Cambridge Equine Clinic

15/04/2025

We are half way through the month of April which is our Flu Vaccine amnesty month, make sure to book your vaccine so you get one free!

'April Amnesty'
🐴 Free Flu vaccine
🐴 Did you realise all horses are at risk of flu, even if they don’t leave the yard as the virus can travel through the air up to 2km. Plus competing and hacking horses could get infected and bring flu back to the yard.
🐴 Vaccination is the most effective tool you have to protect your horse.
🐴 If your horse is unvaccinated, please contact the practice to book an appointment and we will provide 'One Vaccine for Free' in the primary course.

27/03/2025

Over the past few weeks, we’ve had the pleasure of welcoming veterinary students and professors from Gifu University and Tottori University, both in Japan.

During their visit, they rotated through a range of services at the Queen’s Veterinary School Hospital, part of the Department of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Cambridge. This included Internal Medicine, Oncology, Physiotherapy, Anaesthesia, Soft Tissue Surgery, the Equine Clinic, and Neurology.

It’s always a privilege to host student vets from around the world, exchanging knowledge and experiences is vital for the continued progression of veterinary medicine.

Thank you for visiting us! 🇯🇵 🇬🇧 🐾

22/03/2025

We thought this footage was too good not to share…. Captured here is Abbie, the daughter of our Head Nurse Sarah.
Abbie & Rocco have spent the last month in Spain competing in the 6 year old classes gaining some great results. We wish them a safe trip back to the Uk. 🇪🇸 🔜 🇬🇧

19/03/2025

'April Amnesty'

🐴 Free Flu vaccine

🐴 Did you realise all horses are at risk of flu, even if they don’t leave the yard as the virus can travel through the air up to 2km. Plus competing and hacking horses could get infected and bring flu back to the yard.
🐴 Vaccination is the most effective tool you have to protect your horse.
🐴 If your horse is unvaccinated, please contact the practice to book an appointment and we will provide 'One Vaccine for Free' in the primary course.

19/03/2025

Are you thinking of breeding your mare this spring/summer?

Not sure about all the different options available?

Look no further! We at Cambridge Equine Clinic have recently introduced bespoke packages for artificial insemination. CEC is a BEVA Approved Insemination Centre for fresh, chilled and frozen semen.

Have a look at our website for more information and prices at: https://www.hospital.vet.cam.ac.uk/equine/equine-hospital/reproduction or give us a call on 01223 760535 to discuss further with our vets.

18/03/2025

One of our students is currently conducting a research project for their final year, focusing on understanding owner perceptions of equine lameness. As part of their data collection, they are using a questionnaire, and it would be incredibly helpful if any of our clients could spare some time to assist by filling it out.

Your insights would be invaluable to their research, and we greatly appreciate any help you can provide.

Thank you for your interest in being involved in this VetMB Research Project, focussing on the assessment of equine lameness . This questionnaire is aimed at those who keep horses as a hobby. There are three sections; section one relates to information about the participant’s experience with horse...

14/03/2025

To our valued CEC clients,

Thank you for your comments, concern, and support for the Cambridge Equine Clinic. We would like to clarify that we are open and will not be closing. Our commitment to providing the highest level of veterinary care for our clients’ horses, ponies, and donkeys remains unchanged. Our excellent team remains focussed on providing the very best service and we look forward to working with you in the future.

Best wishes,

Cambridge Equine Clinic Team

13/03/2025

A lovely write up for Bibi & Major in the Horse & Hound today.
Bibi is the daughter of Claire, our Client Services Administrator. Many of our clients will know Claire as our first point of contact at Cambridge Equine! 😊

10/03/2025

NEW STRANGLES TESTING SERVICE!

Strangles can be a particularly difficult disease to control as many outbreaks start following the movement of ‘carrier’ horses or recently recovered but still infectious individuals. These horses appear outwardly healthy but harbour infectious material in small chambers at the back of the throat - ‘guttural pouches’. A strangles blood test was developed around 20 years ago and has been widely used as a ‘pre-movement’ test prior to horses moving yards. However, the ability of this blood test to reliably identify strangles carriers has more recently been called into question and delays can result from having to re-sample those with ‘grey zone’ results on the first test.

The gold standard for identification of strangles carriers is inspection and sampling of the guttural pouches using an endoscope – a ‘guttural pouch wash’ – followed by lab testing for strangles DNA. Traditionally this has been an expensive option and can suffer from postage and lab processing delays.

