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At Paton and Lee we recognise the huge importance education can play in preventing equine disease and injury. Every year we hold at least two FREE evening talks for our clients, with expert guest speakers and experienced equine vets on hand to answer any questions. We also hold two "Equine First Aid for Horse Owners" courses every year. These very popular practical courses provide information, ski...
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Understanding Insurance
Although strongly advised, it’s your choice whether to insure your horse or not. Horse insurance can be a very confusing and whilst we are not allowed to recommend which companies to insure with, we can help guide you. The first thing to decide is - How much cover do you think you need & what type of policy? What’s right for one won’t be the same for others so it&...
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Links to other educational sites
We have over 70 downloadable and printable information sheets for you to search and access free of charge on this website. Just head back to the main News and Education page and scroll to the bottom to find our advice sheets. If they're not enough, here is a compilation of the websites we find useful for providing advice to horse owners. Remember, if you ever have any questions you are w...
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Antibiotic Awareness
... Reduce Prophylaxis Develop rational protocols for prophylaxis Define prophylaxis for surgical procedures whether CLEAN, CONTAMINATED or HIGH RISK Rationalise disease control For common conditions eg the neonate and Streptococcus equi var equi Utilise HBLB codes for management of infectious diseases Other options Reduce or replace antimicrobials with other methods for bacterial reduction • Utilise wound debridement / lavage • Consider topical preparations or local intravenous administration Types of drug and bacteria Select appropriate drugs based on empirical use guidelines Use cytology where possible Consider the dose and pharmacokinetics of the drugs selected Avoid empical use of the highest priority critically im...
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Past Events - Client Evening - 23rd June 2022
On 23rd June, Ben spent the evening at Essex Horse and Pony Protection Soceity in Pitsea giving a talk on his 'Life as an Equine Vet'. Ben talked about his thrills and spills of being a equine vet, giving a great insight into their day to day life where no two days are ever the same from foaling at 4am to helping rescue horses out of swimming pools! There were lots of shocking photos and he spoke...
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Past Events - Client Evening - 17th March 2015
On Tuesday 17th March 2015 we held the first of our popular FREE client evenings for 2015. The theme of the evening was "Equine Medicine Updates - what we learnt in 2014" and the Henry Dixon Hall was packed to the rafters with our wonderful clients, all keen to learn as much as possible.The evening featured three short talks plus plenty of time for questions, and there were lots of ...
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Past Events - Practice Open Day - Sunday 22nd June 2014
We had a wonderful day in the sunshine for our biggest practice open day yet. Here are a selection of photographs from the day....
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Past Events - "Sports Horse Injuries - Prevention and Diagnosis" Tuesday March 18th 2014
We had a fantastic evening of talks and discussion on the prevention and diagnosis of sports injuries in competition horses and ponies. Sarah Powell MA, VetMB, Assoc. (LA) ECVDI, MRCVS was our guest speaker from Rossdales Equine Diagnostic Centre in Newmarket, who shared her knowledge on the use of MRI and CT scanning in the diagnosis of sporting injuries with an excellent presentation that includ...
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Past Events Get Ready for Showing - A presentation by Katie Jerram - Saturday 19th October 2013
Paton and Lee were delighted to host a presentation and practical demonstration by Katie Jerram on the production and preparation of show horses. Katie produces and rides for HM The Queen, whose horse Barbers Shop (shown below, ridden by Katie) won Champion at Hickstead this June, less than a year after retiring from racing. Katie has produced and ridden multiple Supreme Champions, includin...
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Past Events - "First Aid for Horse Owners" - Saturday March 15th 2014
On Saturday 15th March 2014, from 10am until 4pm, we had a fantastic time holding one of our popular Equine First Aid for Horse Owners courses in glorious Spring sunshine. This course offers a morning of lectures on how to handle equine emergencies that are likely to be encountered by anyone spending a lot of their time with horses: colic, cuts and grazes, wounds over joints / tendon sheaths etc. ...
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Past Events - "Safer Horse Rescues" Saturday 6th April 2013
We had a fantastic day at the practice with a Safer Horse Rescues demonstration given by the Essex County Fire and Rescue Service Animal Rescue Units from Baddow and South Woodham Ferrers. The demonstration was given by AR3 supervisors (the highest level of animal rescue qualification), and included their £140,000 animal rescue vehicle and their full-sized horse mannequin. Real rescue...
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