It is an exciting time of year at the practice with lots going on across the board!
We have plenty of foals on the ground, the flat racing season is well underway, the competition season is warming up and it’s great to be working outside now we don’t have to wear quite so many layers! Many of you will know that Emma has very sadly sustained a broken leg after a kick. I am sure you will join me in wishing her all the best for a speedy recovery.
From all the team at Pinkham Equine!
Happy Christmas to all our wonderful clients. We are very lucky to work with such a great group of people. Thank you for trusting us with the veterinary care of your horses. Thank you also for advocating the practice to others. We have grown again this year, and the vast majority of new clients come from word-of-mouth recommendations, so we are very grateful.
Welcome to the First Edition of Pinkham Equine Newsletter!
We’re delighted to bring you the latest updates from the team. In this newsletter, you’ll find recent developments within the practice, current insights from the equine industry, and discussions on seasonally relevant conditions and diseases. We hope you enjoy it!
Prof Chris Proudman gives talk on groundbreaking research
We were very pleased to have recently welcomed Professor Chris Proudman from the University of Surrey to speak with a group of our commercial breeding clients to give them an update on some groundbreaking research in which our practice has been involved. The research linked the development of Thoroughbred foals’ gut microbiome to their potential […]
Sally Bainton joins our Reproduction Veterinary Team
We’re very pleased to welcome Sally Bainton, who has recently joined our reproduction veterinary team. A highly experienced vet, she has a particular interest in problem broodmares, neonatology, medicine and ophthalmology. Sally graduated from Liverpool University in 2004 with a distinction in equine studies, and during her final year she completed a stud medicine elective […]
Now is the time of year to plan management for horses with sweet itch
Sweet itch is a frustrating condition caused by hypersensitivity to salivary proteins produced by culicoides midges. Affected horses typically are worst affected around the mane and tail regions, with hair loss, scabbing and sores forming. Some horses can display more generalised itching. Most treatments available are only partially effective and good management of sweet itch-prone […]
Christmas and New Year Opening Hours
We wish all our clients and their horses and ponies a very happy and healthy Christmas! Our offices will be closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day (Wednesday, 25th and Thursday, 26th December 2024) and on New Year’s Day (Wednesday, 1st January 2025), when the vet on call will be available for emergencies only. Should […]
Pinkham Equine Veterinary Services celebrates 10 year Anniversary
The team at Pinkham Equine Veterinary Services is delighted to be celebrating our 10 year anniversary – but how did we get here? Here’s a brief history… 2014 Our practice founder Charlie Pinkham set up his own practice in Whitsbury, Hampshire, with a small professional client base focused on thoroughbred breeding and racing. His […]
British Breeder Magazine features article on Lawsonia by Lucy Brock
The current issue of British Breeder Magazine features an article by our stud vet Lucy Brock on Lawsonia, a disease that affects older foals and weanlings and is often seen at this time of the year. Since its discovery forty years ago, Lawsonia has become an increasing problem in the equine youngstock population of the […]
Time for an end of season MOT?
The end of the season is a great time to look back and reflect upon your and your horse or pony’s competition performance throughout the year. It is also a good time to assess any less than perfect outcomes and to address any training issues, knocks, niggles or other physical problems that may be affecting […]