Red Hill Equine Vets and Reproductive Services in Red Hill, Victoria | Veterinary surgeon

Red Hill Equine Vets and Reproductive Services

Locality: Red Hill, Victoria

Phone: +61 438 309 415

Address: Gibb Rd 3937 Red Hill, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.redhillequinevets.com.au

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25.01.2022 Reproduction Over the spring and summer we provide high quality, economical routine ambulatory reproductive services such as mare ultrasound scanning, artificial insemination, pregnancy testing (provided you have a crush area for safe scanning practise) and general foal care. We also provide boutique agistment for reproductive services. Serving mares on site at our luxury facilities and the quality of care for both mares and foals allow us to get fantastic conception rates.... We can assist in the preparation of broodmares prior to going to stud for natural cover or for artificial insemination (AI) and embryo transfer. The mares reproductive tract -cervix, uterus and ovaries- is examined with an ultrasound. Any abnormalities can be identified and we are able to determine the stage of her cycle. This procedure is performed rectally and needs to done in a safe environment to protect both your mare and our staff. Various pathology tests may be required prior to breeding to ensure the mare has the best chance of conceiving which are often performed during these examinations. With regular reproductive scans during breeding, we are able to accurately assess follicular activity on the ovaries, detect ovulation, manage any post-breeding reproductive issues (e.g. infection, fluid), and ultimately diagnose early pregnancy from 14 days. Our vets at Red Hill Equine are able to assist in the diagnosis and management of problem breeder mares mares which fail to go in foal, or have a history of pregnancy loss. An examination is carried out to determine if a reproductive abnormality is present, formulate a treatment plan, if needed, based on any reproductive abnormalities detected and provide a prognosis for future fertility. We can also develop a breeding management program for the future tailored to the specific needs of the individual mare.

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24.01.2022 Competiative prices for 2017 breeding season.Offering fresh and frozen services and Embryo flushing. At Red Hill Equine Vet we are proud to offer you superb quality agistment facilities in a stunning location, while striving to achieve the highest possible positive pregnancy success rates using fresh, frozen and chilled semen. With Dr Kylie Tiller living onsite you can guarantee your mares and foals the very best of care. We also offer embryo flushing with embryos being transferred into mares at Goulburn Valley Equine Hospital or Seven Creeks Equine Hospital.

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22.01.2022 2 Black Forest stallions under side saddle at Marbach State Stud (video G. Boiselle). Dont they look amazing!?

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22.01.2022 Some of you have been asking about Cushing's disease which we often see in older ponies and horses. So we've put together a simple introduction to the disease, what you might expect to see and how we can help you manage it. Enjoy!!

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19.01.2022 Cleaning the Genital Tract of Horses Brian S. Burks DVM, DABVP- equine specialist All male horses should have their sheaths (prepuce) cleaned at least twice per... year. All of the debris that builds up in the prepuce can potentially cause cancerous lesions; sunlight is thought to cause many skin cancers, but obviously the sheath does not get a lot of sun up inside, and so smegma is thought to lead to cancer in some chronically dirty male horses. Sheath cleaning is done with sedation, unless you have a very cooperative horse that will drop the penis out of the prepuce. Unless this happens, the structures cannot be adequately cleaned or checked. Most male horses do not like being checked for a bean in the urethral fossa. Cleaning with water, KY jelly, Dawn dish soap, and other disinfectants are usually adequate. We use chlorhexidine scrub to break up the debris. Chlorhexidine also has some residual activity against bacteria. There is, however, a normal microbial population which should not be too disrupted for fear of leading to fungal infection in the prepuce. The penis and prepuce should be checked for masses such as squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma. At the same time, stallions should have the scrotum palpated; there should be two testicles of same size, shape and consistency. Abscesses are soft, painful swellings; hematomas are soft, non-painful swellings. Also look for tumors, infections, or hernias. . The same can be said for mares and fillies: check the vulva for discharge and masses. Check the udder for mastitis, especially in mares currently nursing foals. The udder should also be checked for masses and should be cleaned at least monthly. The debris that collects between the two sides of the udder may at the least be uncomfortable and at the worst can also develop skin cancer in this region. Most mares can be taught to stand quietly while being cleaned. A few may require sedation, especially if they have not been cleaned for long periods of time. Fox Run Equine Center www.foxrunequine.com (724) 727-3481

19.01.2022 Just a reminder! 0438 309 415.....The phone number to call for any Veterinary service required (business afters/afterhours and emeregncy) 0438 309 415.This will always be the number to contact us on, if you are calling another number please change it back, thanks

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17.01.2022 THE SYSTEM Dress Rehersal. Amber Matthews ,Lara Beth, and Nigel Anderson would love to invite you down to Tubbarubba Arabians this Sunday 11am. Come meet the ...new demo team. As we put on a dress rehersal for an upcomming event. If you have a copy of "The Sytem" entry is FREE! If you dont this is the link you need. www.equinedevelopment.com.au/thesystem/ Otherwise entry is $10pp tea, coffee, bickies provided. THIS EVENT IS SUPPORTED BY Hastings Produce and Noble Outfitters Australia. We could not do it without them so please support the teams who help us. :) PM : Lara Beth or send her a text 0431 197 522 for seating availability.

