A practical guide for recognising, reporting and responding to suspected New World screwworm in horses and mixed-species veterinary practice Last updated: June 4th 2026 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed a case…
Wearable technology is no longer just a human performance trend. Across equine sport, racing, breeding, rehabilitation and welfare monitoring, wearable sensors are beginning to generate data that may help veterinarians identify subtle changes earlier, monitor…
There’s a specific kind of silence that only exists in the cabin of a vet truck at 9:00pm on a back-country road. It’s the sound of a “Equine Road Warrior” pushing through another 14-hour day,…
As a “Road Warrior” in equine practice, few things are as challenging as a high-level showjumper with a “grade 1” lameness and a set of radiographs that look… mostly normal. With the increasing accessibility of…
In equine medicine, the hindgut is often described as the “engine room” of the horse. Yet, many of our routine clinical interventions – from prescribing a course of antibiotics to hospitalizing a case for monitoring…
Managing the “metabolic” horse is one of the most high-stakes tasks in equine practice. The gap between a horse being “clinically managed” and suffering a laminitic episode often comes down to a few percentage points…
Equine osteoarthritis (OA) remains the leading cause of lameness and retirement in the equine industry, accounting for up to 60% of all lameness cases. For the practicing clinician, managing chronic degenerative joint disease is a…
For decades, the “gold standard” for managing Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) has been a combination of invasive gastroscopy and pharmaceutical intervention. However, the clinical landscape is changing. Recent research from 2024 and 2025 is…
For many, the path to equine practice is linear; for Dr. Gertrud Nijborg, it has been an international evolution defined by adaptability. A 1999 graduate of the world-renowned Utrecht University in the Netherlands, Gertie brought…
If you’re an veterinarian who has ever performed equine dentistry, chances are you’ve felt it: that familiar surge of frustration during a dental appointment. The horse is moving too much, the light is poor, and…
There is a point in almost every equine veterinarian’s career where the question becomes unavoidable. How long can I keep doing this? Not because you don’t love the horses. Not because you don’t care about…
There is a quiet truth that most equine practice owners discover the hard way. Running an equine practice is not just about horses. It is about people. You can be an excellent clinician. You can…
Equine practice ownership often starts with a dream. Freedom. Autonomy. The ability to practise medicine the way you believe it should be done. A life where you are in control of your work, your time,…
Independent equine practice ownership can be one of the most rewarding paths in veterinary medicine. It can also be one of the loneliest. There is a particular kind of isolation that comes with being the…
There is a moment that almost every equine veterinarian and equine practice owner reaches. It usually happens quietly, not in the middle of a dramatic emergency or a big career milestone, but on an ordinary…