B&W Equine Hospital

05/08/2025

01/08/2025

💙 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 - 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭💙

B&W Equine Hospital are looking for a full time Patient Care Assistant to join our dynamic team of Nurses, Patient Care Assistants and specialist vets at the equine hospital in Breadstone, Gloucestershire.

You’ll help care for inpatients as well as daily management of our yard, assist with surgical and diagnostic procedures, and support our specialist vets day-to-day.

💡 No prior vet hospital experience? No problem — full training provided!
🌙 Includes shared night & weekend rota
🙌 Must have great horse handling skills and a positive, proactive attitude.

🕒 Full-time | Permanent
💷 Salary in line with NMW

👉 https://careers.cvsvets.com/jobs/equine-patient-care-assistant-breadstone-berkeley-united-kingdom

28/07/2025

🦷 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!🦷 Last week, 𝒁𝒐𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒔 our 𝑹𝑽𝑵 and 𝑩𝑨𝑬𝑫𝑻 joined vet 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒂𝒓𝒂 at B&W Equine Vets to tackle 5 dentals and vaccinations in one session 💪

With their tag-team setup, they could run two dentals at once — boosting efficiency and giving each patient some moral support along the way.

Thanks to this streamlined setup, Zoe was also able to administer local anaesthetic and remove two cheek teeth with negligible periodontal attachment from a geriatric patient — avoiding the need for a follow-up visit.

21/07/2025

💙 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 💙

We’re proud to share that 𝐍𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐎𝐠𝐝𝐞𝐧, our specialist in sports medicine, has authored an insightful article titled ““𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒏𝒐𝒏-𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒂 𝒃𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒚𝒔𝒕”, now available in UK-VET Equine.

This case report details the management of an 8-year-old Thoroughbred gelding presenting with sudden, severe right hind limb lameness. Radiographic and ultrasound exams revealed a 𝒏𝒐𝒏-𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒔, alongside a large bone cyst. Following conservative treatment with box rest, the horse gradually improved and returned to ridden exercise five months after injury. The article highlights the healing process, including radiographic changes and fibrous union of the fracture.

17/07/2025

⭐️⭐️ 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝: 𝐅𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 ⭐️⭐️

💙💙 𝑼𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒍, 𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆: 𝑭𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝑵𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑶𝒓𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝑭𝒐𝒂𝒍 💙💙

We’re reaching out with heavy hearts today. A 2-month-old c**t foal has sadly lost his mum and is now in need of a loving foster mare to give him the care, comfort, and nourishment he so desperately needs.

The foal is currently being looked after here at the B&W Equine Hospital, where he’s receiving round-the-clock care from our dedicated team.

If you or someone you know may have a suitable mare who has recently lost her own foal, please contact us as soon as possible.

Please contact our hospital using the number 01453 811 867 or reach out through our page.

Preferably call as the page messages are not always monitored!

15/07/2025

🦷 𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐙𝐨𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲. 🦷

You can contact the page or call the hospital to book.

🦷 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜 – 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝐁&𝐖 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 🦷

𝗭𝗼𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻-𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀, our experienced and fully qualified 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻 (BAEDT) and 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 (RVN), will be holding a routine dental examination and rasping clinic on 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆.

Zoe holds the BAEDT qualification, which is recognised by the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA), ensuring your horse receives the highest standard of care. She has also worked here at B&W Equine for many years, gaining extensive experience under the guidance of BAEDT members and 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘉𝘝𝘦𝘵𝘔𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝘊𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘌𝘚(𝘚𝘰𝘧𝘵 𝘛𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦) 𝘋𝘪𝘱𝘌𝘊𝘝𝘚 𝘋𝘪𝘱𝘌𝘝𝘋𝘊 𝘍𝘏𝘌𝘈 𝘍𝘙𝘊𝘝𝘚, 𝘙𝘊𝘝𝘚 & 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘺 (𝘚𝘰𝘧𝘵 𝘛𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦) & 𝘝𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘋𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 (𝘌𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦) who she works with here at the hospital and can easily refer to for any pathology found needing further investigation or treatment ensuring continuity and quick referral.

All patients will have a thorough oral exam, routine rasping as needed and a dental chart with a treatment plan provided. They will also benefit from the use of our stocks suite, a range of available dental equipment and standing sedation.

🗓️ Date: Friday, 18th July
💰 Cost: £70 (includes standard sedation dose)
📍 Location: B&W Equine Hospital

Limited spaces available – contact us now to book your horse’s appointment!

