Category: DISPENSARY

Microchip Legislation

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Compulsory microchipping to improve horse welfare

Government legislation now states that all owners must microchip their horses, ponies and donkeys by October 2020, according to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal Welfare Minister, Lord Gardiner of Kimble. The long lead time up to this deadline enables owners to combine microchipping with a routine visit to, or from, their vet.  

The Government is working closely with equine vets and the British Horse Council to highlight this change in microchip regulations. The resulting Central Equine Database will be a complete log of all domesticated horses, offering a practical solution to pressing animal welfare issues which arise when horses are abandoned and make it easier to rehome the animals more quickly and effectively. The database will also allow local authorities and police to track down the owners of discarded horses, make sure they are held to account and the animals given the care they deserve. 

Failing to microchip a horse by October 2020, will result in sanctions from the owner's local authority, including a compliance notice and  a fine of up to £200.

The RSPCA reports to have rescued almost 1,000 horses in 2017 and a huge majority were not microchipped, making it virtually impossible to trace the owners. Compulsory microchipping will help find those owners who abandon their horses as well as helping reunite others with animals that have been stolen.

This new legislation has the full support of the British Horse Council, which reiterates that it will not only enable irresponsible owners to be held properly accountable for the treatment of their animals and aid in reuniting owners with lost or stolen horses, but also significantly support the UK’s efforts to protect our equines from disease outbreaks.

 

Sussex Equine Hospital’s Stud Team

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Breeding Season 2019

The breeding season kicks off in a month, on 14th February. We have an incredibly experienced team of four stud vets here at the Sussex Equine Hospital: Simon Staempfli, Paula Broadhurst, Una Boyle and Ed Lyall, that can cater for all your equine breeding needs.

We are the only practice in the South of England that has a separate out-of-hours 'stud vet rota' during the breeding season. This means that when you have a breeding-related emergency, you will always get a stud vet experienced in dealing with mare and foal problems. It also means that all routine stud procedures that need to be carried out at weekends will always we dealt with by a stud vet.

  • Thoroughbred mares can be managed for 'walk-in' covers.
  • As the practice is a BEVA-approved AI Practice - sport horse mares can be mated by AI, using frozen and chilled semen. These can be done at home or in our hospital.
  • Embryo transfer can be carried out, again at home or in the hospital.
  • Competitive packages for AI and ET are available.
  • Stallions can have semen collected for chilled shipping at the hospital.
  • Our lab is HBLB-accredited for CEM swabs of both mares and stallions, all routine breeding swabs are also performed in-house.
  • We provide post-foaling checks on mares and foals and blood work for IGG.
  • The hospital is there to back-up the road vets. Mares that have foaling problems can be admitted for assisted delivery or C-section under GA.
  • The hospital also has two dedicated intensive care boxes for sick foals and mares.
  • All young stock management issues can also be dealt with by the stud vet team.

Please contact the practice on 01903 883050 too discuss your breeding requirements.

 

SAVE THE DATE!

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ONE STEP BEYOND!

SAVE THE DATE! Keeping one step ahead of the 'herd' is the theme of the next Tour & Talk we're running on February 14th 2019 here at the Sussex Equine Hospital. Two of our well-renowned vets will take the floor to highlight some of the newest modern advances in equine management and surgery and also give some insights into a lameness examination, all in the lecture room upstairs and all aimed at sharing valuable knowledge. Start time is 7pm, but tours of the hospital begin at 6.15pm. Put your name down by calling 01903 883050. TICKETS ARE ABSOLUTELY FREE!

Contact the Sussex Equine Hospital on 01903 883050 for more information and to book your free place.

Spotlight on Specialist Liver Support

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For optimal liver function

Our Veterinary Equine Specialist Liver Support product is a unique supplement developed in conjunction with some of the world's top equine professors.

It's designed to aid optimal liver function and provides an impressive 5000mg per daily feed of S-Adenosylmethionine (SAMe) which is converted into a liver anti-oxidant when absorbed.

For horses over 300kg and a daily feed of 33.4g a 500g pot will last 15 days. For horse under 300kg a 16.7g daily dosage will last a month.

