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These articles provide advice on horse care related topics rather than horse health topics. You can search for particular topics using the search facility or scroll down through all articles.

Advice for Fireworks Night

We all know that horses and fireworks can be a difficult combination to manage. As bonfire night approaches make sure you take precautions to minimise the impact they have on your horse or pony.

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Advice if your horse has to be on box rest

Box rest can be stressful for both the horse and the owner. We have put together some basic advice to try to keep you both sane!

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Applying a foot poultice

The most common reason for very severe lameness in horses is a solar abscess (or pus in the foot). The aim of foot poultices is to soften the bottom of the foot again so that any infection will follow the easiest direction for escape and break out th…

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Back in the Saddle preparing to Event after lockdown

An appropriate level of fitness is essential for optimising performance and a specific training and monitoring programme should be tailored to suit each horse. As the horse needs to be in full work ready for its first event, you need to plan your fit…

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Care of your horse in hot weather

The summer heat can be really dangerous to horses especially when it is made worse by high humidity. Horses can become dehydrated, lethargic and generally reluctant to work. Severe heat stress can cause colic, diarrhoea or collapse, so it is import…

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Euthanasia & Disposal

Euthanasia is the elective ending of life and it may be required for a variety of reasons either in an emergency situation, such as where a horse has suffered a catastrophic injury, or because you have decided it is the right time for your horse.

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Pasture Management of Acer Seedlings

Atypical myopathy, sycamore poisoning, is to be avoided at all costs, so here are a few management tips to help you deal with sycamore seeds and saplings.

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Vet REACT Colic Champions

B&W Equine Vets is one of 62 veterinary practices across the UK who have become Vet REACT Colic Champions for 2019, in a new scheme coordinated by The British Horse Society and The School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham.

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Winter Care

As the days get shorter and the weather deteriorates, all equestrians get the feeling of dread for the long winter ahead. For us, winter is not just about wrapping up warm and enjoying evenings in front of the fire! Whilst we pull on some extra layer…

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