Troytown Equine Hospital

26/04/2024

🤔Are you worried about ulcers ?

🌸For the month of May the team here at Troytown Equine Centre are running in collaboration with norbrookcareers a free gastroscope awareness clinic.

⭐️We will scope your horse for FREE ⭐️.

☎️Spaces are filling up fast so please call the office to discuss the details and book your appointment. Bring your horse to the clinic or Yards containing multiple horses we will travel to you🚙

09/04/2024

Thank you to Interchem Equine for your support for our breeding information evening 🙏

Register your space for FREE as there is limited space available ✍️

🌼 Are you thinking of breeding your mare in 2024?
We are delighted to be working with Troytown Equine Centre for their client evening.
This will be an evening of informative lectures from Troytown’s reproduction team. Topics will include:
🐴 The practical anatomy and physiology of the mare
🐴 Artificial insemination techniques (AI)
🐴 The ‘tricky’ mare
🐴 Advance reproductive techniques
🐴 Stud management

🙋‍♀️There will be live practical sessions on the evening and a Q&A session and an opportunity to speak to the vets individually for any additional questions you may have.

🗓️ 11th of April 2024
🕰️ 7pm
📍 Troytown Equine Centre R51 YV04
☎️ To register your place call the office to reserve your spot as spaces are limited 0874048639
🥙Refreshments will be provided on the evening

🥼We will be in attendance to discuss some of our latest products and breeding supplements which could benefit your mare or stud farm.

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02/04/2024

🐎Thank you to the Irish Equine Veterinary Association for running a fantastic CPD event today in the Irish National Stud

🍼The event was based on stud medicine and our team of reproduction vets and juniors vets attended

👏Well done to all the speakers and organisers

🌸The girls enjoyed there day of learning and a tour of the stud after the lectures

Irish Equine Veterinary Association
Irish National Stud & the Japenese Gardens

31/03/2024

🐣Happy Easter to all our clients and their horses this weekend 🐇 The Easter bunny called to Troytown and left a trial of treats for our staff to find and enjoy ☺️

🐴Best of luck to those competing and racing 🐎

06/03/2024

Have your horses in checked out from head to toe before the competition season kicks off 🧐

27/02/2024

Check list before your mare gives birth this spring 🌸🐴🍼

✅ Vaccinations up to date (Flu+Tet, EHV 1,4 and Rotavirus)

✅ Worming up to date or run a Worm Egg count

✅Nutrition for mare in last trimester as foetal growth increases at this time

✅Identity high risk mares with previous problems such as dystocia,placentitis, laminitis and make an appropriate plan

✅Colostrum supply, either frozen or artificial to ensure your foal has an adequate up take of antibodies in the first 12-24 hours

✅ Ensure caslicks are open on your mare

✅ Sustiable facilities for your mare to foal down, straw is best practice

✅HYGIENE is the key in the early stages of a foals life as the are susceptible to illness

✅Wash the mares hindquarters and udder with warm soapy water to remove any dirt which could cause contamination to the foal

fans Highlight

19/02/2024

19/02/2024

🧳Packing for our week at the Sunshine Tour!!
🇪🇸Our team of vets and physio will be available on site at The Sunshine Tour in Spain from Saturday 24th of February until Saturday 2nd of March.
📞If you have any queries contact Rachel Read on +353 87 976 0477

06/02/2024

🤩This pre-season health check is available again for the 2024, book your slot today for this short term special price 🤩


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Troytown Equine Hospital

06/02/2024

Has your horse got an Itch?

Is Sweet itch causing discomfort for your horse?
🪰 It’s time to get the vaccine before the flies begin to come out again in the spring/summer season
💉 The vaccine could help to prevent or reduce the severity of insect bite hypersensitivity symptoms
⏰The first dose should be given in February or March before the onset of the Culicoides midge season followed by booster doses two weeks apart.

Call the office to book your appointments
045 522390

01/02/2024

It’s coming to close to that time of the year again 📅🪰
Call the office today to get your horses on a schedule

Has your horse got an Itch?

Is Sweet itch causing discomfort for your horse?
🪰 It’s time to get the vaccine before the flies begin to come out again in the spring/summer season
💉 The vaccine could help to prevent or reduce the severity of insect bite hypersensitivity symptoms
⏰The first dose should be given in February or March before the onset of the Culicoides midge season followed by booster doses two weeks apart.

