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The Feb-March 2010 edition of Chiltern Rider magazine carries an article on the Vets page written by Jane Nixon. In this article, Jane discusses the key points for preparation of the horse for mutual pleasure and success and to avoid disappointment. Click here to read the full article.
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Nixon Equine Vets recently polled its client base online, asking which shortlisted charity it should support. The overwhelming result was Bucks Fire & Rescue who do a fantastic job of rescuing injured, trapped or stranded horses. Nixon Equine Vet Juliet Blayney recently trained with Bucks Fire & Rescue on emergency rescue procedures for equines and we are very pleased to be able to support the charity with donations for this very worthy cause for at least the first half of 2010. You can help too by signing up for our newsletter now!
Tips on managing your horse during prolonged frost and snow
3 important areas to watch for in severe weather are water, feed and exercise:
- Water...
- • Water – unfrozen must be regularly available
• Water from forage is decreased – frozen grass – so your horse needs to drink more.
• Fresh water and break ice regularly on troughs & stable buckets.
• Tepid water on return from exercise
• Buckets in the corner of box; put into tyre & pack with straw to insulate against freezing
• If there is insufficient water there is a greater chance of impaction colic or choke. - Roughage - long fibre...
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• Adequate roughage - long fibre
• Supplement with high quality hay/haylage up to 15Kg per day (small bale) for average horse
• To keep a horse warm feed more hay & supplement feeds containing fibre for internal warmth
• Feed succulents,carrots,sugarbeet [avoid frozen beet water which may cause colic]
• Reduce cereal feed,whose digested biproducts may cause colic,tying up and lymphangitis.
• Assess droppings regularly re number and volume, any reduction requires increased water intake to avoid impaction colic. - Exercise...
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• Carefully manage returning to exercise after box rest or reduced exercise to avoid cramping
• Gently increase exercise, keep warm with exercise blankets
• Per week in box – about 3 days walking followed by 3days trotting before canter
• Do not return to usual working diet until cantered 3 times.
Practising What We Preach- You can view a larger picture of Jane Nixon riding Dinky at the Sport Horse Breeders Championship 2009 on the events page.
- On a lovely Saturday morning in September, some 20 or so clients and their horses set out from the Nixon Equine Vets clinic for a ride around the Stowe Estate. Read more & view a video clip on our events page.
Special Offers- Mindful of the pressures on horse owners during the current economic recession, Nixon Equine Vets is pleased to be able to help make non-emergency horse welfare related services more affordable.
- Nixon Equine Vets currently has "special offers" available on endoscopy, dental treatment, clipping sedation, microchips and first aid kits. We continue to offer free visits for yard appointments booked 5 working days in advance.
- Visit our offers page for our latest offer details
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- Forthcoming evening talks in 2009
- For full details of all our Client Evening Talks at the Clinic please visit our Talks Page which lists both forthcoming evening talks plus past talk topics that have proved popular with our horse owning clients.
- We have a smart new brochure
- Visit our Brochure Page to view our new practice brochure or call the Equine Clinic on 01280 813258 to request a brochure in the post.
- Opinion Leaders Meeting
- As the credit crunch began to bite in 2008, Nixon Equine called a meeting of local equine "Opinion Leaders" to discuss the effect of the depression on equine welfare. Building on joint experience, we met again recently to discuss welfare trends.
- Boehringer Ingelheim
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Our recent opinion leaders meeting was kindly sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, known for equine veterinary products such as Buscopan, Ventipulmin and Metacam and new to the UK, Equitop Myoplast equine feed supplement scientifically designed to boost muscle development, available through vets like Nixon Equine. Visit www.equitop-myoplast.co.uk to download a £15 off voucher before ordering.
