Stable Close Equine Practice

23/08/2024

Well done 👏🏻 Jemima Green Para Dressage Fanta and Foxy 🤩🤩🤩

22/08/2024

Come and see us at the Alresford Show on Saturday 7th September!

We will be duty vets for all horses at the show and also have a stand - so join us, meet our team and catch up about all things horse health!

More info to follow..

02/08/2024

Some good tips! ☀️

𝗦𝗢𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗛𝗔𝗬 💧 𝗜𝗡 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 ☀🔥 If you're soaking your horse's hay in much hotter weather, we'd recommend:

✅ Soaking it for a shorter time ⏱ than usual (1-3 hours)
✅ Refresh the water each time
✅ Keep it in a shady/cool place to reduce the risk of fermentation
✅ Be sure to rinse with fresh water, after soaking, to reduce any possible bacterial content

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18/07/2024

Thank you The Liphook Equine Hospital for looking after D***y for us 🥰 Becca referred him on a Sunday afternoon in after he was weak, unable to stand unassisted and struggling to suckle from mum. We are so pleased he is doing so well now 🥰🥰🥰

01/07/2024

With school holidays approaching fast, don't forget to tell us if you are going on holiday!

Please ensure if you are going away, you let us know who is dealing with your horse and has authority to make decisions in an emergency situation. It is worth discussing with them in advance and ensuring they have our details, know any ongoing health concerns and your emergency plan should they need it. It may also be useful for them to know your insurance details.

We hope they won't need them, but it is always better to be prepared!

Wishing everyone a very happy/healthy summer holiday period! ☀️☀️☀️

28/06/2024

Don't forget you can request repeat medications for your horse on our website!
Follow the link below:

https://www.horsevet.co.uk/repeat-medication-form.htm

Please allow 48 working hours for your request to be processed, the office will call you to let you know when your horse's medication is ready.

Please note:

If we have not seen your horse within the last year (this period may be shorter depending on the medication being requested), you will need to arrange an appointment before dispensing of medication can be authorised.

Before posting or collection of medication we will need to have seen the signed “not for human consumption” section in your horse’s passport.

19/06/2024

A huge thankyou to the amazing small animal vets at Stable Close Veterinary Clinic (not related to us!) and especially those at Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists for their skillful and dedicated care of Barney during his recent stay! Barney contracted a severe bout of haemorrhagic gastroenteritis that caused kidney and heart complications last week. After a nail biting few days he turned a corner and is now safely back at home awaiting his next adventure in the vet truck!!

10/06/2024

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Alice Oppenheimer and her homebred mare Bella (Headmore Bella Ruby) on their third place 🥉 finish in the Grand Prix at Wellington Premier League on Friday.

It was particularly special to see Alice and Bella come out and deliver such a wonderful performance given their 11 months off competition dealing with a diagnosis of Equine Metabolic Syndrome and an unfortunate injury associated with a surface defect when away from home. It is a testament to Alice and her home team at Headmore’s hard work throughout this time and sets an exciting tone for the rest of the season 🥂

28/05/2024

Last week we were lucky enough to meet the most gorgeous newborn foal Headmore Dalentina aka Dora 😍 for her newborn foal check at just 12 hours old.

During a newborn foal check we perform a really thorough clinical examination, assess the foals confirmation and do a blood test to check that the foal has received enough antibodies from its mother’s colostrum. Lucky for Dora she passed with flying colours! You can see on the antibody test her test line is much stronger than the control, which means she has an excellent level of antibodies.
We always recommend for new foals to have a check like this during their first day of life as it is critical they are treated appropriately if there are any concerns such as failure of antibody transfer.

We also take this opportunity to examine the mother and assess her for any foaling injuries.

Thank you to Sarah and Alice from Headmore Stud for allowing us to share photos of the gorgeous Dora and her wonderful mother Val. (Headmore Valentina)

03/05/2024

Hands up if you’ve used our weigh-tape yet? 🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️

02/05/2024

Congratulations to Jo Barnes, Jane Boyles, Emma Moffat, Becheley and Field for winning our competition to win a High Vis hacking vest!

Please direct message us with your size and we will work out how to get them too you. 🥳

26/04/2024

Congratulations to Jane Scott with Ruby - Third at the Novice Driving National Championships last week. We would love to congratulate Jane's patience and hard work with Ruby - a driving pony who has been slow to develop since a young horse and she is now enjoying the rewards.

26/04/2024

Don’t forget to enter! Like, share and comment away!

