Geriatric Horse Management
Coming into winter its important to consider the old horses in our paddocks and what we can do to ensure that they are in their best health before the cold weather hits. In general, special care needs to be given to nutrition, dental care and annual health...
Staff News
Welcome Reike! Reike has recently relocated from Melbourne with her family, husband and 2 young boys. She started working with horses at a young age, working for a trail ride school in her teenage years and then becoming a dressage rider with her warmblood in...
Case Report – Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome
Case of the Month Bella presented to our vets at the end of November as she was showing some of the “typical” outward signs commonly reported with stomach ulcers aka Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) including poor quality coat, poor appetite, temperamental...
Equine Asthma
Respiratory disease is a common cause of poor performance in racehorses, and elite performance horses. Importantly, there has been a recent change to the way we describe conditions relating to inflammation of the lower airways specifically. "Equine Asthma" is now used...
March Gastroscoping Day
GASTROSCOPING DAY TUESDAY 17 MARCH 202O AT SOUTHWEST EQUINEIt is estimated that up to 90% of racehorses, 75% of sport horses, & 60% of show and pleasure horses suffer from stomach ulcers.Does your horse show any of the following signs? Poor appetite Poor...
Christmas Trading Hours
Christmas Hours at Southwest Equine If you have an equine related emergency after hours, please call our clinic number and you will be put through to our on call veterinarian. Monday 23 December OPEN Tuesday 24 December OPEN Wednesday 25 December CLOSED Thursday...