Equine healthcare resources
Here you can download some factsheets that our veterinary team have written for horse owners on a variety of different subjects.
Fact sheets
Castration aftercare instructions (pdf, 382KB)
Chorioptic mites (feather mites) (pdf, 830KB)
Colic (pdf, 880KB)
Dental care (pdf, 943KB)
Equine weight management (pdf, 1.8MB)
Common diseases of the eye (pdf, 1.2MB)
Emergency information needed for our team (pdf, 400KB)
Mare and foal information (pdf, 1.2MB)
Vettings (pdf, 1.3MB)
Other resources
Worming
Guidelines on horse parasite control including responsible use of wormers.
Horse owner guide for intestinal worm management
Colic
British Horse Society colic resources
Strangles
Redwings Horse Sanctuary: What is strangles and how can it be prevented and managed
Euthanasia and bereavement
The Blue Cross have an excellent set of online resources and support around the decision for euthanasia and bereavement support.
General horse healthcare
British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA)
Responsible horse owner booklet
Horse behaviour advice: Don’t break your vet
Access behavioural advice for horses that are difficult with the vet or for other procedures aimed at horse owners and veterinary surgeons.
You can find a collection of videos below offering support if your horse does not like injections, loading, clipping or having wormers.
The British Horse Society
Access a range of information around horse health and fitness, routine healthcare, diseases and health conditions, stabling and pasture information and other healthcare advice.
Horse health care and management
Keeping British Horses Healthy (MSD animal health)
There are a range of online resources including yard resources, particularly around isolation of new horses, isolation of horses with infectious diseases, horse health articles and common myths.