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Our Equine Veterinary Team

Your horse is in safe hands with our experienced equine vets, including two ECVS and RCVS Recognised Specialists
GUY HINNIGAN

GUY HINNIGAN

Director – ECVS And RCVS Recognised Specialist In Equine Surgery
CHARLOTTE GAUL

CHARLOTTE GAUL

BVSc MRCVS
PETER ACTON

PETER ACTON

Director – BVSc MRCVS
ROSIE OWEN

ROSIE OWEN

Clinical Director – ECVS And RCVS Recognised Specialist In Equine Surgery

ARTICLES

Stay informed with our topical articles, all written by our equine vets.

What lurks beneath – equine lice

As our horses grow a thicker and longer coat over winter to keep themselves insulated it becomes an ideal breeding ground for lice, especially when we then cover this in a warm rug. The life cycle of the louse is complete within 4 weeks and eggs hatch 10 days after being laid. Eggs or nits […]

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Think twice before breeding

We currently have a horse crisis, whereby the number of horses far outweighs the number of good homes available.   Whilst we would all love to rescue every horse or pony that needs a home it simply isn’t possible with the numbers out there. Unfortunately for every horse that is born it means one that is […]

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Oakhill branches are MISSION CHRISTMAS gift drop off points

All 4 of our branches are gift drop off points for MISSION CHRISTMAS ‘Cash for Kids’. Gifts must be new and unwrapped. Find out where your nearest Oakhill Veterinary Centre is: https://www.oakhill-vets.com/contact-us/ https://planetradio.co.uk/rock-fm/charity/events/mission-christmas-rock/

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Equine Client Evening – 14th November 2018

FREE EQUINE CLIENT EVENING Wednesday 14th November 2018 Barton Grange Hotel,  746-768 Garstang Rd, Barton, Preston PR3 5AA 7pm for 7.30pm start Join the Oakhill Equine Team and our guest speaker Fernando Malalana on to explore the topics of: Horse eyes:  What’s normal, what can go wrong and what can be fixed? Fernando Malalana, DVM GPCert(EqP) […]

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Winter series: Impactions

Colic is a collection of clinical signs shown by a horse indicating abdominal discomfort. We see an increase in colic’s due to impactions during the winter months. Impactions of the gastro intestinal tract commonly occur at the pelvic flexure. The pelvic flexure is a part of the large colon which turns 180 degrees on itself […]

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Winter Series: Mud Fever

Mud fever, also known as greasy heel syndrome but correctly termed pastern dermatitis, is an infection of the skin usually of the pastern. The bacteria causing the infection can be from the environment or living on the skin itself and will gain entry due to an injury to the skin surface. It more commonly affects […]

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