Central Lakes Equine Ltd

Central Lakes Equine Ltd Central Otago's Boutique Equine Vet that you can TRUST; committed to the care of you and your horse.
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Diastema: What is this?It is the presence of a detectable ‘gap’ between the molars.These can cause a lot of pain and dis...
16/11/2024

Diastema: What is this?

It is the presence of a detectable ‘gap’ between the molars.
These can cause a lot of pain and discomfort for the horse.
More often than not, it is when this ‘gap’ is small, as food gets stuck, ferments, and causes gingival inflammation.
This inflammation causes pain and can progress to infection surrounding the ligaments of the teeth.

Diastemas often cannot be assessed fully and treated without the use of sedation.

Check out the photos of our new ‘Dental Packing Material’.
Following the use of our dental endoscope during routine dental assessments, we have found many of these painful gaps. So……..
We invested in this wonderful tool to hasten the recovery of your horses' mouths!

Why is Radiography important?Radiography can be used for many diagnostic reasons.Have a scroll through to see the reason...
09/11/2024

Why is Radiography important?

Radiography can be used for many diagnostic reasons.
Have a scroll through to see the reason that each radiograph was taken.

It’s Spooky how fast the weeks are going….
02/11/2024

It’s Spooky how fast the weeks are going….

Great start to the week!!A 5:20am phone call that was touch and go…. We finally had a beautiful foal born. Lots going on...
28/10/2024

Great start to the week!!

A 5:20am phone call that was touch and go…. We finally had a beautiful foal born.
Lots going on at central lakes equine…. A little update:
Becci (I) our vet is recovering well but somewhat slowly from her concussion
The irrigation is in for our soundness evaluation arena and hospital paddocks
We have another new tool in our tool box for dentistry to allow us to pack the holes between teeth
Our new machine for taking X-rays is fantastic and we have had it for 2 months now!!!
And our LAST scoping day for the year is this FRIDAY!!

Have a great week

Musculoskeletal DiagnosticsIt’s all finished…A safe area and excellent surface to examine the movement of horses during ...
18/10/2024

Musculoskeletal Diagnostics

It’s all finished…
A safe area and excellent surface to examine the movement of horses during a clinical examination.
A whopping 22m diameter gives the perfect environment for lunging and complements our well equipped hospital.

Have a great weekend!

Happy Friday Everyone 🤩Kate here this week with some Friday admin..Please remember that all contact and enquiries are to...
10/10/2024

Happy Friday Everyone 🤩

Kate here this week with some Friday admin..

Please remember that all contact and enquiries are to come to me, either via text/call on 0272094970 or email. I do work on the road 4 out of 5 days a week, but always do my best to reply as quickly as possible if I can't get to the phone straight away.

Emergencies/Urgent Calls: please contact us on 0272405789 and have this number saved in your phone, let's hope you won't need it!

Wishing all of our lovely young riders a successful weekend at Central Otago Pony Club Camp this weekend, I will see you all tomorrow.

Here is some exciting news this week for you all! 🤩We are in the process of having a purpose built 22m Round Pen install...
19/09/2024

Here is some exciting news this week for you all! 🤩

We are in the process of having a purpose built 22m Round Pen installed at our hospital in Alexandra!
This will mean we have the best surface and conditions to examine your horse's movement in a safe space. It will be fully enclosed to block out the wind on those wild spring days.

We hope you love it as much as we do. We will post some updated photos when it is finished.

Have a lovely weekend 🥰

Welcome to Spring!Laura and I (Kate) are back on deck this week, while it's Becci's turn for some R&R after suffering a ...
13/09/2024

Welcome to Spring!

Laura and I (Kate) are back on deck this week, while it's Becci's turn for some R&R after suffering a head injury last week. Thank you all for baring with us 🥰

So lucky to have some wonderful clients!!The below photo is a perfect example of how our clients look after us! Lameness...
06/09/2024

So lucky to have some wonderful clients!!

The below photo is a perfect example of how our clients look after us! Lameness examination with snacks 😝

Thank you all for being supportive customers. Kate is back in action on Monday. Laura is back in half action on Tuesday.

Small little note.. I have suffered a concussion injury and my brain is functioning at half the speed (this might be a good thing for a change lol). This may affect our consult times over the next few weeks. Kate will keep you posted.

