Penbode Equine Vets - Tavistock

Penbode Equine Vets - Tavistock We are a specialist Equine Vets providing veterinary services throughout Devon and Cornwall

We offer comprehensive veterinary services for all horses, ponies and donkeys ranging from little hairy ponies to advanced competition horses, in Devon and Cornwall. Our equine vets visit horses in Okehampton, Tavistock, Callington, Launceston, Liskeard, Plymouth and Bodmin, and places in between
We are dedicated to providing the highest quality veterinary services for you and your horse, 24 hours a day!

16/10/2025

Understanding Strangles

We would love to see as many of you as possible at our upcoming talk.

Please call or email the office to secure your place.

📞 01409 255549
📧 [email protected]

🌟 Happy Veterinary Receptionist Day! 🌟Today, we’re giving a huge shout-out to our amazing receptionists across Penbode. ...
01/10/2025

🌟 Happy Veterinary Receptionist Day! 🌟

Today, we’re giving a huge shout-out to our amazing receptionists across Penbode. From greeting you with a smile to providing support during challenging times, they truly are the heart of our practice.

We couldn’t do it without your dedication and compassion. You’re all absolute stars! ⭐ Thank you for everything you do!

15/09/2025

New for 2025 Our Winter Horse Health Examination for £140.00 running between 1st October 2025 to 31st March 2026

What’s included?
An in-depth examination and includes a heavily subsidised blood test.

Your vet will:

Listen to the heart and lungs with a stethoscope.

Look in his/her eyes with an ophthalmoscope.

Assess the legs, including feeling their joints, tendons/ligaments and looking at their hooves.

Look in the mouth and advise on what dental treatment may or may not be needed.

Assess the skin, including looking at any lumps or bumps of concern.

Your horse will then be trotted up to look for any subtle signs of lameness or more generalised stiffness.

Finally, a blood sample will be submitted for a general health profile, to look at their haematology and biochemistry markers. This can flag up issues such as liver, or kidney problems, inflammatory disorders etc. before external signs become apparent.

If your horse is due, or would benefit from an ACTH test for Cushing’s, this can be done at the same time (a fee may apply for the lab test if the horse is not eligible for a free test voucher – please ask our team if you’re not sure).

Also, if your horse is on long term prescription medication which necessitates a regular examination, eg. Prascend for Cushing’s or ‘Bute’ for arthritis, this can also be included in the assessment, as well as any guidance you may need from us about when to consider certain treatments or supplements.

We are offering this examination, including the blood sampling and laboratory fees, for a 50% saving of the usual fees, a great opportunity to pick up on any concerns you may have this winter.

To book a Winter Horse Health Examination for your horse or discuss this further with us, please call us on 01409 255549.

14/08/2025

Well done to all our clients who competed at Camelford show yesterday, we had a wonderful time watching you in the ring and catching up with you on our stand.

A special congratulations to our client Sally Grigg and her wonderful American Miniature Horse stallion "Talkland Daddy Cool" for taking Reserve Local Champion! Chloe Taylor-Baker was responsible for showing him in the ring and did a fantastic job, especially in the championship where they were up against hunters and heavy horses towering above them.

We are sure you'll agree how amazing he looks pictured here with Chloe and duty vet Charly. The team at Penbode Equine would like to wish them the best of luck for the rest of the show season, and look forward to hearing all about it. 🍀

14/08/2025

We are all set up at Okehampton Show 🐑🐄🐴

Stop by the stand for a cuppa and some cake (we'll have Pimm's and Cider later too).

🐴 Come and have a go at our X-Ray Quiz

🐶 Can you guess how many dog treats are in the jar?

Our stand is opposite the main entrance, we'll look forward to seeing you!

13/08/2025

Wishing the best of luck to all of our clients competing today and tomorrow at Camelford and Okehampton shows. 🐴

If you fancy a chance to win our lovely Audevard bundle, pop over to the Penbode stand to enter our quiz! Aimee, Charly, and the rest of the team are armed with refreshments and looking forward to seeing you all.

28/07/2025

The urn is on, the scones are baked (Thank you Ganache) and we are set up and ready to see you all today at Woolsery & District Agricultural Show.

We will be serving Pimm's, cider, tea and coffee and our famous Penbode cream teas will be available from 11am.

Come and see our display of vintage veterinary equipment, how much of the equipment will you recognise?

Take a look down our microscope to test your diagnostic skills! We'll have various different slides to take a look at.

We will be offering free dog dental checks, 11am - 12pm and 2pm - 3pm.

🐴The Penbode Equine Vets Summer 2025 Newsletter🐴Click the link to view our Summer 2025 issue of the Penbode Equine Vets ...
18/07/2025

🐴The Penbode Equine Vets Summer 2025 Newsletter🐴

Click the link to view our Summer 2025 issue of the Penbode Equine Vets Newsletter

https://www.penbodevets.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2025/07/Penbode-Equine-Vets-Summer-Equine-Newsletter-2025.pdf

10/07/2025

💬 A message from David:

"After over 20 years of equine veterinary work at Penbode, I feel that it is time for me to move on. This has not been an easy decision to make, as I have been around the practice all my life and have many happy memories and strong family connections to Penbode. My wife Sally is still a vet in the small animal department, and we still live in Bude. Emma, our daughter, is keeping busy with her pony club activities, dressage, and eventing, so I'm sure we will be catching up with many of you on the local circuit. I wish to thank you all for entrusting me with the care of your precious horses, ponies, and donkeys over the last 2 decades and for the kindness you have shown me. It has been an honour."

The team at Penbode Equine Vets would like to thank him for all his hard work, support, and dedication to the practice over the last 20 years, and wish him all the best for the future. 🍀

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Lamerton
Tavistock
PL198QA

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Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

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