We at Cambridge Equine Clinic are delighted to announce a fantastic all-inclusive package for strangles testing using endoscopic guttural pouch washes and tested in-house with our new LAMP analyser so the SAME DAY RESULTS can be given. The LAMP analyser detects minute quantities of genetic material from an infectious agent and is highly sensitive and specific.

The all-inclusive price will be £250 incl. VAT which includes sedation, videoendoscopic guttural pouch wash and in-house sample testing with same day results. This service allows a one-off assessment of your horses strangles status with a clear same day result – one less thing to think about prior to moving your horse!
This test can be carried out at the home yard in a stable or covered area - a visit fee will then apply – or can be carried out here at the clinic provided there has been no recent respiratory infection in the previous 8 weeks.

Please call our office 01223 761316 to book or ask for further details.

01/03/2025

Friday marked the final day of the equine rotation for this group of students.
Following a morning of calls they had a cheeky pit stop en route back to the clinic.

07/01/2025

We had these two little guys in for cryptorchid surgery with our visiting surgeon.
They very much enjoyed their lunchtime feed following surgery and went home minus testicles.
They certainly are a cute pair! ❤️

23/12/2024

🐎 New Member of the Team 🐎

We at Cambridge Equine Clinic are thrilled to announce that our new vet Flora Collingwood will start with us at the beginning of January 2025! Flora is an experienced equine clinician and is well-known in the area having worked at a local practice in Newmarket for the last 7 years. Prior to that Flora qualified from Liverpool Vet School in 2014 and subsequently stayed on at the equine hospital and undertook an internship in equine medicine and surgery. Flora also worked in equine ambulatory practice in North Wales before her move to Suffolk where she has enjoyed serving the local horse owner community ever since. Flora has a particular interest in equine medicine, including endocrine disorders and enjoys the privilege of caring for geriatric horses and donkeys. Flora is married to David and they live locally with their daughter along with their two dogs and naughty pony Teddy. In her spare time Flora enjoys singing in various Cambridge choirs and riding out with friends. To our clients Flora says 'I'm greatly looking forward to getting to know you and your horses here at Cambridge over the coming weeks'. Please join with us and give Flora a very warm welcome.

20/12/2024

Great news for the team at CEC, after many years of study, lectures and examinations Claire Martin has been successful in her final nursing exams and is now eligible to enroll as registered veterinary nurse. Well done Claire - we are very proud of you! 😊

19/12/2024

🎄🎅🏼Christmas Opening Hours🎅🏼🎄

💊We would like to remind everyone to consider whether they need any medications or prescriptions over the Christmas period. Remember to give us three working days notice💊

🚨Our vets will be on call 24/7 outside the reception opening hours for any emergencies - just call 01223 760535🚨 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our clients both human and equine.

17/12/2024

Sneaky caught his owners by surprise recently when another sarcoid popped up on his sheath just before his insurance cover ran out! Sarcoids are benign skin tumours of equines, which don't spread to internal organs but can be very locally invasive and difficult to treat. Sneaky had a different sarcoid treated previously and his owners were on high alert for more lesions developing. Luckily the equine team here at Cambridge were able to quickly swing into action and Sneaky came into us for the afternoon to have his new sarcoid removed with a surgical laser - just in the nick of time!

18/11/2024

🌿 Sustainability at Cambridge Equine Clinic 🌿

At Cambridge Equine Clinic, we believe in caring for your horses and our planet! These are just some of the many steps we have to taken to become more sustainable:

🌿Motion sensor lights: we have installed motion sensor lights in some parts of the practice to reduce unnecessary electric use.

🌿Paper: you may have received a QR code linking to a medication data sheet recently! We want to reduce the use of paper data sheets.

🌿Solar panels: our vehicles have solar panels to allow us to charge their fridges. These fridges are equipped with Bluetooth temperature loggers to monitor fridge temperature, keeping drugs that need to be refrigerated at their appropriate temperature range.

🌿Medication disposal: we offer a service for you to dispose of your unused medication, including partially used medications to prevent drugs like dewormers contaminating the environment.

🌿Reusable materials: for some elective surgeries held at the clinic (e.g. castrations), we use reusable drapes which can be cleaned and sterilised. This reduces the plastic waste from disposable drapes.

🌿Heating: during the colder months, we only heat the areas of the clinic that are necessary for our work. In addition, our newly refurbished Large Animal Unit has double glazed windows to keep the heat in!

We’d love to hear from you! What sustainable practices do you incorporate in your daily lives or with your horses? Share your tips in the comments below! 🐴👇

15/11/2024

Pictured in action are Ash and Joe, two of our resident teaching horses.
This photo was captured of the boys enjoying themselves in the paddock this afternoon - they have a combined age of 48 years!