Our long time landlord Graham Thompson has decided to place his entire property, Home Park Estate, on the market. The sale will include the land on which the Liphook Equine Hospital is situated but the Practice is secure in a very long term lease and thus there is no risk to the business nor change of interest in the Partnership itself. Please be assured that it is “business as usual” for the Practice.
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The race is a non-stop sailing and fell-running adventure that takes place annually over 3-4 days each May. Teams of five set sail from Oban and (hopefully) cross the finishing line in Troon 160 nautical miles later, having navigated the daunting Corryvrechan and Mull of Kintyre overfalls in the process. Along the way stops at Mull, Jura and Arran deposit the runners to climb and descend 11,500 feet over 60 miles across Ben More, the Paps and Goat Fell respectively.
Storm Force is a team of four vets, including Tim Phillips and Charles Williams from Springfield Veterinary Surgery, Midhurst, competing in this year’s race. As well as the challenge, the purpose is to raise funds for worthy causes and Storm Force are supporting two charities – Canine Partners and For We Are Mad 4 Africa. If anybody would like to donate this would be much appreciated and the relevant links can be found at
Katherine graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2012, and went on to spend the next year working in a mixed practice in Cambridgeshire, before moving to an equine and small animal practice in Buckinghamshire. In her spare time Katherine enjoys running and baking.
Tuesday 13th May 2014
Doors Open at 7pm
Venue: Bisley Pavillion, Bisley Camp, Woking, Brookwood, Surrey GU24 0NY
Keeping your sports horse fit, strong and healthy all year round can be a challenge. We look forward to welcoming you to an evening of talks aimed at maximising performance, minimising injury, and optimising recovery to ensure a successful competition season for the amateur to the professional rider and from the novice to the advanced sports horse.
Speakers:
Stuart Duncan BVMS CertEP MRCVS
Stuart Duncan BVMS CertEP MRCVS
Stuart is a Senior Partner and Road Vet at Liphook Equine Hospital and has decades of experience treating sports horses at the highest levels of competition. He will introduce the evening by discussing the services and facilities that Liphook Equine Hospital can offer on the road and at our purpose-built equine referral hospital.
Adam Jackson BSc, BVM&S, PGCert, PGDip, MRCVS
Adam is a Road Vet at Liphook Equine Hospital who has a particular interest in sports horse medicine. He will guide us through the range of medications available for treating back problems, joint disease and musculoskeletal pain; and will also highlight the role of veterinary acupuncture in rehabilitation of the competition horse.
Professor Andy Durham BSc BVSc CertEP DEIM DipECEIM MRCVS
Andy is a Partner and head of the medicine referral team at Liphook Equine Hospital and is a European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine. Andy will be discussing the importance of nutrition and management in optimising the health of your horse’s gastrointestinal system and minimising the risks of gastric ulcers and colic.
The evening is suitable for riders of all abilities, whether amateur or professional.
To reserve your FREE place, please call our reception team on 01428 723594, or email: tasha.wilson@theleh.co.uk, or via our facebook page.
We are currently advertising for housevet positions (internships) which will become available in late Summer 2014 and Spring 2015. We are seeking applications from qualified veterinary surgeons with at least a year of post graduate experience. The successful applicant will join a team of 4 housevets for a fixed term of 18 months. The housevets are based at the hospital and will work closely with members of the medical and surgical teams to assist in the care and management of inpatients and the work-up and treament of horses referred to the hospital. Housevets will be exposed to a wide variety of clinical cases and have the opportunity to develop their skills in all fields of equine medicine and surgery, in particular critical care, anaesthesia, lameness work up and diagnostic imaging. A professional manner and excellent communication skills are essential as a significant role of the housevets is communication with owners. Non native English speakers need to be able to demonstrate that they are fluent in English and preferably have at least one year of experience of working in UK. The successful applicant will be expected to work an equally shared out of hours rota with the other housevets. Accommodation is provided.
For further information and to request an application form please contact Barbara Thornley, Practice Administrator, Liphook Equine Hospital, Forest Mere, Liphook, GU30 7JG or via e-mail to post@theleh.co.uk Closing date: 11th April 2014
Liphook Equine Hospital are pleased to support Hampshire Horsewatch and Hampshire Constabulary’s Equine Liaison Officer scheme by purchasing them a universal micro chip scanner as used by our practice.
The scanner will be made available for police officers or Hampshire Horsewatch in the Liphook Equine Hospital area to use when there is a requirement to search a horse or perhaps another animal for an implanted micro chip. Micro chip scanners are not part of regular police issue equipment and there are times when there is an urgent need to scan a horse or other animal for identification purposes. A recent incident in Surrey where a horse received fatal injuries following a road traffic collision highlighted the need to be able scan animals at a scene or afterwards so that owners can be identified and contacted as soon as possible.
