31/05/2026
As May finishes as does Vet Nurse Appreciation Month but here at Summerleaze we thoroughly appreciate them all year round!
We have a devoted team of wonderful equine nurses including Amy Batten, Emelie Real and Bryony Marshallsay.
As well as helping our vets they provide the following:
• Sedation for clipping/ farrier etc
• Radiographs - The Nurses will take the images with your horse conscious or sedated if necessary.
• Blood Samples - Taken for a multitude of reasons, but most commonly, we take blood samples for ACTH monitoring (Cushings).
• Asthma Clinics- This involves help to train your horse for acceptance oft he inhaler they may be prescribed and, environmental management, to help minimise your horse’s exposure to the allergens causing the problems.
• Repeat Medications - Given intra-venously, intra-muscular, subcutaneously or orally, if your horse has been seen by one of our Vets and then needs follow up medications.
• Administer Sweet Itch Vaccinations - These are given as an initial course of 2 vaccines, 2 weeks apart, given at the beginning of March. If this course is successful, then a 3rd vaccine is given later in the year.
• Wound Management - If your horse has a wound that needs bandaging, following a surgical procedure or, a wound that is healing by secondary intention.
• Removal of Sutures or Staples – Usually 10-14 days after a surgical procedure.
• Clicker Training – This may have been suggested to you by one of our team if you have a horse that isn’t keen on injections. This is usually anxiety related and can, 90% of the time, be easily rectified with some basic training. This will make the whole experience safer for you and the Vet or Nurse injecting and, create a positive experience for your horse. We can also apply this method to help with clipping and address other unwanted behaviours.
• Weight management – The nurses are also experienced at helping to advise clients as to how to get their to lose and gain weight.
• Dentistry- Emelie is also a fantastic addition to our dental team!
And much more!!
