Robinson Equine Vet & Dental Surgery

10/11/2025

🚨 Case Spotlight: Red the Forest Run Mare 🚨

⚠️ Warning: Graphic images of a horse injury below ⚠️

Poor Red got a little too curious for greener grass… A fallen forest perimeter barbed wire fence caught her, resulting in a severe heel bulb injury. She even severed her digital vein in the process! 😳

Beth was able to fit several fingers deep into the wound, and incredibly, Red avoided vital structures including the navicular bursa, coffin joint, and digital flexor tendon sheath—a truly lucky escape.

Wounds in this location are tricky to manage due to the constant movement when walking. Bandaging alone often isn’t enough, making these cases perfect candidates for a foot cast to immobilise the area and promote healing.

Our approach:
✅ Immediate haemostasis and surgical debridement of the wound
✅ After a couple of days, once the inflammation had settled, Beth & Nicky applied a foot cast

Fast forward 4 weeks post-injury—cast removed and the wound looks fantastic! There was some proud granulation tissue, which we carefully resected, and now the wound is almost completely healed.

Red is on track for a full recovery, and we couldn’t be happier with her progress. 🐴💖

A huge reminder to all horse owners to regularly check and repair any damaged fences to avoid serious injuries.

29/10/2025

29/10/2025

🌟 Celebrating One Year of Robinson Equine Vet & Dental Surgery! 🌟

Today marks one year since we officially opened our doors (and hit the road!) 🚐🐴 What an incredible journey it’s been!

A huge thank you to all our amazing clients for trusting us with your equine companions and supporting us as our new practice has grown. Your loyalty, kind words, and cups of tea have meant the world to us! 💙

We’re so proud of our kind, dedicated team who go above and beyond every day — providing expert 24/7 care and an unrivalled client and patient experience, treating every horse, pony, and donkey as if they were their own. 💫

📸 Here are just a few of the cases we’ve treated this year — each one a reminder of why we love what we do.

💫 Let’s celebrate this milestone together!
👉 Share your favourite REVDS memory or a photo of your horse, pony, or donkey in the comments — we’d love to create a Facebook montage of our amazing patients! 🐎🎉

🐎✨ Here’s to many more years of dedicated, compassionate equine care with our REVDS family!

25/10/2025

🐴 Strangles Vaccine Amnesty – Protect Your Horse Today! 🐴

We’re offering a Strangles Vaccine Amnesty — get your second vaccine FREE!
💉 Get fully covered (both doses) for just £54 (excluding visit fees).

📈 Why now?
There have been significantly more strangles outbreaks this year compared to last, with more virulent strains being reported. It’s more important than ever to ensure your horse is protected.
Strangles is a serious and highly contagious disease, and vaccination, along with good biosecurity, are your best defences to protect your horse and yard.

💪 Benefits of Strangles Vaccination:
✅ Reduces the risk of infection and spread within your yard
✅ Helps limit the severity of clinical signs if your horse is exposed
✅ Protects against outbreaks and potential yard closures
✅ Promotes herd immunity when more horses are vaccinated

Don’t wait until it’s too late - book your first Strangles vaccination in November and take advantage of this limited-time offer!

📱 Send us a WhatsApp message on 07882 969083 to book.

Let’s keep our horses healthy, safe, and strangles-free. 🐎💚

05/10/2025

🎉 Quiz Winner Announcement! 🎉

A huge thank you to everyone who came and joined us today - we had an amazing turnout and 22 quiz entries!

Using Google’s random selection, the 8th submission was chosen — congratulations to Emmi Treacher! 👏🐴

Our foal was a star, helping lots of kids practice their bandaging technique, and we had some fascinating discussions on equine dentistry with the help of our trusty skull. We also demonstrated our state-of-the-art mobile diagnostic equipment, and Jo performed worm egg counts right there in the field!