Owners details held by micro chip organisations are only relevant if they are up to date and current so it is very important that animal owners keep the micro chip companies informed of any changes to their personal information.
The scanner will be made available for police officers or Hampshire Horsewatch in the Liphook Equine Hospital area to use when there is a requirement to search a horse or perhaps another animal for an implanted micro chip. Micro chip scanners are not part of regular police issue equipment and there are times when there is an urgent need to scan a horse or other animal for identification purposes. A recent incident in Surrey where a horse received fatal injuries following a road traffic collision highlighted the need to be able scan animals at a scene or afterwards so that owners can be identified and contacted as soon as possible.
Owners details held by micro chip organisations are only relevant if they are up to date and current so it is very important that animal owners keep the micro chip companies informed of any changes to their personal information.
This is a 3-day residential course held at Dunford House in Midhurst, and at the Liphook Equine Hospital. The course is aimed at recent veterinary graduates and those that only do a small amount of equine practice or want a general refresher. The course focuses exclusively on what you need to know in ambulatory equine practice and has a very practical emphasis. There is a charge of £495 which includes 2 nights’ accommodation, food and entertainment for all 3 days.
If you would like to book a place (or places) then please email tasha.wilson@Theleh.co.uk
Essentials of Equine Practice Course Information
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Some of you may recognise Holly as she recently completed an 18 month internship as one of our house vets working on a wide variety of cases within the Hospital. Holly graduated from the RVC and spent the next 3 years in a mixed practice in Norfolk. She joined the Liphook Equine Hospital as a housevet in 2012 and we are delighted that she will now be adding to our road vet team. In her spare time Holly can often be found riding her horses or walking her dog Benson.
Russell is a European Specialist in Equine Surgery and his appointment increases the number of European Specialist surgeons in the hospital to five giving us even greater capacity to deal with lameness investigations, surgical cases and diagnostic imaging. Russell graduated from the University of Bristol in 2004 and initially worked in equine practice before starting a residency in equine surgery at the University of Edinburgh in 2008. In 2012 he became a diplomat of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons and stayed on at Edinburgh as a Lecturer in Equine Surgery. Prior to joining the LEH Russell was working as an equine surgeon in a Berkshire based equine practice. His professional interests include all aspects of equine surgery, lameness investigation and diagnostic imaging. Russell is married and has a young daughter who is already taking a keen interest in the family dogs and horses. Outside of work he enjoys riding, outdoor sports and cooking when time allows.
They are running in aid of SPANA (Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad), which works to improve the welfare of working horses and donkeys in the world’s poorest countries in Africa and the Middle East. The charity provides free veterinary care for working animals in static and mobile clinics, and has emergency outreach teams that can provide life-saving help when natural
disasters or conflicts strike. As well as this practical aid, SPANA has a strong emphasis on education and training, to improve welfare standards for working animals in the future by educating young people and children.
Victoria experienced SPANA’s valuable work first-hand when she spent time in Ethiopia in February 2013 teaching at a week-long workshop for Ethiopian veterinary professionals including veterinary medicine lecturers and ambulatory vets. This Ethiopian workshop was special addition to SPANA’s education programme and was partly sponsored by donations from clients of Liphook Equine Hospital who had attended free evening meetings on laminitis, Cushing’s disease and weight control.
The girls chose to run in the Marrakech Marathon since the two British women who founded the charity began their animal welfare campaign in Morocco 90 years ago.
Training for a marathon is a major undertaking for anyone! Sarah and I are full-time vets at Liphook Equine Hospital, Victoria is an internal medicine specialist and Sarah is our head housevet. Since they both have intensive on-call rotas and the winter days are so short, there have been very few runs where they have not needed reflective gear and head-torches! There have been a few minor issues to overcome, not least when their favourite 6 mile trail running loop succumbed to a landslide during the Christmas storms so they had to plan new training routes for the past few weeks.
Victoria and Sarah would be very grateful for sponsorship to guide them through their few weeks of training and the marathon race itself! Further details about SPANA, their race, and sponsorship can be found at: www.justgiving.com/Victoria-Copas and www.justgiving.com/Sarah-Ross13
Sarah (left) and Victoria in the hospital buildings
Sarah (left) and Victoria in the grounds of the hospital preparing for a run
Victoria (front row fourth from right) at the Workshop for Ethiopian Veterinary Professionals
Victoria demonstrating a nerve block to vets as part of a SPANA workshop in Ethiopia in February 2013
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