VetSouth Equine

29/08/2025

Did you spot our ad in the recent edition of the Southern Rural Life? 👀 We’re included on the equine feature page, showcasing our services.

We love what we do – working with you for happy, healthy horses – and we’re super proud to support our close-knit equine community.

26/08/2025

Over the next four weeks, lead equine vet Grace will take us through a special four-part series on broodmare vaccinations – everything you need to know for healthy mares and foals 🐴 ✅

It all starts before birth!

This week we’re kicking off with the vaccines your broodmare needs before and during pregnancy.

Giving your broodmare the right vaccines during pregnancy is one of the best gifts you can give her foal. When she’s vaccinated at the right time, she passes protective antibodies on through her colostrum in those all-important first feeds. This early protection helps shield the foal from diseases in its first few months of life.

Vaccinating also reduces the risk of abortion and helps prevent disease spreading through the herd. Think of it as insurance for a smooth, healthy start to life 🙌

To talk through your broodmare's individual vaccination programme, get in touch with us on (03) 217 6688.

Welcome to VetSouth Equine. Working with you for happy, healthy & productive animals in the south.

05/08/2025

It was a cracker day on Sunday to kick off the 2025/26 harness racing season. Vet Heather had a day out in the sunshine watching some excellent southern talent heading around the Winton track ☀️

We're looking forward to another successful season for our clients!

01/08/2025

Happy birthday all thoroughbred racehorses and any other horses who mark their birthday today 🎂🥳

We'd love to see a pic of your birthday star in the comments 🌟

26/07/2025

We were blown away when such a great crowd turned out for our equine seminar in Invercargill last week!

Over the two events of our "In pursuit of peak performance" Seminar Series in Gore and Invercargill, more than 200 horse enthusiasts came along to learn a little more about the health of these animals. Whether you're a rider, owner, breeder, trainer or farrier, or if it's racehorses, sport horses, hobby horses, Pony Club ponies or even miniatures that you look after, we hope you got something out of the informative presentations.

Vets Grace, Megan, Heather and Brendon would like to say a massive thank-you to everyone who attended. We're so happy to be a part of the equine community here in the South and to help you keep your horses in tip-top shape 🙌

15/07/2025

Now THAT'S how you bring the equine community together! 🤩

Thank you to over 200 of you who came along to our "In pursuit of peak performance" Seminar Series, with the final seminar last night in Invercargill. We were overwhelmed by your support, attention and considered questions.

We're so proud of our incredibly skilled, knowledgeable, caring vets, and the value you place in us as your partners in all things equine health.

Stay tuned for more to come from the seminar evenings, but for now a reminder – book in your dentals to keep those teeth (and Grace!) happy 🦷🐎

06/07/2025

LAST CHANCE TO RSVP for an epic equine evening 📣🐴

Join us in Invercargill next week for our ‘In Pursuit of Peak Performance’ seminar – it’s free and we guarantee you’ll learn loads!

Listen to presentations from four expert equine vets, jam-packed with interesting information that will help you gain a deeper understanding of horse health and things that can improve your horse’s performance.

Topics include: pre-purchase exams, pain investigations, dental disease, laminitis, and Equine Metabolic Syndrome. You’ll be able to ask any burning veterinary questions too.

Plus, there’ll be tasty treats and great giveaways!

📍 Tuesday 15 July, 7pm, Invercargill Working Men’s Club
📧 RSVP by Wednesday 9 July – if you haven’t already – by emailing:
[email protected]

👇 Here’s some photos from our seminar in Gore last month for a glimpse of what it’s all about.

30/06/2025

We’re really stoked to be supporting the FMG Young Farmer of the Year 🐑🐄🏆

The big event is almost here (3-5 July), so when our Otago/Southland Regional Young Farmers grand finalist Cam Smith visited the Invercargill clinic recently, our team couldn’t resist grabbing a quick snap with him.

We wish Cam all the best for the grand final – you do us proud, mate! 👏

25/06/2025

On Monday 30th June and Tuesday 1st July, some of our clinics will have reduced hours to allow our team to complete stocktake. We appreciate your understanding while we undertake this work.

🗓️ Monday 30th June:
📍 Clydevale - Closed to public from 10am
📍 Tapanui - Closed to public from 12pm
📍 Lumsden & Otautau - Closed to public from 2pm
📍 Invercargill - Closed to public from 4.30pm

🗓️ Tuesday 1st July:
📍 Winton, Gore, & Balclutha - Closed to public until 12pm

We will have vets available for emergencies, give us a ring on 0800 VETSOUTH.