Horse & Hound

Season’s pleasings

IN the UK we are really lucky to have high-quality veterinary care available. The James Herriot-style, mixed practice is slowly being replaced by specialised practices, which offer increasingly advanced veterinary care to whichever species on which they are focused.

Your vet wants to do the absolute best they can for your horse, and they have a lot in their armoury of skills, knowledge and equipment with which to do so. But how can you help them provide this care efficiently and effectively?

THE TRICKY TOPIC OF COST

THE first, often shied away from, point is how important it is to be honest and upfront about the costs. Offering this level of care to horses doesn’t come cheap – we’re lucky in this country

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