Lameness Examination – The Process

is your horse suffering?

Get a qualified vet to diagnose the cause and treat the underlying problem.

Many of these symptoms in isolation may appear insignificant to many horse owners.

However, with an accurate examination by our well-trained veterinary staff, we can help prevent serious illness by detecting and treating the underlying cause of pain or poor performance in your horse.

Poor performance
Wheezing, coughing
Reluctance to move
Loss of appetite
Gait changes/stiffness
Colic Signs: pawing, watching flank, rolling, kicking at belly
Weight loss
Fever
Slow eating and dropping feed
Foot soreness
Behavioural changes
Diarrhoea
Skin lumps and bumps
Obesity
Closed or weeping eye/s
Swollen joints
Nasal discharge
Increased respiratory noise during exercise
Swollen legs
Choke
Exercise intolerance
Reluctance to work
Unable to stand
Increased time lying down
Swollen tendons
Trauma and lacerations
Reproductive emergencies
Foal health issues

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Meet our horse experts:
Dr Andy Lamont – BVetBio/BVetSc
Dr Jade Murray – BVetBio/BVetSc
Dr Lachlan Dawes – BVetBio/BVetSc
Dr Kieran Sullivan – BVetBio/BVetSc
Dr Kate Pulver – BAnVetBioSc (Hons) BVetBiol/BVetSc(Hons)

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