Then we will crack on with the rest of the year, drama free ❤️

Do you know, Horses have funny heart beats?Horses commonly have rhythm disturbances in their hearts.Compared to people, ...
30/08/2024

Do you know, Horses have funny heart beats?

Horses commonly have rhythm disturbances in their hearts.
Compared to people, horses often function very well despite these abnormalities.

Horses have very large hearts with slow heart rate. This makes them more likely to form ‘Arrythmias’ or ‘Abnormal beats’.

A common and often normal rhythm disturbance: The heart skips a beat after every 3-4 pumps. This is heard with the stethoscope as a predictable moment of ‘silence’. A great way to decide if this is normal or not is to trot up your horse. Increasing the heart rate abolishes this rhythm disturbance in a normal horse.

A second common finding which is abnormal: The heart no longer beats in a predictable way. This is caused by Atrial Fibrillation. The top half of the heart is the control centre to organise when the heart will beat. Because the horses heart is large and beats slowly, the main control centre for synchronising the contraction of the heart can lose this organised control. As a result, the heart doesn’t beat in an organised way, and for each heart beat, less blood is pumped around the body. This causes exercise intolerance, but at low level exercise, there would be no symptoms.

Next time we see your horse, ask to have a listen to the heart beating.
Its very slow, and very cool 😉

Thank you to the American Journal of Physiology heart and circulatory system for the wonderful photo!

Spring is almost here 🌻A massive thank you to all of our clients: we have been a vet down for nearly 4 months, and as mu...
23/08/2024

Spring is almost here 🌻

A massive thank you to all of our clients: we have been a vet down for nearly 4 months, and as much as we have tried our very best, some of you will have waited longer that we would have hoped to see us.

The light is at the end of the tunnel, and we will have a full team back in action in approx 5 weeks.

Remember for urgent same week appointments, we can usually make space at our hospital in Alexandra to see you.

Thanks so much for your patience.

Bec and Kate x

One night left! See you all in Wanaka tonight 🥰 Some super information about the product pictured… Arthramid!
14/08/2024

One night left!

See you all in Wanaka tonight 🥰

Some super information about the product pictured… Arthramid!

Last night was a blast! See you all tonight at the Arrowtown Community Centre, doors open 5:30pm for a 6pm start ☺️Fabul...
13/08/2024

Last night was a blast!

See you all tonight at the Arrowtown Community Centre, doors open 5:30pm for a 6pm start ☺️

Fabulous prizes to be won 🏆

Alexandra seminars tonight!! Lots of prizes, including guess the weight of the ‘beans’ 🤣See you all 5:30 onwards. Starts...
12/08/2024

Alexandra seminars tonight!!

Lots of prizes, including guess the weight of the ‘beans’ 🤣

See you all 5:30 onwards. Starts 6pm sharp!

Pre-Spring check listSpring is around the corner and we are all starting to bring our horses back into work.DON’T MAKE A...
09/08/2024

Pre-Spring check list

Spring is around the corner and we are all starting to bring our horses back into work.

DON’T MAKE A MISTAKE!

What do we need to check for?

Soft tissue injuries: Remember that muscular fitness is important. When bringing a horse back into work after winter turnout; warm up is vital to ensure a good blood supply to the muscles and prevent injury.

Saddle: Check the saddle fit as our horses have likely changed shape. We are surprised at how many horses have back soreness coming in this season. Horses have responded well to mesotherapy.

Seedy toe: Due to the wet conditions, many horses this year have developed seedy toe over the winter. If this is left untreated then abscessation is a high risk in the next few months.

Grass: The grass has started to grow and we have already seen some spasmodic colics. Start thinking about introducing Equishure to prevent that inflammation that happens with a sudden influx of highly digestible fibre arrives in the hind gut.

Happy Wednesday!!Beautiful day for working on the road 🥰
06/08/2024

Happy Wednesday!!

Beautiful day for working on the road 🥰

Wow, what a month!!Have a read of the captions so the photos all make sense.One week to our WINTER SEMINARS!!Don't miss ...
02/08/2024

Wow, what a month!!

Have a read of the captions so the photos all make sense.

One week to our WINTER SEMINARS!!
Don't miss out on the free wine!!

See you all this weekend at the horsey Wanaka Bonanza!!!

Happy Birthday Horsies!!A cake from me to you xx
01/08/2024

Happy Birthday Horsies!!

A cake from me to you xx

Address

481 Golden Road
Alexandra

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+6434485413

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