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Newcastle Equine Centre

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Newcastle Equine Centre

Equine Veterinary Hospital The Newcastle Equine Centre is a fully equipped veterinary hospital and surgery for all types of horses.

Housed in “The Old Tote Building”, it surrounds Broadmeadow Racecourse in Newcastle NSW. We provide a team of experienced equine veterinary practitioners and can cater for specialist services. We offer a full range of diagnostic options for medical and surgical cases including radiography, ultrasonography and video endoscopy. The centre is equiped to perform a full range of elective soft tissue and orthopaedic surgeries as well as emergency surgical procedures around the clock.

03/09/2025

Patient: Grace 🐴💙🩺

Grace sustained a large laceration in the paddock. She ran into the handle of a gate which ripped open her side. Thankfully, the injury was promptly noticed by her lovely owners. Newcastle Equine Centre ambulatory team responded immediately. The wound was assessed, clamped and debrided. Grace was the best patient. She stood calmly as the team repaired her side. Over the next few weeks her recovery progressed smoothly. Her owners kept the team up to date with her progress with weekly photos. The wound closed beautifully leaving only a faint scar as a reminder of her resilience . Grace is back to full activity, healthy and happy. This shows that even scary looking wounds can heal!

29/08/2025

Call a vet if your foal... 🐴💙🩺

28/08/2025

Patient Hanna: Back at home! 🐴💙🩺

Hanna is now back in with her herd, running amok and acting like her cheeky self! We want to thank the initial treating vet and the owners for their dedication and resilience for allowing us to treat Hanna and help play a role in bringing her back to full health!

$Patient: Hanna - Did you guess the diagnosis?🐴💙🩺For those of you who diagnosed a slab fracture of the 3rd carpal bone yo...$

27/08/2025

Patient: Hanna - Did you guess the diagnosis?🐴💙🩺

For those of you who diagnosed a slab fracture of the 3rd carpal bone you are correct! Little Hanna not only had a fracture, but the middle carpal joint was infected due to the communicating wound. Hanna underwent arthroscopy to flush the joint and remove any infected tissue. The fractured piece of bone was also found to be necrotic and was removed. Hanna was then treated in hospital for about 2 weeks with broad-spectrum antibiotics, repeat joint flushes and injections with antibiotics, and luckily responded very well! Check back in tomorrow for her final update!

26/08/2025

Patient: Hanna 🐴💙🩺

Hanna is a 2 year old Miniature Donkey who came to us with a chronic wound and lameness of the left carpus. She had been treated in the field initially by her local vet, but then was referred to NEC when the wound and lameness didn't improve.

When she arrived she was immediately assessed by our team and had radiographs and ultrasound of the joint performed. What can you see on the xrays? Check back in tomorrow and we will share her diagnosis and the treatment plan she underwent thanks to the dedication of her lovely owners!

25/08/2025

Our After-Hours / Night-Time Hours 🐴💙🩺
During the hours 5pm-8am we offer:
- In-hospital - emergencies
- Phone support
- Ambulatory calls on property - certain conditions apply - for truly down horses pending existing inhospital patient load
(02) 49276135

20/08/2025

Pre-Mature Foal Series: What are the common problems with a pre-mature foal? 🐴💙🩺

Premature foals are often very weak, and may have a weak suckle reflex. They have difficulty regulating their body temperature and energy stores, so are more prone to hypothermia and hypoglycaemia.

Their organs are immature, so they can have associated issues such as difficulty breathing, colic or diarrhoea, and problems with their kidneys. Premature foals also often have musculoskeletal issues, including tendon laxity and angular limb deformities.

Additionally, they may have incomplete ossification of the bones in their knees and hocks, because these are the last bones to ossify. If a foal is premature, x-rays should be taken to assess for this. Foals with incomplete ossification can survive but the athletic prognosis is poor as weight bearing causes bone crushing and juvenile arthritis.

