This category focuses on leadership, management, and long-term sustainability in equine veterinary practice. Articles explore practice culture, clinical standards, decision-making, economic pressures, and leadership strategies that support resilient, ethical, and high-performing equine practices.
Content is written for equine veterinarians and practice leaders seeking to strengthen team performance, maintain clinical excellence, and navigate the operational challenges of modern equine veterinary medicine.
Every equine veterinarian has seen heartbreaking cases that stay with them forever. This week I read a post written by a fellow equine veterinarian describing the day she lost her own horse in a devastating…
The Real Question Is Why We Give Away So Much of it for Free. I suspect most equine veterinarians would say they don’t offer telehealth. At least not in the way we usually think about…
For many equine veterinary practices, social media remains something of a puzzle. Most of us recognize that we should probably be doing more of it, yet when time is short and clinical demands are high,…
Every equine veterinarian reaches a point where they quietly ask themselves the same question. How long can I keep doing this? Not because you don’t love the horses. Not because you don’t care about the…
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…
Could your equine practice run for two weeks without you? If that question makes you even slightly uncomfortable, you’re not alone. Equine practice ownership often starts with a dream. Freedom. Autonomy. The ability to practise…
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…
If I could sit down with every veterinary practice owner and equine practice owner for just one conversation, there is one thing I would want them to understand early. You do not need to work…
If you own an equine veterinary practice, I want to ask you something, because I know how common this situation is.. Are you busy… but still worried? Are you booked out, running from call to…
Radiography plays an important role in equine practice. It informs lameness investigations, prepurchase examinations, and discussions around performance, prognosis, and risk. Imaging of the thoracolumbar spine has become increasingly routine, including in horses that are…
By the time a horse owner picks up the phone to call you, the consultation has already started. In most cases, it started hours, sometimes days earlier, on Google, in a social media community, or…
Recently I read the newly released BEVA Veterinary Green Theatre Checklist – a well-researched, clinically responsible framework designed to help veterinary hospitals reduce the environmental impact of their operating theatres. It’s an impressive initiative, but…
Most mixed and equine practice owners don’t suffer from a lack of knowledge. They suffer from knowing too much and still feeling overwhelmed. They’re exceptional veterinarians, but their clinics are running on urgency rather than…
I’ve asked myself this question more times than I can count, especially in my early years of practice. Would I trust myself with my own horse? On a good day? Maybe.On a bad day? I’m…