17.01.2022 Huge congratulations to Aberdeen Farm with their lovely embryo filly arriving on Wednesday morning. Just proving again that competitive mares in full work can still produce the next generation of superstars. Get in touch with Red Hill Equine if you'd like to discuss flushing an embryo from your mare.

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13.01.2022 Our very talented clients Lara and Nigel, they do some great work, come and have a look

12.01.2022 Can protective boots really support joints and tendons? by, Dr. David Marlin, Scientific and Equine Consultant Many people apply boots to horses legs too tight...ly. This may be for fear that they will come undone or move, in which case they are likely either of poor design or a poor fit. However, people often say that they put them on tight to give support to the soft tissue structures such as the tendons or the joints, and these claims are even seen in the marketing literature and adverts of some companies. There is minimal information to suggest that boots designed for training and competing provide support for soft tissues or joints. A boot may reduce the range of motion (flexibility) of a joint for example, but this risks moving the load from one structure to another and this may not be beneficial. Tight boots can also result in discomfort and rubbing injury. Just try strapping your ankle tightly over the Achilles tendon area and then go for a run! You will feel pain in the Achilles with each stride and you will modify how you run. Afterwards you may developing swelling and significant pain around the Achilles and also have pain in your knees and hips. Its not only boots; its not uncommon to see bandages applied over-tightly in the belief that this offers support for joints and tendons. So appropriately designed boots have the potential to protect the lower leg against both concussive and cutting type injuries caused by hitting objects such as fences or from interference from other limbs. But there are a number of potential downsides to using boots which should be considered and this may help when trying to decide whether to use boots or not or which boots to use. Quote from Dr Rachel Murray, Orthopaedic Clinician and Researcher at the Animal Health Trust Newmarket: There is minimal information to suggest that boots provide support for soft tissue or osseous structures. The anatomy of the limb has the digital flexor muscles located proximally. This means it is difficult to provide support for the entire limb taking account of the muscle body. If a boot is used to reduce the flexibility of the limb, then there is a risk of load moving from one structure to another that has not been adapted to experiencing this load magnitude or direction. The weight of boots Firstly, any weight added on to a horse will require an increased effort on the part of the horse to move that weight. This is of course true of a rider and tack. However, kilo for kilo, weight placed on the end of the limbs will have a greater impact than weight carried in the saddle area. The reason for this is that the limbs are moving faster than the main body. The need to be able to accelerate the limbs quickly explains why they are so light when compared with the rest of the body. Animals with big heavy legs cannot move them as fast. This is also why there is not much on the lower legs other than bone, some tendons and a small amount of muscle. All unnecessary weight has been removed. Any weight added requires more energy to be put in to get the leg moving and more energy to stop it and make it swing back again. Thus, adding small amounts of weight to the end of the leg in the form of a boot increases the effort the horse must put in to run. It is possible to measure the difference in energy to run between a horse wearing ordinary steel shoes (~260g each shoe) and the same horse wearing aluminium racing plates (around 80g per shoe), a difference of only 180g per shoe. In addition, not only can weight increase energy needed for exercise it can also alter the way the horse actually moves its legs (i.e. its gait). Some of the cross-country boots on the market for example weigh as little as 130g each whilst others are over double this. We should also take into account the potential for boots or bandages to absorb water when in use. Boots that weigh only around 200g each when dry may well be able to hold 100-200ml of water and as 1ml of water weighs 1g, this could double the weight of the boots if the horse was exercising in the rain, on wet grass or going through water. And the weight of the boots is also likely to increase if they do not allow sweat to evaporate and it gets absorbed by the boots. Restriction of movement The next issue relates to restriction of movement. If boots are constructed of inflexible (i.e. stiff) material or if boots are applied too tightly, they have the potential to restrict joint movement. This can lead to abnormal loading or patterns of movement with an increased risk of injury. There are relatively few scientific studies in this area but Kicker et al. (2004) published a paper in the Equine Veterinary Journal in which they looked at 3 support boots and 1 protective boot. At walk, 2 of the support boots restricted the range of movement of the fetlock joint, whilst at trot all 4 boots reduced maximum extension. An undergraduate BSc student study at Hartpury college by Jadine Birchall also seems to support these findings. The average range of movement of the fetlock joint in five horses during walk, trot and canter exercise was 42 (degrees) without a boot and only 36 with a boot. Remember that restriction of movement may cause discomfort and injury. Trapping of material between the skin and the boot Materials such as stones, twigs, sand, arena surface, mud, etc can become trapped between boots and the skin leading to abrasion and infection. Restriction of blood supply Tight boots and bandages can restrict blood flow in superficial blood vessels leading to pain and tissue damage. Insulation and heating The next issue with boot and bandage use during exercise relates to heating. Tendons are elastic structures and as they are repeatedly loaded/stretched (when the limb is on the ground) and unloaded (when the limb is in the air), they generate heat. Some work at the University of Bristol showed that the temperature inside the tendons of horses galloping without boots on could reach 45C, second only in the body to muscle temperatures. The tendon temperatures are very high not only because of heat production within the tendons but because tendons have a relatively poor blood supply, which in any other tissue would help remove heat. In 1997 the same group published the results of a scientific study in which they showed that tendon cells in a test-tube were sensitive to heating. When the tendon cells were heated for 10 minutes at 45C, around 10% died, but when they were heated to 48C for 10 minutes then around 80% died. These results were also confirmed by a more recent study of equine tendon cells in Japan. This study also showed that the higher the temperature, the more tendon cells that died and furthermore, showed that inflammatory mediators were released after heating. Inflammatory mediators are chemicals and hormones within the body that cause inflammation (heat, swelling, pain) and tissue damage. If tendon core (central) temperatures can reach 45C during a few minutes galloping without boots, it is almost certain that they will get even hotter when boots are being worn. It would therefore seem important to make sure boots are used only during the period of actual exercise and not left on for long periods when the horse is not active, especially after exercise. Removing boots soon after exercise and cooling the legs would also seem to be advisable. Sweating and skin health The fact that the lower leg gets hot during exercise and even hotter when boots are used presents another potential problem: sweating. When boots are removed the leg underneath is often very wet from sweat. When skin is in contact with moisture for a long time it becomes hyper-hydrated; this is the effect you see if you stay in the bath for too long. Wet skin cannot breathe normally, and it becomes more permeable allowing greater absorption of anything on the skin. Wet skin is also more susceptible to mechanical damage, with an increased risk of abrasions and grazing. Finally, wet skin is also more susceptible to bacterial or fungal attack and hence a potentially increased risk of conditions such as mud fever, caused by the bacterium Dermatophilus congolensis. Summary Riders should weigh up the pros and cons of using leg protection on horses. Different types of leg-wear give different protection. For example, bandages will clearly not offer the same protection as a cross-country boot. In addition, the level of protection offered by the same type of boot from different manufacturers can vary dramatically. Unfortunately, at this time there are no universal standards for equine leg protection as there is for example for hats or body protectors. It is also not possible to judge the effectiveness of boots based on appearance, price or advertising claims. At present, the best advice is probably to look for a light boot that is flexible, allows air to circulate and sweat to evaporate, that is not too absorbent and ask the manufacturer what form of testing for concussion and penetration protection that they undertake.

