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To celebrate our annual Horse of the Year sale STARTING TUESDAY, Elanco are giving YOU the chance to WIN two 30g tubes of Equitak™ Excel for your horse! 🐴✨ Equitak™ Excel is the proud sponsor of Equitak™ Excel Pony of the Year, and it’s here to help keep your horse at their best! This…
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A case of Strangles has been reported in North Canterbury involving a single horse that travelled from the North Island. The horse has been isolated, and so far, no other horses in contact with it have shown symptoms. At this time, the risk of a large-scale outbreak remains low. Strangles is a respiratory illness caused…
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One week until Land Rover Horse of the Year!! 📣 Our experienced, friendly team are your onsite vets for the event. Available 24/7 for first aid and emergency care. Pop in and see us at D01 next to the Dressage Arena for advice, giveaways and our annual HOY specials on 4Cyte, drenches and more.
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Merry Christmas from the team at VS Equine! Enjoy time with friends and family, put your feet up and have a well-deserved rest this Christmas and we look forward to seeing you again soon. If you do need emergency assistance with your horses over the Christmas break please do not hesitate to contact us –…
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It’s really good practice to get a soundness check (eyes/heart/trot up/flexion tests), full fitness blood profiles, vaccinations and routine dental checks done to ensure you and your horse get off to the best start this competition season! Why do we recommend blood profiles? It’s something our team do almost every day as veterinarians: collecting…
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What is it, and why are we using it in horses? VS Equine recently purchased a portable Radial Pressure Wave device so that our veterinary team can offer shockwave therapy for treating musculoskeletal problems, soft-tissue and bone injuries in horses. Radial pressure shockwave offers non-invasive treatment solutions for both acute and chronic, long term insertion…
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Join the VS Equine Team for our annual educational seminar and winter catch up! 📌 Waipukurau Clinic 📆 Tuesday 18 July 🕰 6.30 – 8.30pm 📌 Hastings Clinic 📆 Wednesday 19 July 🕰 6.30 – 8.30pm Topics may include Equine Emergency First Aid Shockwave Therapy EMS/Cushing Respiratory illness Save the date, and…
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Renae Griffin, Vet Services Hastings Late last year we were called out to check on Miracle Boi after his owner noticed a gunky discharge from his left eye, which he was squinting shut. Upon examination of the eye, our veterinary team diagnosed a descemetocele and needed to act quickly to save his eye. …
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Wow, how satisfying is that tartar removal! Some horses get a buildup of dental calculus (tartar), especially on the canine teeth. It often builds up on the lower canine teeth (and in some equines also on their incisors). It’s important to check your horses mouth for these yellow-brown deposits between your routine dentals as it…
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