Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital

20/01/2025

Looking forward to it

17/01/2025

Congratulations to Ger O Leary and all his team at Dunmurray Hall

17/01/2025

Fab late addition to the raffle
Wound care hamper bucket from Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital

14/01/2025

Now that’s an Exciting panel. Mark it down in your diary ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌟 ITBA Breeding Preparation Seminar
🗓️Tuesday 4th February
📍Goffs. 5pm, following inspections

Join us for an insightful session with a panel of experts covering all aspects of breeding as we prepare for the busy foaling season
💭Cathal Beale, Bena Hickey, Des Leadon, Olive O'Connor & Micheal Orlandi

Register via https://tinyurl.com/ycynvhaf. All Welcome!

11/01/2025

11/01/2025

05/01/2025

FUN FACT FRIDAY!

Are you familiar with the many adaptations that help your horse stay warm during the cold winter months?

🌾 Hindgut digestion of hay produces the most heat, acting as a small furnace inside of the horse. This is why free choice; good quality hay is so important in the winter.

💪 Horses have a huge muscle mass and muscle activity produces heat. This includes running and playing and even shivering if their body temperature starts to drop. It is important to remember that these activities also will result in a bigger caloric demand so free choice hay and in some cases, grain, is often needed.

🧥 To blanket or not to blanket is a constant debate but either way, as it starts to get cold your horse will grow a thicker coat. If you decide to leave your horse unblanketed you may notice that they look “fluffy”. This is due to a phenomenon called piloerection where the hair stands up to better trap air within. Two layers of the coat also help with warmth. The inner layer is softer and has air pockets to create an insulating layer. The outer layer is coarse and has oils that keep moisture from penetrating the insulating layer and keep the horse warm.

⚖️ Wild horses go into the winter heavier than ideal, and the fat serves as an extra layer of insulation. However, if a horse is going to be kept heavily blanketed and in a barn during the cold weather months this is unnecessary and can lead to obesity related issues.

🦵Their distal limbs (below the knees and hocks) are made of mostly bones and tendons, tissues that are resistant to the cold temperatures.

🦶The hooves have an alternative route of blood circulation through larger vessels that can be used in low temperatures. This is why horses can stand in snow without detrimental effects.

👃A horse’s nose has a robust blood supply and is rounded so that it is less susceptible to frostbite than a human’s nose.
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Courtesy of the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee

05/01/2025

RACING GOES AHEAD✅

With no snow here overnight we have been given the green light for the Lawlor's of Naas Grade 1 Novice & Winter Ladies Day today.

Gates open 10:00am
Best Dressed Registration open 11:30am
First race 12:25pm

Get your ticket before 👉naasracecourse.com

28/12/2024

Well done to James and Heather

23/12/2024

As some of our staff head off for some well earned holiday time with their family’s , a rotating team will be keeping the lights on . So if you or your horses need us over the festive period , we will be there . Happy Christmas to all our friends , clients and colleagues .

13/12/2024

Well done to everyone involved at Treo Eile Christmas show last night

09/12/2024

Ferny Hollow , One of the best

Willie Mullins: "He will be a huge loss to the yard"

RIP Ferny Hollow ⭐️

04/12/2024

Well done to Johnny and all the team at Oghill stud

25/11/2024

An interesting evening in Kilkenny

📣Calling all Irish thoroughbred & sport horse breeders…

IEVA Breeding Symposium takes place on Thursday 28th November 2024 at the Lyrath Estate, Kilkenny, generously sponsored by Connolly's RED MILLS.

A super panel of speakers has been secured for this unique opportunity to engage with equine vets and your fellow breeders and industry colleagues!

To register visit www.irisheva.ie