Keeping Horses healthy at Competitions by Dr Kaile Vuyk
Keep your horse healthy and stress-free at shows with these essential do's and don'ts from Tweedie & Associates Equine Veterinary Services. From hygiene tips to feeding advice, learn how to protect your horse before, during, and after competition on the Mornington Peninsula
Stomach Impactions
Learn how our equine vets on the Mornington Peninsula diagnosed recurrent colic in a horse using gastroscopy and successfully treated a stomach impaction with Coca-Cola® drenches.
Ring Bone What is it? How do we deal with it?
Ringbone is a common condition affecting a lot of horses. More prevalent in heavier breeds of horses but can be a cause of lameness in any breed of horse.
DIagnosis often based on clinical exam, x-rays.
Feet issues in this dry Summer
Foot balance is such a critical thing and this summer weather has played havoc with horse’s feet
Impaction Colics by Mike Tweedie
We are seeing an increase in colic presentations at present.
This long dry period is affecting horses.
What do we bed our horses on?
What do we bed our horses on? People often ask about stable bedding. What to use? What is best to use and why?
We have elected to use cardboard as a bedding. In this short article we discuss why we use it and what are the benefits for it.
Body Condition Scoring
Body Weight assessment is so important in the management of your horse. Ensuring that you maintain a proper body condition score around 6-7 is ideal for all horse.
Lumps and bumps
Lumps and bumps can appear at any time on a horse. Ultrasound is one of the best ways to assess what is happening under the skin.