Premature foals are also at higher risk of common problems and conditions that we see in foals, including sepsis and failure of passive transfer. There are multiple factors that can predispose premature foals to failure of passive transfer, from the foal being too weak to suckle, to the mare not producing adequate colostrum, so this is particularly important to monitor.

Premature foals can require very intensive care. Prognosis depends on the degree of immaturity, the cause of prematurity, and any complications which develop. The best chance for survival is prompt veterinary assessment.

Here at Newcastle Equine Centre, we have an experienced and dedicated internal medicine team and neonatal intensive care facilities to care for sick foals. If you see any signs of early labour in your mare, or have a newborn foal showing any signs of prematurity or dysmaturity, contact your veterinarian as soon as possible.

If you have any questions or concerns about your mare and/or foal leading up to her due date. Give us a call on (02) 4927 6135 🐴💙🩺

15/08/2025

Newborn foal specific conditions and signs to look for 🐴💙🩺

We are available for on-farm check-ups as well as emergencies 24/7 if you are worried about your mare or foal before, during and after parturition. Give the clinic a ring on (02) 49276135 to chat to our medicine and reproductive vets!

13/08/2025

Emergency plans are important when owning a horse 🐴💙🩺

All emergencies can happen unexpectedly leaving you little time to make decisions about how to evacuate or care your animals when events develop rapidly.

While we can’t anticipate every situation, having a bushfire plan, a flood plan and a medical emergency plan can be important for the welfare of your horse and save you time when decisions have to be made at a fast pace.

Do you have a float available or travel options for evacuating?

Do you have a backup plan in a medical emergency to get your horse to an equine hospital for treatment if a vet cannot come to you?

Now is the time to plan so you have it when you need it.

For advice on your emergency plan, please don’t hesitate to contact us on
(02) 4927 6135.
Our staff are happy to advise you.

11/08/2025

Pre-Mature Foal Series: What causes a pre-mature birth? 🐴💙🩺

There are many reasons for pre-mature birth and the cause is sometimes unknown.

Any mare with a high risk pregnancy, such as placentitis, is at risk for a pre-mature foal. Any mares with known issues, or problems with previous pregnancies, should be closely monitored in late stage pregnancy. Mares can also give birth prematurely if they are systemically sick or under severe stress, or if there is a congenital problem with the foal.

If you have any questions or concerns about your mare and/or foal leading up to her due date. Give us a call on (02) 4927 6135 🐴💙🩺

31/07/2025

Happy August 1st! Happy Birthday Horses! 🐴💙🩺

30/07/2025

Our Regular / Day-Time Hours 🐴💙🩺
During the hours 8am-5pm we offer:
- Ambulatory calls on property - emergency and routine
- In-hospital appointments - emergency and routine
- Phone support
(02) 49276135

Address

Lowe Street
Broadmeadow, NSW
2292

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+61249276135

Website

http://www.newcastleequinecentre.net.au/

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Newcastle Equine Centre is a fully equipped equine veterinary hospital focused on medicine and surgery for all breeds of horses. Experienced equine veterinary practitioners cater for a variety of services ranging from preventative care, reproduction and ambulatory calls to specialist medical attention and surgical services. Based at “The Old Tote Building”, on the periphery of Newcastle Racecourse in Newcastle, NSW, we offer a full range of diagnostic options for medical and surgical cases as well as travelling providing ambulatory services to the Hunter region from Murrurundi to the Central Coast and as far north as Taree. The hospital is equipped to perform a full range of elective soft tissue and orthopaedic surgeries as well as emergency surgical procedures and intensive 24-hour medical care of sick horses and foals.

Our new facility in Luskintyre will encompass rehabilitation and reproduction services to offer the full range of services to the patients under our care. This facility will allow prolonged stage recovery from surgery or injuries under supervision of vets and trained staff. In addition, we are developing a full range of reproductive services from stallion collection to AI services and embryo transfer.