Call Sussex Equine Hospital on 01903 883050 and speak to our Pharmacy to order.

Contact the Sussex Equine Hospital's Pharmacy on 01903 883050 for more information and to order.

SAVE THE DATE!

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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR HORSE WHISTLES WHILE IT WORKS?

SAVE THE DATE! This is the theme of the next Tour & Talk we're running on January 15th 2019 here at the Sussex Equine Hospital. Three of our well-renowned vets take the floor to share their insights on overground endoscopy, throat surgery and other standing surgical procedures, all in the lecture room upstairs and all aimed at sharing valuable knowledge. Start time is 7pm, but tours of the hospital begin at 6.15pm. Put your name down by calling 01903 883050. TICKETS ARE FREE!

Contact the Sussex Equine Hospital on 01903 883050 for more information and to book your free place.

Spotlight on Haemo Tonic

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Replacing B-Vitamins

Sussex Equine Hospital's Veterinary Equine Haemo Tonic is a highly absorbable and extremely palatable Iron and B-Complext enriched syrup on a Sorbitol base. It comes highly recommended due to its concentration of essential B-Vitamins and it is, therefore, widely used in a whole range of disciplines, from international competition winners through to older horses and ponies. We recommend Haemo Tonic for use to maintain healthy blood composition, for combating lethargy, for horses coming back into work, competition or training and for any horse recovering from any kind of trauma, operation or infection.

 

All horses and large ponies would need 30ml twice daily, which translates into 50 days' supply for a 3-litre container. Small ponies, yearlings and foals would require 30ml once daily, so that's 100 days' supply from a 3-litre size.

Contact the Sussex Equine Hospital on 01903 883050 for more information and to order.

Spotlight on Joint Aid

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For joint health

Sussex Equine Hospital's Veterinary Equine Elite Join Aid is one of the most powerful equine nutraceuticals for joint health available on the market. It contains the herb Boswellia Serrata blended with Chondroitin Sulphate, Hylauronic Acid, Glucosamine HCL (99% pure) and MSM. It's one of the most powerful equine joint supplements currently available on the UK market and is now widely used at the highest levels of competition, eventing and racing.

We've also found that it's ideal for older horses on maintenance joint support and as a supplement for young growing horses.

For ponies up to 300kg with a daily feed of 15g, a  2.75kg size tub will last 183 days. For horses and ponies over 300kg, an increased 30g feed will still last 91 days if you purchase the 2.75kg size.

Contact the Sussex Equine Hospital on 01903 883050 for more information and to order.

Spotlight on Electrolytes

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Replace essentials salts and minerals

Sussex Equine Hospital's Veterinary Equine Electrolyte compound is a complementary balanced powdered electrolyte for horses that compensates the loss of salts and minerals in cases of heavy sweating. It's formulated to include Sodium Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate and Magnesium Sulphate Heptahydrate and we have it on good authority that it's the electrolyte replacement product for many horse owners and keepers.

It's suitable for mixing in feed or water, widely used after racing, exercise or competition, and is very cost effective for daily long-term use.

For intensive exercise, you'd need a daily feed of 50g, so the 15kg tub would last you 300 days! For light to moderate exercise, we recommend 25g per day, so that's 600 days. Also comes in a 5kg tub.

Contact the Sussex Equine Hospital on 01903 883050 for more information and to order.

Spotlight on muscle strength

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Complementary feed

Our Veterinary Equine Muscle Pro is a complementary pellet feed, containing a high concentration of Amino Acids and the important antioxidant Vitamin E. Muscle Pro is especially recommended for feeding to young horses, pre-training horses or any horses that need to gain muscle mass.
Benefits include: improved strength, improved overall appearance and physical wellbeing, maximum muscular development in young stock and increased lean muscle mass. It's also free from naturally occuring prohibited substances, having been carefully tested by the Fauna & Flora Preservation Society (FFPS).
Have a chat to your Sussex Equine Hospital vet for more information on our Veterinary Equine Muscle Pro.

Contact the Sussex Equine Hospital on 01903 883050 for more information and to order.