Routine Appointments

We care for all types of equines, from children’s ponies to top class sport horses and racehorses. We have vets with special interests in all types of patients from geriatric to performance, and also interests in different veterinary areas such as surgery, lameness and stud medicine.

Our aim is to provide a personalised, comprehensive equine veterinary service on sire at yards but with the full support of specialist equipment and surgeons at our hospital facility. Continuity of care is important to us and we aim to build a good working relationship between client and vet, and with the availability of mobile communications, clients are able to obtain advise readily. We have the most up-to-date mobile digital imaging equipment available to all ambulatory vets, which reduces the inconvenience of bringing horses into the horses into the hospital for the majority of diagnostic procedures.

The type of work that can be performed at yards include:

• Dentistry – much of which is carried out using motorised equipment, which is more pleasant for the patient.
• Vaccinations
• Health Checks
• Medical investigations
• Lameness investigations
• Eye examinations
• Reproductive medicine, including AI & ET
• Vettings (pre-purchase examinations)
• Digital radiography
• Digital ultrasonography
• Digital video endoscopy, including gastroscopy and overland airways endoscopy
• Shockwave

The practice provides a full out of hours service. At any one time, we have an intern vet on duty in the hospital, as well as a surgeon caring for the in-patients, and on the road, there are two or three ambulatory vets, as well as a specialist stud vet during the stud season. We aim to provide a rapid response to emergency situations. We have a laboratory at the hospital that has the capacity to operate seven days per week, allowing samples to be processed quickly.

Please contact the practice to discuss your requirements on 01903 883 050 or email info@sussexequine.co.uk.