straight line - this is a great starting point for any examination. It gives a baseline level of lameness so the vet knows what they’re working with.
2. ⁠Lunging. Working on a circle can make some subtle lamenesses more prominent. Having a lunge line ready to go is always a bonus!
3. ⁠Flexion tests. By flexing and holding certain parts of the limb different joints can be evaluated.
4. ⁠Palpation. Our vets get a lot of information when they can have a good feel of your horse. They check for areas of swelling, pain and heat. Don't worry if they start feeling the normal leg - it's important to compare!
5. ⁠Nerve blocks. The vets will perform these when there is an obvious lameness present. This allows the pain to be localised to a specific region or joint.
6. ⁠Imaging. Depending on what the vet thinks is most beneficial, they may x-ray or scan your horse.
7. ⁠Planning. The vet will make a plan with you on the next steps for your horse’s treatment

13/11/2024

Last week, David and Jonathan attended the Casualty Management Seminar at Aintree racecourse. Every year the vets have to do a set amount of 'Continuing Professional
Development' to keep up to date with new techniques and treatments.
Part of their day involved a session with the team from the British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care Association who also work closely with the fire service. They were shown how to free trapped horses from a variety of scenarios including horse boxes. Life size articulated dummies (like pictured) are used in these sessions to set the scene and practice different ways of using the strops to move the horse.
You never know when these skills will be required so refreshers are always needed!

28/10/2024

Thank you Abi!

“Jonathan and team at Waterlane have worked so hard over the past 7 months to get Nemo on the road to recovery, and all their hard work paid off this week as we headed to the championships for Nemo’s first competition back!

Nemo is now medium bronze champion and overall champion, in part bred draft class. And bronze champion in the veteran class!

Huge thank you to Jonathan for all his hard work and determination to get Nemo back to full health this absolutely means the world to us”

We absolutely loved receiving this message Abi!

14/10/2024

Huge congratulations to our client Lisa and daughter Lottie for this remarkable win at HOYS! A 3rd win too, wow!

In Lisa’s words: “Waterlane Equine Vets been fabulous helping my ponies with health papers for
Foreign travel when they represented England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in France this summer and getting them ready for HOYS.

PAOLO (Dunn) & Vanity the tiny chesnut with the star”

Amazing result!

Please feel free to drop us a message with your success stories and how we’ve helped, no matter how big or small, you can be featured on our social media too!

08/10/2024

All of us at Waterlane Equine Vets wish Jonathan a very happy Birthday 🎉

He is mostly fuelled on cake and your good wishes today! 🎂

02/10/2024

At Waterlane Equine Vets, we are pleased to offer convenient and cost-effective care for your horses. We don't charge for zone visits or have zone days, instead we give you the opportunity for a free pre-booked visit if you pay your invoice promptly within 14 days. (Otherwise it is subject to a £30 pre-booked visit charge).

If your yard is within the map area below you can benefit from our pre-booked visit scheme!

Please note: Same day, weekend and emergency visits do incur a call out charge.

24/09/2024

Our diary for October is getting booked up! Call us today if you want to take advantage of Scope Month here at Waterlane Equine Vets in October.

50% off your first scope!

20/09/2024

Wishing our clients and all competitors the best of luck at Little Gatcombe horse trials this weekend.

Our lovely Georgia is the attending vet of this brilliant event.

https://facebook.com/events/s/little-gatcombe/1898660080647475/

19/09/2024

It’s all in a day work for David! 😂

11/09/2024

We are delighted to announce the latest member joining our Waterlane Equine Vets family, Jonathan & Ursula’s baby girl!

Lottie arrived safely on Friday 6th and we can confirm she’s adorable! We hear Freddie is adapting well to being a big brother and we are sure you are all happy to hear the news too.

Huge thank you to those that were so understanding about Jonathan’s appointments around the due date, incredibly, he didn’t miss any!

26/08/2024

We are opening our diaries tomorrow to start taking bookings for our Gastroscope awareness month throughout October.

Always successful, this month offers you the opportunity to investigate any change in appetite, weight, performance or behaviour at half price.

Call us on 01452 770268 to take advantage of this popular offer.

Address

Fourways Farm, Waterlane, Oakridge
Stroud
GL67PH

Telephone

+441452770268

Website

http://www.waterlaneequinevets.co.uk/

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