Thank you all for your enthusiasm and support — it was a fantastic day celebrating everything equine with West Hants Pony Club! 💙

05/10/2025

05/10/2025

🐴 We’re all set up and ready to welcome you at the West Hants Pony Club open day! 🩺

Come visit us at our stand — there’s so much to explore! From interactive educational areas to exciting prizes, it’s the perfect opportunity to chat with our team, learn more about equine health, and have some fun along the way.

We can’t wait to see you and talk all things horses! 💙

03/10/2025

🚨 New UK Study on Equine Tapeworm Risks 🚨

Research from the Royal Veterinary College has revealed key insights into how UK horses pick up tapeworms via tiny pasture-dwelling mites. Findings include:

🐴 High-risk season: Tapeworm DNA in mites peaked March–September, making spring an important time for testing (e.g. EquiSal® Tapeworm) to guide treatment before pastures are contaminated.

🌱 Mite activity: Present year-round but far less active in winter.

🧪 Horse testing: Infection detected all year, with horses out full-time at greater risk than those grazing part-time.

💩 Paddock hygiene: None of the study yards practised regular dung removal, underlining its vital role in breaking the parasite life cycle.

🔑 Take-home: Seasonal testing, evidence-based worming, and good pasture management are essential to reduce infection risk and preserve wormer effectiveness.

Full study link

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002075192500178X?utm_campaign=STMJ_220042_AUTH_SERV_PA&utm_medium=email&utm_acid=279141867&SIS_ID=&dgcid=STMJ_220042_AUTH_SERV_PA&CMX_ID=&utm_in=DM598711&utm_source=AC_

02/10/2025

🐴 Join Us This Sunday!

Our whole team will be attending the West Hants Pony Club Open Day this Sunday and we’d love to see you there!

✨ At our stand you’ll find:

A showcase of our equipment & services

A fun quiz with prizes and treats for all – including a large LeMieux pony!

Hands-on foal mannequin bandaging & first aid info

Fascinating case photos for discussion & learning

🔬 Jo will be demonstrating our in-house worm egg count testing using AI technology. We also provide free bespoke worming advice and can set up complimentary WhatsApp reminders.

📢 Talk at 12:15pm – Learning Zone

Beth & Nicky will be presenting on Strangles awareness & vaccination. We’ll also be launching our Strangles Amnesty, offering all horses & ponies a free second Strangles vaccine (details coming soon).

👩‍👩‍👧 It promises to be a fun, interactive, and educational day out for adults & children alike.

Let us know if you’re coming – we’d love to see you there! ☺️

01/10/2025

🌟 Celebrating 6 Months with Nicky 🌟

We are delighted to be celebrating six months of having Nicky on our team. Many of you will already have met her and experienced the depth of expertise she brings in equine dentistry and all areas of equine practice. 🐴🦷

Nicky has quickly become an invaluable part of the practice, combining specialist knowledge with a genuine passion for patient care. The photos show just a few of the cases she has been treating over the past months, reflecting the high standard of care she provides.

We feel very fortunate to have Nicky as part of the team — and we know our patients are benefitting too! 💙

29/09/2025

So grateful to our amazing team who have gone above and beyond to provide cover and keep the practice running so Beth could be with Barnaby, who needed emergency surgery to realign a very broken arm! 💙

A huge thank you also to our incredible clients for your patience, understanding, and the many kind well wishes over the past few days. We are truly lucky to have such supportive and wonderful clients around us.

22/09/2025

🎉🐴 Huge Congratulations! 🐴🎉

A big well done to our sponsored rider Jess (daughter of our wonderful practice administrator, Heather) and the whole West Hants Pony Club team for a fantastic double win at The Newbury Show this weekend! 🏆✨

To top it all off, they were crowned Overall Champions 2025 – an incredible achievement! We’re so proud to be supporting you, Jess – what a brilliant season! 💙🙌

👉 Come and see Jess and her teammates, along with some of the junior riders, at the West Hants Pony Club Open Day on 5th October, where they’ll be demonstrating their games, show jumping, and even a musical ride. We’ll also be there giving a talk, showcasing our services, and running fun competitions with lots of prizes up for grabs! 🎁🐴

Plenty for all the family to do and see – we can’t wait to see you there!