Essential Equine Veterinary

24/05/2026

🐴✨ Breeding season is just around the corner — are you and your mares ready? ✨🐴

We’re excited to announce that Dr Cameron Hinkley, renowned for his expertise in equine reproduction, will be available across the Mornington Peninsula and surrounding areas this breeding season.

From reproductive assessments and cycle management to AI, pregnancy testing and breeding support, now is the perfect time to plan ahead and give your mare the best possible chance of success this season.

Whether you’re breeding for performance, pleasure, or your next future star, having an experienced breeding team by your side can make all the difference.

📍 Servicing the Mornington Peninsula & surrounding districts
📅 Bookings now open for the upcoming season

Get organised early and set your mare up for a successful breeding season ahead. 🐎🌱

28/04/2026

Stablehand required for immediate start.
8-10 hours per week (Fri to Sun).
Must have experience handling performance horses and carry a valid drivers licence.

Friday
4:00pm - 5:30pm

Weekend is Split shift:
7:30am - 10:00am
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Attractive hourly rate, above award wage.
Please send pm or call Kate on ⁨0438 094 286⁩.
📍Moorooduc

17/03/2026

We’re officially open! 🎉
Essential Equine Veterinary, led by Dr Cam Hinkley, is now servicing the Mornington Peninsula and surrounding areas.
A huge thank you to our local community for the support already — we’re so excited to be part of it.

28/02/2026

Big news for the Peninsula equine community 🐎

Dr Cameron Hinkley of Essential Equine Vet has officially relocated to the Mornington Peninsula.

He will now be based at Platinum Park in Moorooduc, servicing performance, sport and pleasure horses across the region.

📅 Bookings open from 16 March.

We’re looking forward to supporting the Peninsula’s incredible equestrian community with high-quality, evidence-based veterinary care.

📍 Moorooduc-based

📞 DM or contact to join the booking list

20/09/2022

We will be available for emergencies to existing clients from 5pm today until 9am Monday, please check you have enough ongoing medications to get you through the long weekend before 5pm today.
We would also like to ask clients to have a talk to their horses and ask them not to do anything silly Saturday afternoon so Cats fan, Dr Cam, can watch the grand final! Go Cats!

04/09/2022

A big thank you to everyone who shared our post yesterday, an even bigger thank you to RR Quarter Horses for allowing your mare to come and be a mum to a very sad foal. The amazing Amy took this foal on as her own within minutes and we now have a very happy mare and foal!

03/09/2022

Update - Foster mare found and arriving tomorrow morning, thank you for all the shares!

Sadly we’re in need of a foster mare for a client who has a 12 hour old orphaned foal. Mare will be well cared for at an experienced stud in West Gippsland.

01/06/2022

Just a little glimpse in to the life of vets in the country.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR3-BJnfMkyRzY6Me2U9qeB--HdOATLqKLV7zz4TNVjCNz50oy-zc2Di7GI&v=FLzxziWwiHc&feature=youtu.be&fs=e&s=cl

The Feed's reporter Virginina Langeberg takes a trip to some of Queensland’s most remote corners riding in the jump-seat of a plane alongside vet and pilot, ...

23/03/2022

Bunyip show is on this Sunday and we’re once again sponsoring the supreme champion led exhibit, we hope to see a few clients there out supporting this great local show!

Clip clop Did you hear that. That’s right the horse section is here for the 2022 Bunyip show. Will we see you and your horse at this years show. If yes then please follow the link below for more information. We can’t wait to you.

http://www.bunyipshow.org.au/schedules/horses2022.pdf

24/01/2022

At the moment our days are fully booked 3 - 4 days in advance, we will always do our best to fit in emergencies, but if there are multiple emergencies happening at the same time we can only be in one place at a time, getting angry at us is not helpful!
There is currently an Australia wide shortage of vets, in the past, vets from overseas would come spend summer in Australia working, the last 2 years they have been unable to get here.
Please be kind and understanding, if we can't get to you it's not because we're sitting down for a nice lunch (most days we don't even have time for a sandwich!), or at the beach enjoying our beautiful weather, instead we're working 14 hour days and on call 24/7.
Please be organised, if your horse needs to be microchipped to compete, don't call the day the entries close to book in for the microchip, if your farrier wants feet xrays done, don't call the day before they're coming to book in, with a little bit of notice we can get things done.