Please note: this discounted rate is not available to HHP clients. If extra work (for example, wolf tooth extraction), sedation or local anaesthetic is required, it will be charged as extra at the normal rate. Any follow-up referral investigation or work will not be at a reduced price.
Full payment is required on booking for this clinic.

14/07/2025

💙 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐞, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞,💙 on passing her final exam to become a 𝑽𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝑬𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑴𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒆 (𝑽𝑻𝑺 𝑰𝑴-𝑬)!

This amazing achievement is the result of a two-year journey involving credentialing, continuing education, 70 case logs, 4 case reports, 10 essential skill write-ups, and a gruelling 4-hour exam, proving advanced mastery in equine internal medicine nursing.

Jess has been with our hospital for 6 years and has been leading our internal medicine nursing for the past 5, working closely alongside our IM specialists every day. Thanks to their unwavering support and Jess’s hard work and dedication, she has now become the first-ever VTS (IM-E) in the UK!

We’re beyond proud of you, Jess! 💙

𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵: 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘩 𝘚𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘩, 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘓𝘦𝘦, 𝘐𝘮𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘺𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘱𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥.

14/07/2025

💙 The lovely Felix 💙 is back at home after a short stay in the hospital for a TVEC procedure with the internal medicine team.

09/07/2025

🦷 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜 – 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝐁&𝐖 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 🦷

𝗭𝗼𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻-𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀, our experienced and fully qualified 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻 (BAEDT) and 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 (RVN), will be holding a routine dental examination and rasping clinic on 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆.

Zoe holds the BAEDT qualification, which is recognised by the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA), ensuring your horse receives the highest standard of care. She has also worked here at B&W Equine for many years, gaining extensive experience under the guidance of BAEDT members and 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘉𝘝𝘦𝘵𝘔𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝘊𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘌𝘚(𝘚𝘰𝘧𝘵 𝘛𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦) 𝘋𝘪𝘱𝘌𝘊𝘝𝘚 𝘋𝘪𝘱𝘌𝘝𝘋𝘊 𝘍𝘏𝘌𝘈 𝘍𝘙𝘊𝘝𝘚, 𝘙𝘊𝘝𝘚 & 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘺 (𝘚𝘰𝘧𝘵 𝘛𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦) & 𝘝𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘋𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 (𝘌𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦) who she works with here at the hospital and can easily refer to for any pathology found needing further investigation or treatment ensuring continuity and quick referral.

All patients will have a thorough oral exam, routine rasping as needed and a dental chart with a treatment plan provided. They will also benefit from the use of our stocks suite, a range of available dental equipment and standing sedation.

🗓️ Date: Friday, 18th July
💰 Cost: £70 (includes standard sedation dose)
📍 Location: B&W Equine Hospital

Limited spaces available – contact us now to book your horse’s appointment!

Please note: this discounted rate is not available to HHP clients. If extra work (for example, wolf tooth extraction), sedation or local anaesthetic is required, it will be charged as extra at the normal rate. Any follow-up referral investigation or work will not be at a reduced price.
Full payment is required on booking for this clinic.

08/07/2025

💙 It's truly heartwarming to see 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐚 doing so well and adjusting so well now that she’s back home. 💙

How good does Ella look?
She is thriving now she is out amongst her siblings and has defied all odds from the day she was born and rejected by her Mum and despite the various medical conditions and the expense she is to us, at the Plaister Charity worth every penny spent.

06/07/2025

🇧🇪 𝐄𝐂𝐕𝐒 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 🇧🇪

𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 has been celebrating his 𝟔𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 in style this week… where else but at the ECVS Congress! Because nothing says “party” like a room full of surgeons and PowerPoint slides.

Between the socialising, birthday cheers, and probably some questionable dance moves, he even managed to squeeze in a lecture on the 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙪𝙢𝙖.

06/07/2025

🇧🇪 𝐄𝐂𝐕𝐒 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 🇧🇪

We’re thrilled to share that our specialist surgeon, 𝐉𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬, is the second surgeon from our team to provide a lecture at the 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐬 (ECVS) Congress in Antwerp!

Jo’s presentation focused on when to perform surgery on horses with impinging dorsal spinous processes (IDSP) a common cause of back pain in equine patients and on the various surgical techniques available for the treatment of IDSPs. Minimally invasive cranial ostectomy, the most recently published surgical technique for managing horses with IDSP, was developed at B&W Equine Hospital and Jo reviewed this and other recent literature.

She also discussed the importance of both conventional and advanced diagnostic techniques in helping vets and owners make fully informed decisions about the most appropriate treatment in horses with back pain.