Cambridge Equine Hospital

25/06/2025

Every week we see owners who are unsure of the difference between a “tetanus shot” for a wound and vaccination. The antitoxin given for a wound does not protect the horse in the future and is expensive. Tetanus is expensive and agonising. ALL horses should be correctly vaccinated for this disease but many are not.

Horses are highly sensitive to tetanus neurotoxin and face infection risk throughout life. The tetanus vaccine is highly effective, while unvaccinated horses often die if they become infected. Current New Zealand and Australian guidelines on vaccination have inconsistencies regarding optimal immuniz

23/06/2025

Hoof balance: the alignment of the hoof capsule and the bones of the lower limb has a huge influence on landing forces and soundness. A negative angle of the pedal bone causes overload of the navicular bone and associated structures, as well as further up the limb. Prevention is much better (and cheaper) than cure when it comes to lameness! Taking some baseline X-rays and photographs of your horse’s feet (front and hind) can really help your farrier and vet work together to keep your horse sound, and makes a valuable addition to a yearly maintenance plan.

03/06/2025

EQUILUME - Performance Lighting

🐴Supporting healthy pregnant mares
🐴Optimised gestation lengths
🐴Increased post-foaling activity
🐴Optimised milk production
🐴Quality Colostrum
🐴Stronger foals at birth
🐴plus more!

Contact us today about ordering Equilume Masks!

07 827 7097
[email protected]

22/05/2025

Introducing the Sport and Performance Horse Association of New Zealand

07/05/2025

Parasite and deworming myths!
1. Labels of dewormers contain accurate information about which worms they kill.
2. Rotating deworming products decreases resistance.
3. You should deworm and then move to a fresh paddock.
4. Harrowing kills infective larvae .
5. Frost kills larvae
6. You should wait until the first frost to deworm for bots.
Parasite control strategies should be tailored to your property and horses’ specific needs. We’re very happy to discuss plans to suit which not only reduce the risk of anthelmintec resistance but save you money!

05/05/2025

Some of our delicious food from our Pink Ribbon Day last week!
There is still time to enter the draw to win a goody hamper, just click on the link below to vote, let us know and we will pop you in the draw!

https://fundraise.bcf.org.nz/fundraisers/rachelhill/pinkribbonbreakfast?fbclid=IwY2xjawJ-ItpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFoZTRURE9ZT0xHaVgwdXA1AR68OZOsrq0kUw7YGpY70hX9FMg0ubbu0fdvT9j-jKIdYukcgJqtjKpJOINvmQ_aem_gR7WDUecjkVs-cBHZiLP0A

01/05/2025

🐴🐴🐴HAPPY LAST DAY ALANNA!🐴🐴🐴
We have loved having you here as part of the CEH team and you will be missed so much!
Happy and safe travels to you, Mike and Yeti 🐾

28/04/2025

🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷WIN WIN WIN WIN🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷
Tomorrow is our pink ribbon day, fundraising for the Breast Cancer Foundation.
Every one that donates will go in the draw to win this hamper of goodies!
If you can't get in to donate you can still make a donation online using the link below, let us know when you have donated and we will pop you in the draw!

https://fundraise.bcf.org.nz/fundraisers/rachelhill/pinkribbonbreakfast

27/04/2025

This week we wish a very special person farewell 😭 The incredible Dr Alanna Zantingh (and her lovely husband Mike and fur baby Yeti) will be on her way back home to Canada next month, but this Friday will be her last day at CEH.
Words cannot describe how integral to the team Alanna has been, surgical skills aside, she has been sooooo much more to us all.
We wish her all the very best and hope our paths cross again in the not too distant future.

The clinic will continue to offer full surgical services from now and until we will have the wonderful Dr Sharon Jeong returning in a few months to take the surgical reins.

We are going to make this week an Alanna appreciation week so please feel free to share any amazing/funny stories you have about her!!

25/04/2025

🐴 🎉 Today is the day we celebrate World Veterinary Day. 🎉🐴
The theme for this year, announced by the World Veterinary Association, is "Animal health takes a team," which highlights the field's collaborative nature. It focuses on the importance of teamwork in veterinary care, acknowledging that effective veterinary services often rely on the collective efforts of a range of professionals, including veterinary nurses, technicians, researchers, and other allied health professionals.

At Cambridge Equine Hospital we strongly agree and resonate with this theme. On a daily basis we experience collaboration to achieve good outcomes for our clients and patients. Whether it's collaborating with vets, nurses and support staff from within our clinic, vets from other clinics (both in NZ and globally), locums who help us for seasonal work, farriers, rehabilitation facilities, allied health professionals, we can not do our job and care for our patients on our own.

Thank you so very much to everyone who helps us along the way, and especially to our wonderful team of Vets, this day is for you.

https://worldvet.org/news/wva-announces-theme-for-world-veterinary-day-2025-animal-health-takes-a-team/

22/04/2025

Huge congratulations to Ange who has been announced as one of the Jonathon Hope Scholarship winners!

15/04/2025

Poisoning prevention!
Ahead of the windy autumn weather be aware of two trees that are very common and extremely poisonous to horses. Sycamore and box elder trees contain a toxin called Hypoglycin A in their seeds and leaves. It causes severe damage to muscles including heart and diaphragm and has a more than 70% mortality rate. Cases are more common in autumn when the helicopter-like seeds are dispersed, especially in the wind. If they drop into water that can be a source of toxin. It’s safest to keep horses away from these trees in Autumn. Also be aware if horses show signs of weakness, trembling or are found down. Red urine is another sign of muscle damage. These horses need emergency care and fluids, but prognosis is still poor. We have treated several of these and it’s heart breaking for everyone.