At Avonvale Equine Vet Practice, we offer a comprehensive range of routine equine veterinary services, including equine vaccinations, horse MOTs, worm control and more. These services are available on our weekly zone visit scheme, so you can save on call-out fees when you book in advance on your allocated day.
We provide a range of equine dentistry services, including routine dental examinations and tooth extractions. Our equine dental vets are supported by regular training, modern equine dental equipment, and visiting specialists in equine dentistry.
We are proud to offer in-house laboratory services, including worm egg counts, blood sampling, and more. Our laboratory allows us to carry out tests on-site at our head office near Banbury, enabling a quick turnaround time for all our patients, especially emergency cases.
At Avonvale Equine Vet Practice, we have a team of experienced and highly qualified equine vets who can carry out lameness exams, including complex lameness investigations. We can carry out lameness investigations and workups at your yard or our partner facility at Lynwood Stud, and our experienced and qualified equine vet nurses are on-hand to support our vets and clients.
We have a full range of mobile equipment to support the investigation and treatment of sarcoids, colic, equine gastric ulcers, and other ailments. We also run regular gastroscope clinics at our partner facility, Lynwood Stud.
Our experienced and highly qualified equine vets are equipped to carry out a range of surgical procedures, including castrations, sarcoid removal, and tooth extractions, under standing sedation at your yard or at our partner facility, Lynwood Stud. More complex cases, including colic surgeries, can be referred to a suitable referral centre.
Our equine vets are qualified official veterinarians (OVs). We can certify your horse to travel abroad.
Poor performance doesn’t just apply to competition horses. Our equine performance vets offer poor performance investigations for all types of horse and pony, and we can investigate, diagnose and treat a range of performance-related problems.
When purchasing a horse, it is sensible to have a pre-purchase examination carried out. This serves to identify any pre-existing problems that may hinder a horse’s future performance and reduce buyer risk Avonvale Equine Vet Practice offers both 2 stage and 5 stage vetting, along with advanced procedures such as x-rays or endoscopy as required.
Similar to humans, horses that require long-term medication need to have a medical check-up performed every six months in order for their prescriptions to be repeated. Avonvale Equine Vet Practice can help manage your horse’s medication and keep them happy and healthy. Our in-house dispensary means we can post your horse’s medication to you, or you can collect it from our head office in Upton, near Banbury. We also offer written prescriptions.
Our equine stud vets offer a range of equine reproduction services, including horse AI. Whether you are a thoroughbred stud farm, sport horse breeder, or just want a single foal from your mare, our experienced equine stud vets can help.
At Avonvale Equine Vet Practice, we offer a range of veterinary treatments and therapies for arthritis and other conditions, which can be carried out in the comfort of your own yard. Treatments include equine shockwave therapy, stem cell therapy, and more.
We understand that caring for a horse on long term medication is a huge commitment. Cushing’s Disease, or Pars Pituitary Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID) is commonly seen in teenage or older horses and it is a life-long degenerative condition. Our Cushingoid Horse Health Scheme is designed to offer you a simple, convenient and affordable plan, allowing you to spread the cost of essential treatment and drugs over easy monthly payments.
Over-reliance and misuse of wormers is accelerating the development of parasitic resistance, which poses a serious threat to equine health. Our annual worm control package is designed to help you manage your horse’s worm burden effectively and responsibly, through regular faecal worm egg counts and a tailored worming schedule.
Our highly experienced and qualified equine performance vets offer several veterinary services for competition and performance horses, including poor performance investigations, standing orthopaedic surgery, veterinary cover for equestrian sport events, equine biosecurity advice, and routine care. Our clients include grassroots competitors, serious amateur riders, and professionals.