Call the office to book your appointments
045 522390

19/01/2024

The team at Troytown Equine Centre doing their part to participate in this years Hay Campaign for mental health

Mental health is a problem everyone faces and this is becoming more evident in the equine industry

Support the campaign by following their page and filling out a quick survey to help highlight where the most vulnerable people are in the equine community

HAY Campaign
Grassroots Gazette



Thank you 🙏

16/01/2024

🥶Caring for your horse in winter weather🥶
- 🏡ensure you have adequate shelter and good quality forage.
- 🌾Suitable hard feed for your individual horses needs (seek advise from your vet or feed store nutritionist)
- 🦷Routine Dental check up as your horses is going to change diet
- 💦Clean fresh water should be available at all times (watch out for a drop in temperature as the water will freeze over 🥶) You can add warm water to encourage your horse to drink. Water intake is important for hydration and reduces the chances of an impaction colic
- 🧥Suitable rug for your horses needs and also as a protective layer against rain-scald.
- 💇‍♀️If the horse is in work consider a clip suitable to their exercise level
- 💩Watch out for skin conditions cause by wet weather such as mud fever on the lower limbs or rain-scald on high points on the horses body. Seek veterinary advice for treatment options
- 🪱Doing a f***l egg count prior to the wet season beginning is also recommended. A FEC will determine if your horse has a parasite infestation and then the best treatment option needed
- 💉Vaccinations been kept up to date is important, especially if your moving to a new yard for the winter months
Even Izzy the greyhound has her winter woolies these days 🥶
-stretching

29/11/2023

The latest equine patient for special treatment by the A team!!

28/11/2023

Full house on day 2 for Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate in the Racehorse - A treatment dilemma? By Hugh Dillon MVB, MRCVS, CertESM.

22/11/2023

This is a very innovative procedure which is now accepted worldwide. The surgeons at Troytown hospital are glad to have initiated this technique and report on it in 2006 in Equine Veterinary Education.

A new research paper, 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟒𝟓 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬, has been accepted for publication in Equine Veterinary Journal. This research study outlines the short-term (survival to discharge) and long-term (return to racing) outcomes of pastern and cannon bone fractures repaired under sedation in the standing horse, at Rossdales Equine Hospital.

Traditionally carried out under general anaesthesia, repair of these fractures in the standing animal is becoming commonplace but previously has not been evaluated for large numbers of horses.

Of the 245 cases operated on between 1 January 2007-30 June 2021, 98% of horses survived to discharge and 75.1% raced after surgery, starting their next race on average 241 days later. When comparing racing performance before vs. after surgery, there was no significant difference in earnings per start, or the proportion of horses winning or being placed 1st to 3rd in at least one race.

This indicates that standing repair of pastern and cannon bone fractures is a feasible treatment option that restores athletic ability, within a reasonable time frame.

𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟒𝟓 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬
Victoria A. Colgate, Natalie Robinson, Timothy P. Barnett, Andrew P. Bathe, Matthew O. D. Coleridge, Lewis C. R. Smith, Richard J. Payne
Equine Veterinary Journal, 2023: Early View.
https://beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/evj.14016

BEVA - The British Equine Veterinary Association
Equine Veterinary Journal

16/11/2023

Delighted to be involved and do our part in the future of breeding top level horses for their desired sport 🐎🐴

10/11/2023

🎉Welcome to the team 🤩

🧍🏼‍♂️Well known Paddy Gately, has joined the team at Troytown. You may have seen him as International stable manger at various FEI events and the Dublin horse show. Paddy also served in the Army equitation school for many years. Outside of work Paddy enjoys watching the Rugby 🏉

🧍🏼Joe Osborne
Former Assistant trainer to Robert J Osborne. He has also worked with the Irish National stud and the Aga Khan Studs. Additionally Joe also worked at the Curragh Race course as grounds keeper. Joe also is a rugby fan and enjoys playing and watching rugby 🏉

On your next visit make sure to stop and chat the lads ☺️

08/11/2023

🍁Castration season has landed. This is now an optimum time of year to have your colts/stallions castrated as there are minimal flies out to cause complications

🥕Any age horse can be castrated

💤Castrations can be completed standing or under general anaesthetic

Two techniques can be used to complete this procedure;

💉Open Castration used in younger patients (2 year olds and under)

🩹Closed Castration used on horses over 2 years of age

☎️Call our team today to book your appointment and discuss which technique is the best option for your horse 045 521 686

17/09/2023

🇮🇪🇮🇪Well done to these young riders, a credit to all their families and connections 🇮🇪🇮🇪

01/09/2023

Farrier Fridays in Troytown today ⚒️. Foot balance x-rays gives your farrier a clearer view of what your horse needs to improve lateral medial balance, posture, foot fall and break over. 🔨

12/08/2023

12/08/2023

Commandant Geoff Curran winning Puissance at RDS today 2 metres 25 cm!