Little Rock Equine Vets

Little Rock Equine Vets “We are the little rock upon which you lean, to get you back in the saddle”
Targeted, personalis Little Rock Equine Vets was set up by Shelley Cook in 2020.

Shelley means “little rock” amongst other things in old English and Hebrew. Shelley is the “Little Rock” upon whom everyone can depend on in their time of need and this ethos is at the heart of everything we do:

• Targeted and personalised veterinary care for you and your horse.

• Care, extensive knowledge, understanding and a personal service.

• Each visit is a personalised journey for you a

nd your equine partner.

• We build long-term relationships built on mutual trust. The hallmark of great veterinary care is understanding what really matters and never losing sight of why we are here. At Little Rock Equine Vets, we pride ourselves on doing “the next right thing”. Shelley has spent years working alongside clients developing her skills to be able to give the best treatment options. This is the principle the company stands by on a case by case basis; Great medicine, personalised, all-encompassing care and understanding

Little Rock Equine Vets treats you and your horse as we would want to be treated. We have all been owned by horses from our childhood and into adulthood. This knowledge and understanding of what it is really like to be owned by “your horse of a lifetime” brings a special veterinary experience to you. Little Rock Equine Vets, are a small but very capable team, bringing a very personable and professional service to your door. Everything we do, can be done “stable side”. We also have early and late calls designed specifically with you in mind. This gives you the ability to look after your horse’s routine care without needing to take time out of your day for an appointment. We want to help you get the best from your partnership with your horse or pony. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Heat wave warning...... The weather reports for this week are high temperatures. Our wonderful Equine's do not cope wel...
16/06/2025

Heat wave warning...... The weather reports for this week are high temperatures. Our wonderful Equine's do not cope well with increases in heat. They are more susceptible to impaction, spasmodic colic and laminitic episodes.

It is imperative that those who have had episodes of laminitis previously are kept on restricted grazing or if out on grazing that they go out on full stomach's to reduce the amount of suagry grass they consume.

To prevent impaction colic it is important to ensure that your horse has enough to drink - increasing fluid intake with the use of recovery mashes will help along side plunge soaking hay to increase the water intake.

Spasmodic colic can be reduced by ensuring your horse goes out on a full stomach with the use of fibre. This can be done using small hay nets alongside one of the many fibre based mashes on the market.

A full stomach means they are less likely to gorge and therefore will reduce the chances of a bacterial bloom in their gut and this in turn reduces the chances of spasmodic and gas colic's.

If you have any queries on these topics, we are available on 01782898102

11/06/2025

We are super grateful to these Super's and their Super Neddies 'Our Brand Ambassadors' building those bonds and enjoying their time together getting the Little Rock name out there far and beyond 🫶 🐴 🫶 🐴

11/06/2025

On The Road Professional Veterinary Services 24 hours a Day

04/06/2025

Ragwort picking is an incredibly important part of field management. Ragwort if eaten can cause liver damage in horses. Ragwort is a very resiliant plant but if removed at the early stages of growth it is easier to remove and will cause less problems for your equine friends. Ragwort poisoning is more common in fields where there is less grass available, therefore if your four legged friend is on a diet they will need some form of forage out in the field such as soaked hay to ensure they don't graze on the young ragwort plants. If you have any queries about this please do not hesitate to contact us on 01782 898102.




We had a ball last week at the staffordshire show. Thank you to everyone who took the time out of their busy days to po...
03/06/2025

We had a ball last week at the staffordshire show. Thank you to everyone who took the time out of their busy days to pop over and say hello. We had a lot of fabulous guesses on our little competitions.

Lofty definitely threw a lot of folk. His weight was 641Kg and our closest estimate was Bobby Lewman who had an amazingly accurate estimation of 642Kg - well done Bobby !!!

Congratulations to Gillian Cowell who guessed the name of our re**al horse. Rockstar was indeed the correct name.

Our office will be in contact with you both with your prizes.

Looking forward to seeing you out and about soon

It's a busy morning down at Ring 1 at the Stafford Show. Aleina is ready to experience Stafford Show and at the momen...
28/05/2025

It's a busy morning down at Ring 1 at the Stafford Show. Aleina is ready to experience Stafford Show and at the moment the rain has stopped and the sun is thinking about getting out and about!

We've had a few competitors and their charges call in to say hello. If you are down at the show today competing, we wish you all the best. Have a great day.

We have all been busy at LREV over the last few days. We are all ready for Stafford Show tomorrow and Thursday. We are...
27/05/2025

We have all been busy at LREV over the last few days. We are all ready for Stafford Show tomorrow and Thursday. We are sponsoring the farrier tent and have been busy getting some special Little Rock gift bags to help the competitors with their energy levels during their competition. We have our wee stand and we would love to see you there.

We have some interesting cases for any budding Equine Vets on the show ground tomorrow. Ronnie: Has been eating the new grass that has sprung up over the last few days. He has started to develop some colic. Come and see if you can help him with his tummy ache.

We also have the case of the wonderful Lofty, who is very confused as to how much he weighes and doesn't know if he needs to go to weightwatchers. He would be grateful for your advice.

We also have a wonderful wonky donkey who has lost his tail, we need some help from our intrepid trainee vets to see if they can put it back in the right place (while blindfolded).

Come down and see if you can help them out at our stand.

We also have our wonderful Aleina at the show this week who is prepared for any Equine cases that crop up on the showground.

We also are looking forward to watching the Local Riders Ring and seeing how everyone gets on. Best of luck to everyone competing at the show this week. We are very much looking forward to seeing you.

Amanda is another of our long standing Brand Ambassadors. She is currently owned by Brian a lovely thoroughbred who has...
25/05/2025

Amanda is another of our long standing Brand Ambassadors. She is currently owned by Brian a lovely thoroughbred who has had a little time off due to very thin soles (something that a lot of thoroughbreds suffer from). Amanda was recently adopted by JJ a lovely young cob.

Brian and Amanda are hoping to do some ROR classes and dressage this year. Amanda is taking her time with Brian but is aimimng for Aintree, either in hand or under saddle.

Amanda and JJ have already starte showing in hand and they are making a great pair out and about on the local show scene. Amanda's dream over the next few years is to hopefully make it to HOYs with JJ.

We are very much looking forward to seeing them out and about this year.

Heads up folks there has definitely been a flush in the grass over the last 24-36 hours. We have seen a few cases of sp...
24/05/2025

Heads up folks there has definitely been a flush in the grass over the last 24-36 hours. We have seen a few cases of spasmodic and gas colic today. These horses have had very soft very green feaces when being re**alled. Our on call vet has seen the fields and they still look like they have very little grass growth but they are greener than they were.

If your horses are still coming in for stable rest either overnight or during the day, please ensure they have full tummy's before going back out onto grazing. If your horse or pony has suffered from either colic or laminitis previously then seriously consider reducing their grazing time over the next 7 - 10 days to allow them to adjust to this richer, more sugar containing grass.

As always we are here to help. If you would like advice or think you may have an issue, please do not hesitate to contact us on 01782 898102.



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