Damory Equine Vets

01/05/2026

🐎 Exciting News for This Weekend at Bovington! 🐎

We’re looking forward to a fantastic British Eventing weekend at Bovington — and we’re delighted to be part of it!

Our experienced veterinary team will be on-site throughout the event, ready to support you and your horses. Whether you need advice, reassurance, or prompt care, we’re here to help keep everything running smoothly.

Wishing all riders the very best of luck — ride safe, enjoy the weekend, and don’t hesitate to come and say hello!

24/04/2026

Happy Veterinary Receptionist Week! 🐾💙

This week, we’re celebrating the incredible people who keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes. From welcoming worried pet owners with a reassuring smile to juggling phones, appointments, and a hundred questions at once — veterinary receptionists truly do it all.

Your compassion, patience, and dedication make a difference every single day, not just for our clients, but for every animal that walks (or trots 🐴) through our doors.

Thank you for being the heart of the clinic. We appreciate you more than words can say!

15/04/2026

Don’t forget about our talk - 7 for 7:30pm tomorrow at the Old Powerhouse. Looking forward to seeing lots of you there to talk all things laminitis ⭐️

Don’t forget about our upcoming client evening next Thursday, 16th April! 🎉🐴

We’ll be focusing on laminitis—especially relevant now that spring is in full swing 🌱🌼. While often associated with ponies, this condition can affect all types of horses, including sport horses.

Join us for practical talks on how to prevent laminitis and how you can support treatment if it occurs 🩺💡

Please let us know if you’d like to attend so we can plan catering 🍰🥪—feel free to bring friends along too!

It promises to be an informal, friendly evening full of helpful tips 😊✨

We hope to see you at the Old Powerhouse! 📍

08/04/2026

Don’t forget about our upcoming client evening next Thursday, 16th April! 🎉🐴

We’ll be focusing on laminitis—especially relevant now that spring is in full swing 🌱🌼. While often associated with ponies, this condition can affect all types of horses, including sport horses.

Join us for practical talks on how to prevent laminitis and how you can support treatment if it occurs 🩺💡

Please let us know if you’d like to attend so we can plan catering 🍰🥪—feel free to bring friends along too!

It promises to be an informal, friendly evening full of helpful tips 😊✨

We hope to see you at the Old Powerhouse! 📍

25/03/2026

Julian has just returned from Brighton where he attended the biannual congress of the Equine Veterinary Dental Association (EVDA). A range of dental problems were discussed in formal lectures and practical sessions. It was also good to review the latest equipment available and share thoughts with other equine vets who are passionate about dentistry. Now he can spread his knowledge with the team to ensure your horse has the best dental care.

23/03/2026

Easter Opening Hours:

Our team at Damory Veterinary Clinic wishes you all a happy Easter!

📆Easter Opening Hours:

Good Friday: emergency only
Easter Saturday: 8.30am - 2.00pm
Easter Sunday: emergency only
Easter Monday: emergency only

Emergency? Don’t worry, we’re on call 24/7 throughout the holiday to care for your horse, pony or donkey.
📞Call us anytime at 01258 452626 if your horse needs urgent
attention.

Enjoy the long weekend and remember a healthy horse is a happy horse!😊🎉

20/03/2026

Equine client evening focusing on Laminitis

Spring has finally come and the mud is drying up. But does the growing grass concern you? How can you manage your horse, pony or donkey to help prevent them getting laminitis?

Join us for a highly informative evening on how to prevent this horrible disease, and if necessary, how to treat it. The emphasis will be on practical management tools, rather than drugs.

16/03/2026

🐎 Caring for Your Horse

At our practice, many of our team are horse owners themselves. That means we truly understand the special bond between you and your horse, and why every horse deserves to be treated as the individual they are. ❤️

Whether your horse is a much-loved field companion enjoying quieter days, or a top-level competition athlete performing at their best, we’re here to help.

Our team is committed to providing exceptional care through:
✔️ The right treatments
✔️ Practical, honest advice
✔️ Ongoing support for both you and your horse

📸 Meet Sam!
This handsome boy belongs to our equine vet nurse (Georgie). Sam absolutely loves his job competing in dressage, and it’s a great example of the kind of partnership we’re so passionate about supporting — helping horses stay happy, healthy, and able to do what they love🐴✨

11/03/2026

🐴 Yard Owners, Managers & Trainers – We Need You! 🐴

Do you run a livery, competition, or training yard?
Project WORMS is an amazing nationwide initiative collecting real data on how UK yards manage parasites — and your input is crucial!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/wormslivery

💡 This research will be vital in the fight against wormer resistance.
The days of blanket worming with moxidectin are over — informed management is the way forward.

👉 Talk to us about:
Faecal worm egg counts (FWECs)
Saliva tapeworm tests
Smarter pasture and parasite management

If we don’t all take this seriously, we risk facing a future where worms win — and horses suffer from untreatable, drug-resistant burdens.

Let’s work together to protect our horses’ health for generations to come. 💚

06/02/2026

We recently saw one of our lovely patients, Woody, at our Newton Farm clinic to remove a mobile tooth fragment.

An interesting detail was noticed by Woody's owner - his mouth squeaks when he chews! This is something that can happen when older horses grind food with smoother teeth. Smooth mouth is what we call it when an older horse's teeth become very flat and polished over time. Horses' teeth are designed to wear as they chew, but after many years of grinding hay and grass, the sharp enamel ridges are worn away. What is left is a smoother surface that doesn't break down feed as easily.

As well as his dental treatment, we adjusted his diet with the help of a nutritionist to keep him comfortable and eating well. He's now thriving on his new feed plan!

Regular dental checks matter at every age, especially for older horses. Small changes can make a big difference.