Recent News

        Hopefully you are all now aware of the merger of Willesley Equine Clinic and Bushy Equine Vets, forming the B&W Equine Group. Here are a few points to clarify our plans for the future Yours existing team of local vets, based at your normal clinic ( Breadstone, Cardiff, Failand or Willesley) [...]

At this time of year most people are looking forward to the longer days and better weather that spring will bring. However many of you may well also be dreading the spring grass and the threat of laminitis. Equine obesity and laminitis is something that we are seeing more and more of at B&W. In [...]

  We are looking for an experienced equine veterinary surgeon to join our ambulatory practice in Failand, close to Bristol. Facilities include digital X-ray / ultrasound, endoscopy, shockwave, in-patient facilities, work up areas including school. We have full back up from our team at our state of the art hospital (MRI, CT, Scintigraphy and 2 [...]

B&W Equine Vets are delighted to announce the recent installation of a low field MRI scanner for use in the standing sedated horse. Supplied by Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging, this state of the art system will enable the early, safe and accurate diagnosis of lameness in the horse. This is the only MRI system throughout the [...]

Dental disease is a common problem in horses of all ages and may cause: Ulceration of cheek or tongue Pain on eating/loss of appetitie Weight Loss Halitosis (bad breath) Sinusitis Problems with the bit We consider that dental care is an essential part of a horses’ preventative health care.  Many of our vets have extra [...]

The purchase of any horse involves the taking of a risk: no horse is risk free whether it be from its suitability point of view or with regard to its health and wellbeing. By the time of a prepurchase examination you will have decided on your chosen horse –its colour, age, height and suitability for [...]

The stud season is now in full swing, you may have a mare about to foal or a mare who has recently had a foal, if however  you are contemplating getting your mare in foal next year it’s worth doing the research early. The initial stages require a lot of decisions but once those are made [...]

Q. My horse recently had to be referred into your clinic and have his eye removed. I feel very guilty that had the condition been diagnosed and treated sooner such radical surgery could have been avoided. Please could you make people aware of the fact that eye injuries should be treated as an emergency?   [...]