24/04/2024

Thank you so much to everyone for coming last night, it was so brilliant to see so many people familiar and new! We hope you enjoyed it, please feel free to leave a comment below with a you would all like to learn about next time! 🐎🐎🐎

23/04/2024

We’re really looking forward to seeing so many of you at our client information evening tonight.

Just a quick note on parking 🚙 🅿️

The Itchen Abbas village hall has 30 car parking spaces. There is additional space to park at St Johns Church 175 m across the road, in their field which is to right of church. It may be worth car sharing where possible as the evening has proven to be very popular.

See you later!

22/04/2024

In honour of the lighter evenings and with it the ability to ride out after work 🤩 We have five high visibility vests 🦺 to give away to some lucky winners 🐎
Like this post and tag your best hacking partner to be in with a chance to win. Share for an extra entry.
The winner(s) will be announced on Thursday 9th May

We have designed these vests to be slim fitting with an important reminder of the recently updated legislation re passing horses on the road.

Thank you to Georgie and Dolly for modelling 💅

10/04/2024

Spring is in the air! 🐎 💐 🐥 The foals are arriving, congratulations to Sierra for her gorgeous little filly foal that was delivered uneventfully on Sunday night. Lauren was lucky enough to meet them both on Monday for her “new foal check”. We always recommend having a check over with one of our vets in the first day of the foals life. It’s important to look for any abnormalities that we need to be aware of and might change how the foal and dam should be managed and also to check the transfer of maternal antibodies with a quick stable side blood test performed on the foal. Early recognition of any potential health concerns is key. It’s also a good opportunity to check the dam remains in good health post delivery.
Congratulations to Sierra and her family 🥰
Any questions, pop them in the comments below ⬇️

07/04/2024

29/03/2024

In an emergency, please call the office number on 01962 779111 where you will be put through to the duty vet. Happy Easter 🐣 🪺 🐰 🍫 🐎

25/03/2024

We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with our phone lines. If for any reason you can’t get through, please send an email to [email protected] and we will get back to you as soon as possible. We have put IT experts working on it and hope to be back to normal very soon.

19/03/2024

Please join us in wishing our wonderful Vet Lauren and her partner Ben many congratulations on their recent engagement 💍 🥂 Some wonderful news to brighten up and otherwise dull and drizzly week! 🌧️
Cheers 🥂 to Lauren, Ben and of course Rook! 🥳

15/03/2024

There has been much discussion in the press this week surrounding veterinary practices — some of it critical and much of it incorrect.

Every veterinary practice has its own identity, whether independent or part of a larger organisation, because it's made up of the team of vets and support staff that work in it. At Stable Close Equine the members of our team are well known now to many of you, and we are fortunate to have a loyal clientele, many of whom have been with us for many years.

We wanted to reassure you that our priority is always the welfare of our patients and we are all committed to providing excellent care to our equine friends while also showing compassion to their owners. We understand, and will continue to respect, the importance of striking a balance of care and pragmatism, particularly when financial constraints are involved. We have always encouraged owners to share any concerns with us at the outset of treatment so we can tailor our approach to meet their needs more closely, and we will continue to do this.

We hope you will continue to recognise that it is the individuals within our practice and their moral and ethical codes that define our practice. If you have any concerns about the treatment you may receive or are offered, please do not hesitate to discuss this with any member of our team

13/03/2024

It was almost impossible to escape one of our Clinical Directors Malcolm Morley on the news yesterday! Along side working as an equine vet at Stable Close, Malcolm has been thriving in his role as president (now senior vice president) at the British Veterinary Association. Malcolm was speaking yesterday about the CMA’s investigation in to veterinary practices, fees and corporate ownership. We thought he did a brilliant job of highlighting the challenges facing the veterinary industry. We are so proud to have Malcolm on our team 🌟 🐎

20/02/2024

A few weeks ago now Becca spoke to a group of vets, vet nurses and admin staff about her “journey” to the Ironman World Championships whilst working full time a horse vet. Her talk was really well received and had us thinking about what client evenings we should look to organise next. Would this be something you’re interested in hearing more about? Do you have any suggestions for topics you would like to know more about? Comment below ⬇️

08/02/2024

🐎 Calling all UK horse and pony owners - can you help the RVC research team?
Is your horse/pony more than 10 years old?
Has it been recently tested for Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID) also known as Equine Cushings ?
We'd like to hear from you regardless of whether the outcome was negative or positive.
We are investigating the quality of life of older horses both with and without PPID.
Survey takes approximately 10 minutes
➡️ https://rvc.uk.com/PPID-test-survey-2024SM