The Rural Equine Veterinary Shortage
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,…
- Confident diagnosis and treatment planning
- Interpretation of emerging research and outbreak data
- Ethical, veterinary-led standards of care
- Long-term professional development in equine practice
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Pathology or Adaptation? Deciphering Advanced Imaging and Hoof Morphometrics in the Performance Horse
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…
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Preventing Gut Dysbiosis: The Long-Term Impact of Antibiotics and High-Starch Diets on the Equine Microbiome
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…
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Refining the Metabolic Workup: NSC Thresholds and Glycemic Pellet Challenges for ID Horses
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…
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Evidence-Based Protocols for Equine Osteoarthritis: IA Therapies and Multi-Modal Management
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…
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Diagnostic Innovations in EGUS: Shifting the Paradigm in Equine Gastric Health
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…
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Dr. Gertrud Nijborg – From Utrecht to the Tasmanian Wilderness
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…
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Why Most Veterinarians Struggle with Equine Dentistry (And How to Fix It)
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…
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Work-Life Balance for Equine Veterinarians: How Practice Owners Get Their Life Back
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…
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Equine Veterinary Leadership Training: How to Build a Team That Doesn’t Burn You Out
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…
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Equine Veterinary Practice Management: Systems That Stop You Being the Bottleneck
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,…
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Independent Equine Practice Owner Support: Why Doing It Alone Is the Hardest Way
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…
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Equine Veterinary Practice Coaching: How Practice Owners Build Profit, Freedom, and Sustainable Success
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…
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Equine Practice KPIs: The Numbers Every Practice Owner Should Track Monthly
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…
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How to Improve Equine Practice Profitability Without Working More Hours
If you are an equine practice owner and equine veterinarian, I want to ask you something gently, because I know how common this is. Are you busy… but still worried? Are you booked out, running…
Evidence-Based Insights for Equine Veterinarians
This blog is written exclusively for equine veterinarians and mixed practitioners seeking practical, evidence-based insight into real-world clinical decision-making.
The Equine Practice Company’s veterinarian blog covers advanced topics in equine dentistry, lameness, ophthalmology, infectious disease, practice sustainability, and continuing professional development (CPD) – with a focus on issues equine veterinarians actually face in practice.
Articles are written by experienced clinicians and educators and are designed to support:
Unlike general equine news sites or horse-owner blogs, this content is not written for the public. It assumes veterinary training and focuses on clinical reasoning, welfare implications, and practical application.
New articles are added regularly and reflect current challenges in equine veterinary medicine – from infectious disease outbreaks and referral decision-making to postgraduate education pathways and sustainability in practice.
If you are an equine veterinarian looking to deepen your clinical confidence, stay informed, and engage with thoughtful, profession-led discussion, this blog is written for you.
