by Dr Kelly Gowland | Sep 2, 2021 | Equine Health
Please be aware that this year we have been seeing many horses and ponies affected with laminitis (AKA Founder). While some of this is due to underlying disorders such as Cushing’s disease or Equine Metabolic Syndrome, some cases have simply been due to access to lush...
by Dr Kelly Gowland | Sep 1, 2021 | Services
The breeding season is upon us and at Southwest Equine we offer a range of stud medicine services. Our reproductive services include; broodmare management, ‘problem mare’ investigations, artificial inseminations as well as foal management and post foaling checks....
by Dr Kelly Gowland | Sep 1, 2021 | Equine Health
Lice are small, wingless insects, which can infest a large range of animals. They are however host specific so transfer between species (I.e. horses to humans or vice versa) doesn’t occur. They do however, spread easily between horses. There are two species that exist...
by Dr Kelly Gowland | Sep 1, 2021 | Equine Health
It is always a sad topic to discuss no matter who you are, but have you thought about what will happen to your horse or horses when they get to the end of their life? Planning for these sad, but inevitable situations can save a lot of heart ache in the future. There...
