Kilcash Equine Clinic

02/08/2024

The stark reality of resistance issues in treating horses for parasites. 😕 This highlights the need for a parasite control plan that is specific to your farm, your horses and your situation.

22/02/2024

EVA Advice for 2024

It is essential that mare owners check the individual requirements of each stallion farm that they are sending mares to for the 2024 breeding season

Stallion masters have taken differing views on the measures they feel essential to protect their horses from EVA in the absence of vaccines.

Some require an EVA test for all mares in January, followed by a further test 30 days prior to mating. Others do not have a mandatory January testing requirement but are insisting on an EVA test 30 days prior to mating. There are also farms that require an EVA test at 28 days prior to mating.

14/03/2023

Huge Congratulations to the whole team. Incredible mare
🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻

24/02/2023

Cases of EHV-1 in Lier and Oliva - please be extra vigilant

https://www.horsesportireland.ie/attention-cases-of-ehv-1-notified-in-lier-and-oliva/

09/02/2023

With spring only a few weeks away (🙌), it’s not too early to start thinking about a deworming plan for your horses.

If deworming is something you’ve been doing the same way for as long as you can remember, this year we encourage you to break tradition and work with your veterinarian instead. Thanks to tools like the f***l egg count, your horse doctor can help you devise a treatment tailored to the needs of your equine friend plus monitor the efficacy of the dewormer used last. And before you dismiss this notion because you’ve been “doing it for years,” you should know that the old-school approach to deworming is quickly becoming outdated—not only a waste of money but it also builds drug resistance in the parasitic fauna of equines, which means we are running out of drugs that can effectively help us control parasite infections.

For more information, the AAEP Parasite Control Guidelines can be found on our website at https://aaep.org/document/internal-parasite-control-guidelines
As always, consult your equine veterinarian to learn more and for questions specific to your horses!

24/01/2023

*** IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS ***

The IEC has detected 3 cases of Klebsiella pneumoniae capsule Type 5 in routine CEM samples since January 1st which is more than we have detected in the past 5 years in total. This bacterium is a cause of metritis in the mare and can be transmitted between horses at covering. All breeding stock should be screened for this and other contagious causes of metritis by CEM testing in advance of breeding.

For further information please contact Dr James Gibbons at [email protected] or call 045 866 266.

14/09/2022

Our phone lines are back to normal again. Apologies for any inconvenience

07/09/2022

Apologies to our clients trying to get through to our office number- there is a fault on the line and it is due to be fixed imminently.
Please phone Gemma on 085 8492286.

12/03/2022

Do you know what’s normal and what’s not??
Please share amongst your stud staff for a newborn foal refresher!!

01/03/2022

Let's Talk Equine Teagasc are providing a series of monthly equine webinars, ‘Let’s Talk Equine’ on the first Tuesday of the month at 8.30pm. It will offer an opportunity to hear from industry professionals discussing topics of relevance to horse breeders. Make sure to join at 8.30pm for wh...

01/03/2022

Free talk tonight online on Practical Advice on foal care!! Really important reminder for staff and managers alike.

📣Let's Talk Equine is live again on Tuesday next week March 1st 🕣. Really looking forward to chatting with guests Jennie Henderson resident vet at Ballylinch Stud and vet Carmel Welsh of Kilcash Equine Clinic. The topic is 'Practical advice on management of foals from foaling through to weaning'. Attendees can submit their questions throughout the webinar which is from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm on Zoom. If not already registered follow the link at www.teagasc.ie/letstalkequine

28/02/2022

📣Let's Talk Equine is live again on Tuesday next week March 1st 🕣. Really looking forward to chatting with guests Jennie Henderson resident vet at Ballylinch Stud and vet Carmel Welsh of Kilcash Equine Clinic. The topic is 'Practical advice on management of foals from foaling through to weaning'. Attendees can submit their questions throughout the webinar which is from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm on Zoom. If not already registered follow the link at www.teagasc.ie/letstalkequine

16/05/2021

Laminitis is an excruciatingly painful and debilitating condition of the tissues (laminae) that bond the hoof wall to pedal bone.

11/05/2021

Meet the team.

Interim chairperson Rosalinda Devereux.

Originally from New York, Rosalinda completed a BS in Animal Science at Cornell University before qualifying from the Royal Veterinary College in London in 2000. With an interest in stud medicine, Rosalinda spent time seeing practice with Sarah Stoneham in Newmarket and Jonathon Pycock in Yorkshire as well as travelling to Ireland to work with Kevin Foley and Conor Cashman in Rathbarry Stud. For the last 20 years, Rosalinda and her husband Peadar have been living in Wexford where they have raised their two daughters along side developing Wexford Equine Veterinary Practice. Along with running a busy practice, Rosalinda is an FEI treating vet and has attended many of the Irish Eventing internationals as well as working as a panel vet at the Tattersalls and Goresbridge sales. For three years Rosalinda chaired the Equine group of Veterinary Ireland and helped to organise several of their Equine conferences and practical days. Currently she is on the board of the Irish Veterinary Benevolent Fund.

12/03/2021

BORN: 2015 S*X: Stallion COLOUR: Bay HEIGHT: 1.68m STUDBOOK: BWP

07/03/2021

06/03/2021

03/03/2021

EQUINE ALERT – OUTBREAK OF EHV1 IN SPAIN

An outbreak of the neurological form of equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV1) disease has been reported at an FEI competition in Valencia, Spain. The FEI Veterinary Department is collaborating with the Spanish Authorities to manage the situation and additional veterinarians have been deployed to assist with the 160 horses confined on site.

Currently 84 horses are showing clinical signs, 11 are being treated in external clinics and four have died. Horses that left the venue before movement restrictions were implemented appear to have spread the virus to France, Germany and Belgium where additional cases have been reported.

It is understood that to-date, no Irish riders affected have travelled from the event in Valencia to Ireland. However, anyone receiving horses particularly competition horses, from the continent should seek veterinary advice concerning isolation and EHV1 testing by PCR. Similarly, competitors planning to travel with their horses to events in Spain should seek veterinary advice.

02/03/2021

Important accurate information about Equine Herpes Virus. Please be informed. Feel free to ring any of the vets at our practice to discuss vaccination, testing or for general advice.

EHV is a risk to pregnant mares

Almost all horses have been infected with the virus and have no serious side effects. It is currently unknown what causes some infected horses to develop the serious neurological forms that may be fatal.