12.01.2022 Foster Mare urgently required for day old foal who has just lost his mother. Red Hill area. Please share

12.01.2022 Problem breeder? Our vets at Red Hill Equine are able to assist in the diagnosis and management of problem breeder mares mares which fail to go in foal, or have a history of pregnancy loss. An examination is carried out to determine if a reproductive abnormality is present, formulate a treatment plan, if needed, based on any reproductive abnormalities detected and provide a prognosis for future fertility. We can also develop a breeding management program for the future tailored to the specific needs of the individual mare.

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09.01.2022 To all of our valued clients and friend, we hope that as restrictions begin to lift, life will return to a degree of normality for you. Redhill equine continues to provide all of your equine medical and diagnostic needs in this time of uncertainty and hope to see you all out riding and competing very soon. Well done everyone for flattening the curve and keeping us all as safe as possible.

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05.01.2022 2 Black Forest stallions under side saddle at Marbach State Stud (video G. Boiselle). Don't they look amazing!?

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03.01.2022 Some of you have been asking about Cushings disease which we often see in older ponies and horses. So weve put together a simple introduction to the disease, what you might expect to see and how we can help you manage it. Enjoy!!

02.01.2022 We have recently received numerous requests around exemptions on visiting and riding horses outside of the permitted 5km radius. For guidelines on the current stage 4 restrictions in metropolitan Melbourne, please visit www.dhhs.vic.gov.au. If you have any further inquiries, please contact the coronavirus hotline: 1800 675 398. Thank you and stay safe!

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02.01.2022 Thinking about breeding? Got questions? Ring to speak directly to our reproduction Vets 0438309415 Over the spring and summer we provide high quality, economical routine ambulatory reproductive services such as mare ultrasound scanning, artificial insemination, pregnancy testing (provided you have a crush area for safe scanning practise) and general foal care. We also provide boutique agistment for reproductive services. Serving mares on site at our luxury facilities and the quality of care for both mares and foals allow us to get fantastic conception rates.

02.01.2022 Need information or help for breeding this season? Call to speak direct to our Vets. Over the spring and summer we provide high quality, economical routine ambulatory reproductive services such as mare ultrasound scanning, artificial insemination, pregnancy testing (provided you have a crush area for safe scanning practise) and general foal care. We also provide boutique agistment for reproductive services. Serving mares on site at our luxury facilities and the quality of care for both mares and foals allow us to get fantastic conception rates. With regular reproductive scans during breeding, we are able to accurately assess follicular activity on the ovaries, detect ovulation, manage any post-breeding reproductive issues (e.g. infection, fluid), and ultimately diagnose early pregnancy from 14 days.