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We have compiled 11 top tips to help you mange your pony's weight.
Amongst our top class horses we recognise that athletic potential is hindered by excess weight. However, in the leisure horse/pony, I believe obesity is a growing concern. Historically, some sectors of the showing world perceived excess condition as more appealing to the eye.
I believe it is a multi-factorial issue. Despite a good knowledge of EMS and laminitis many owners appear less confident in the art and science of nutrition. Confronted with a huge range of feedstuffs and feeding...
What is Equine Cushings Disease?
More correctly termed Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction or "PPID, Equine Cushings Disease is one of the most common problems affecting the endocrine (hormonal) system of horses and ponies, and an improtant underlying cause of laminitis in a range of horses and ponies.
What causes PPID?
Two areas of the equine brain, the hypothalamus and pituitary gland, are responsible for producing chemical messengers...
St Boniface Vets are taking part in the XLVets Charity Challenge, in aid of Send a Cow & The Farming Community Network.
We aim to walk, swim, cycle and even roller skate 453.95 miles by September! We are already clocking up a few miles. To track our progress, keep checking back on Facebook for weekly updates www.facebook.com/stbonifacevets.
During the Mid Devon Show, we had the pleasure of meeting one of founding...
St Boniface Veterinary Clinic of Exeter Road, Crediton has supported local families and their pets for more than six decades.
Since 2001 St Boniface Vets has grown from a two-vet mixed practice to a 13-strong veterinary team; offering dedicated small animal, equine and large animal services.
Despite this expansion it remains a family-run business committed to providing the best in veterinary care.
Marie Kemmish, Small Animal Director, is very proud of...
With the weather improving and the lighter evenings, hopefully we are all getting out and about more with our horses. Here we will discuss a few problems that may occur with your horse’s legs during the summer months, and how to avoid them – making sure your summer plans are not interrupted.
Cuts and abrasions
With time for longer rides, and more opportunities for competing, many horses sustain superficial cuts and wounds on their legs. Sand, dirt and grit...
Devon County Show marks the start of the show season in the South West and St Boniface Veterinary Clinic of Crediton will, for the first year, be the show’s honorary vets.
Tony Kemmish BSc BVMS GPcert(DCP) MRCVS Practice Principal says: "We are proud to be continuing the Wolfgar tradition, by providing veterinary surgeons to treat the magnificent livestock"
St Boniface Vets have been there, for farmers of Mid Devon for more than six decades. Since 2001 St Boniface Vets has...
What is it?
Colic refers to abdominal (belly) pain; there are multiple different causes ranging from minor to life threatening. Sometimes conditions that cause pain (such as pneumonia or laminitis) can cause colic like signs.
Horses (like humans) are very sensitive to problems causing pain in the intestines. These problems can be gut spasms (cramp), stretching of the intestinal wall due to gas or food impaction, and occasionally restricted blood supply to the...
Sweet itch is an allergic skin condition which is frequently encountered in the UK horse population. It commonly affects British native pony breeds, heavy horses and other European native breeds (e.g. Haflinger, Icelandic, Friesian and Fjords), but can affect any horse or pony. As many as 1 in 20 horses may be affected and there is no known cure.
The disease is caused by hypersensitivity to the bites of the Cullicoides midge which produces skin irritation. Affected horses will scratch...
Late in the afternoon, of Friday 13th March, the surgery received a call from a very worried owner whose elderly pony was stuck in a ditch. The fire brigade were in attendance and needed veterinary assistance to get poor Bella out of her predicament!
Fortunately Clare was not far away and arrived to find Bella in a rather tricky situation. It appears that she had been reaching over the fence for some grass, and...
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