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Preventive medicine and dentistry
Vaccination, worming and dental care.
Preventive medicine covers the care given regularly to reduce the chance of certain diseases. In horses it usually includes vaccination, worming and dentistry. A yearly visit is often recommended, to review the horse’s health and look after any condition more carefully.
Vaccination is essential protection against infectious diseases that can genuinely affect a horse’s health. It is recommended from 6 months of age and continues throughout the horse’s life.
Worming also matters in the management of parasites. It is recommended 2 to 4 times a year for adult horses, and can be paired with a faecal egg count to know your horse’s parasite status. We work with you on worming protocols tailored to the horse, the yard and current recommendations.
A horse’s teeth grow continuously, and they do not wear evenly. That leads to sharp enamel points, which can injure the mouth. A dental examination once a year is essential, so those points and the other imbalances that appear through the year can be corrected.