Vet Times

Tag: equine

  • Moments (part one)

    Moments (part one)

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    This is a blog about a moment in time; that heart-stopping, sweaty, cold and confused moment you never quite get used to, no matter how often it happens: the middle of the night phone call. Sometimes it invades a dream – you’re wandering on a strange shore, floating in a strange world, sitting on a…

  • Omnicompetence – maybe not so foolish?

    Omnicompetence – maybe not so foolish?

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    The first of April brought with it the usual abundance of amusing online articles, tweets and blogs, only claiming credibility until midday – and the veterinary community was no exception. Some April Fools were obvious hoaxes – such as Sun Life’s courtesy pet scheme, offering owners a replacement pet in place of their beloved while…

  • RCVS council election manifesto: Christopher ‘Kit’ Sturgess

    RCVS council election manifesto: Christopher ‘Kit’ Sturgess

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    CHRISTOPHER ‘KIT’ STURGESS MA, VetMB, PhD, CertVR, CertVC, DSAM, MRCVS 39 New Forest Drive, Brockenhurst, Hampshire SO42 7QT. T 01590 623033 M 07974 017303 E kit@vetfreedom.com PROPOSERS: Rob Lowe, Gerry Polton I qualified from the University of Cambridge in 1986 and spent six years in first-opinion practice, moving from mixed through equine to 100 per…

  • RCVS council election manifesto: Stephen May

    RCVS council election manifesto: Stephen May

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    STEPHEN MAY MA, VetMB, PhD, DVR, DEO, DipECVS, FHEA, FRCVS Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA. T 01707 666270 M 07768 288711 E smay@rvc.ac.uk PROPOSERS: Sue Dyson, Andrew Harrison I graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1980. After spending time as large animal house surgeon (intern) at the University…

  • RCVS council election manifesto: Christopher Barker

    RCVS council election manifesto: Christopher Barker

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    CHRISTOPHER BARKER BVSc, MLitt, CertVR, MRCVS Ashlea Veterinary Centre, Unit 2b, Port Road Business Park, Carlisle CA2 7AF. T 01228 549177 M 07703 753758 E ctbarker@supanet.com PROPOSERS: Anne French, Iain Richards Since qualifying from Bristol in 1980, I have worked in a wide range of first-opinion practices (mixed, pure equine and pure small animal) and,…

  • EMS funding support: hoping the sums add up

    EMS funding support: hoping the sums add up

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    The scrapping of the maintenance grant is only the beginning of upcoming UK financial changes that promise to affect students in the near future. The removal of the cap on tuition fees is soon to come under scrutiny, with the possibility of universities being free to charge more for tuition fees than they currently do.…

  • Work hard, play hard

    Work hard, play hard

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    At the end of January I travelled down to Nottingham for the third annual Student Equine Veterinary Association (SEVA) symposium. The weekend was crammed with lectures, practicals and seminars relevant to horses in particular, for equine enthusiasts from all UK vet schools – and even some from further afield. Auspicious start Any congregation of vet…

  • A high-risk profession

    A high-risk profession

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    Currently nursing a bruised tailbone after being propelled twice from a four-legged fiend I had a disagreement with regarding a small upright jump, I can’t help but wonder why we do these stupid things. Horses can be hazardous enough when you’re on top of them, but they’re not all angels at ground level either. The…

  • Careless whisper

    Careless whisper

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    “I’d like you to have a look at her back end. There’s something… well there’s something not quite right.” The thin lady looked at me over her glasses while Honey, her chocolate Labrador, continued to rub the aforementioned back end against me, tongue lolling, eyes rolling and telling me in Labrador-ese that I was her…

  • The camelid conundrum

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    Despite expecting a purely equine placement, I’ve had a bit of a crash course in camelids over the past two weeks. As alpacas and llamas continue to increase in popularity throughout the UK, more and more first opinion vets are having to apply their knowledge from other species to these slightly odd creatures. Having had…