I’ve finally completed my Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons’ Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (Equine Orthopaedic Surgery). This is a long-winded way of saying that I have completed three years of hard study for my equivalent of a masters’ degree in horse surgery and lameness. My final exam was on the 10th January at Leahurst; this involved demonstrating surgical techniques as well as evaluating and diagnosing orthopaedic problems from x-rays and ultrasound scans.
I am the only person in the North West with this qualification (outside Liverpool University, that is!) and this allows us to provide an even better service for our clients and any referrals from other vets.
Lameness or orthopaedic problems are probably the most common reason for a horse being retired from work and one of the main reasons for euthanasia. Therefore any further help in this area is very valuable. We already keep up to date with the latest treatment options for all aspects of equine medicine and surgery but this latest qualification has helped to keep the practice at the “cutting edge”!
Hi everyone,
I hope everyone has had a lovely Christmas and New Year celebrations!! Here’s looking forward to another year with lots of the optimism associated with January.
It’s going to be a challenging year for me personally, not least because of the London Marathon. I have been accepted to run in it for the first time ever despite applying for many years with no luck!! Finally having been accepted, I am running to raise money for Children with Leukaemia (Mr Men and Little Miss Charity); I’m sure you will agree, a very worthwhile cause! I would appreciate it if anybody would like to sponsor me; if you do, the easiest way is using the virgin money giving website at http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/SimonConstable.
As always, myself, all the vets and the office staff will do our very best to help you during the year. We all try to do our best to help you with any problems you may have with your horses. Feel free to telephone for any help or queries. Although rare, if you do have any grumbles with the service we provide, we are grateful to receive your feedback because this is the only way we can improve.
Best wishes,
Simon
Hi everyone,
Back from a week’s holiday- nicely refreshed and ready to get back to work!! 
Busy week ahead with an RSPCA court case and a week-end on duty to look forward to. Also at the RSPCA case (as another of the expert witnesses for the prosecution) is Sarah Walker, who is doing very well down in the Midlands.
Feel free to reply to our blog and suggest any ideas you may have to make the web-site better!!
Best wishes,
Simon
Hello everyone,
The new blog is up and running so we can provide an up-to-date commentary about the practice and all the latest news from the equine veterinary world. Some of it may be a bit obscure, but often it means something to someone!!
The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) Congress was held in Birmingham last week; everyone from the practice attended. It’s one of the best places to keep up with modern treatments, thoughts and new equipment. As usual we have added to our equipment- a new scanner probe to allow us to scan hearts and more equipment for our digital X-ray machine (if you haven’t seen it yet, you’ve missed out- it’s a fantastic piece of kit!). BEVA is also a great place to catch up with old friends and College-mates. Sarah, Tom and I went for a curry at Shimla Pinks (where celebs hang out, apparently!) where I met up with (a different) Tom from university as well as a posse from Redwings Horse Sanctuary. A good time was had by all!!
