Belvoir Equine Veterinary and Dental Services Ltd

21/09/2025

Show us your weekend adventures!

Meisha has been team chasing whilst Millie is holding the vet fort at home.

Our lovely client Alex has been photographing at Arena UK.

17/09/2025

No pain? Check again!

This case is a perfect reminder of why routine dental checks are so important. Horses are remarkably good at hiding discomfort, and even the most attentive owners may not notice a problem.

During a routine dental examination on this older mare, we discovered a fractured tooth despite her showing no obvious signs of pain. Horses are incredibly stoic when it comes to dental issues, which is why problems like this often go unnoticed.

We are hopeful she’ll feel much more comfortable moving forward. This highlights the importance of regular dental care, because unless you look inside the mouth, you simply can’t know what might be going on.

16/09/2025

This looks set to be a fabulous evening, and may be of interest to some of our clients!

14/09/2025

MANAGEMENT CHANGES AND COLIC

It’s been a busy weekend here at Belvoir Equine, having seen 5 colics in less than 24 hours. With the recent rain we have had, paired with yards starting to prepare for winter management, we have seen a flurry of colics.

Please be vigilant when changing to winter management strategies and introduce change as gradually as possible.

09/09/2025

Meisha and Tom spent the weekend painting and strimming around the local hunter trial course. If anyone is looking for something to do on Sunday 14th we would love to see you and your horses there- come and say Hi!

There is an 80cm hunter trial, a pairs and team chasing.

Belvoir Team Chase

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08/09/2025

Meisha has some free slots in her diary this week.
Tomorrow: Oakham and Uppingham area.
Thursday: Grantham, Vale of Belvoir or anywhere locally.

02/09/2025

✨ SPOT THE DIFFERENCE ✨

Diastemata and periodontal disease.

Gaps between the teeth are known as diastemata and this results in food packing. The food packing can cause gingival recession, inflammation and pain.

The below photos show a 6 week difference with meticulous removal of food by picking and flushing, remedial odontoplasty (widening of the gap), and packing with material to prevent food getting stuck.

What an improvement, a big thank you to such dedicated owners as repeated visits are required to improve mouths with this condition.

01/09/2025

Caption time!

Caption this shot and the best one (picked by our team) will win a Belvoir Equine Bobble Hat just in time for winter.

Entries shut Midnight Monday 8th September…

A big thank you to Honey’s lovely owner for capturing it. And no, the other two were not sedated 😂

27/08/2025

When Biggie Smalls’ owners found him in the field having injured his eye they called us straight away to come and fix him. A few weeks later and you wouldn’t know anything had ever happened!

22/08/2025

🐶 It isn’t an everyday occurrence but occasionally we get asked to check a dog whilst on the yard. This special little dog had been covered and successfully tied in July and the owner was dying to know if it had been successful.

Despite scanning mares for pregnancies, day in day out, this was a lovely moment ❤️ (and also a tricky one to photo, more hands required!)

21/08/2025

🩸Warning - this video contains images of surgery💉

Millie and Jess teamed up for Bandit’s castration surgery this week! Bandit underwent a short general anaesthetic for his castration due to his age and size. He was the perfect patient from start to finish. He was back on his feet in no time and trotted off home the same day 🐴

20/08/2025

With the average cost of colic surgery in the UK being £7905 are you prepared should your horse need surgery? This recent study highlights the cost of colic and the cover provided by insurance. Planning in advance for these scenarios makes decision making under pressure far easier. We recommend all clients have a plan should their horse ever need colic surgery - including transport plans, awareness of insurance cover including exclusions and full transparency of potential costs.

We hope you never have to make these decisions but they’re far easier to consider at home with a cup of tea than in the stable at night when your horse is unwell.

Background Referral treatment costs and insurance status impact treatment decisions for colic. Objectives To evaluate changes in the cost of referral treatment for colic, and insurance cover and p...