About:

Originally from Yorkshire, Richard qualified from Liverpool University and has since made his home on Dartmoor. He has worked in Devon as a mixed practitioner for several years before deciding to follow his main interest specialising in equine veterinary work.

With a keen interest in equine reproduction Richard owns several broodmares and breeds sports horses and Friesians. Richard rides regularly and hunts as often as possible and is a subscriber to the Mid Devon Hunt. When the horses allow, Richard likes to think he’s Gordon Ramsey and cooks for family and friends, ideally with Rugby on in the background.

Our services:

  • Reproduction - We can offer a breeding programme tailored to your individual mare whether you have chosen natural cover or A.I. using fresh chilled or frozen semen. Embryo transfer and the use of surrogate mares also undertaken.
  • Pre-Purchase Examinations - Assessing the horse’s health and soundness and advising on suitability before purchase.
  • Competition Horses - Advising on all aspects of your competing horses well-being including training and nutrition.
  • Investigation of poor performance and lameness investigations.
  • Routine and Emergency - Competitive rates for routine vaccination and yearly health checks, Individual parasite control programmes and 24 hour emergency cover.
  • Dentistry - Modern motorised and manual equipment for preventative dental care, Remedial dental procedures for bitting and feeding problems and dental abnormalities.
  • Orthopaedic - Lameness investigations with portable digital radiography.
  • Shockwave Therapy - Shockwave therapy is a non-invasive treatment that can speed the healing of many types of orthopaedic and soft tissue injuries and conditions. It has been used in human medicine to treat conditions that include tennis elbow, plantar fascitis (heel pain), rotator cuff injuries, calcifying tendonitis of the shoulder, femoral head necrosis (hip degeneration), non-union fractures, wounds, burns, osteomyelitis (bone infections) and many others.
  • Medical and Surgical - All medical and airway problems investigated.
  • Portable video endoscopy, gastroscopy and digital ultrasonography.
  • Standing and elective general anaesthetic surgical procedures.

Services:

Equine Vets

Locations:

Devon

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