Equine Surgical Referrals

09/03/2026

Not confident with getting good head rads? Don't really know what you're looking for when you're scoping the nasal cavity? Not sure which dental fractures are significant for sinus disease? Come on this course and all will be revealed! Practical sessions to ensure you can master these skills plus lots of case based imaging sessions to improve your diagnostic abilities in radiology and oroscopy.

ANOTHER brand-new course is joining our line up of fantastic in-person CPD this summer! 📢

"How to approach sino-nasal disease in equine practice" will give you the confidence to navigate the complex anatomy of the nasal passages and to select the right diagnostic tools to identify the root of the problem.

It's time to stop dreading cases of sinusitis and nasal disease! Book your place today to be there - https://bit.ly/4aWXdkF

25/02/2026

Our latest paper published today in EVE 🙌🏽🎉, reporting our results from 124 horses after diode laser excision of 218 equine sarcoids: With a median follow up period of 32 months, we had a recurrence rate of only 6.4 % at the site of surgical excision and total recurrence rate including new lesions occurring elsewhere on the horse of 20.5% . The message is that getting sarcoids removed when small and few gives good results in most cases.
Well done to Manon Fioretti and thanks to all my referring practices who partook: Bakewell Equine Clinic Nova Equine Vets Celtic Equine Vets-Your Independent Equine Veterinary and Dental Practice Lingfield Equine Vets Priors Farm Equine Veterinary Surgery &gillattequinevets

05/02/2026

EVDA meeting in our very own Brighton town 21/22nd March 2026! I'll be speaking on dx of sinusitis. Book your place here - https://evda-online.com/product-category/congress/

30/01/2026

It's been a toothy start to 2026.... 👀

21/01/2026

01/12/2025

Tune in for some open & honest discussions on how sometimes, things can go wrong...... tomorrow at 1930 UK time - FREE for BEVA and AAEP members!

Sinus surgery can be considered an infrequent, stressful but necessary evil - but we can help melt the stress away.

Join Safia Barakzai, Timo Prange and Neil Townsend tomorrow night for a highly informative, interactive discussion on how to maximise our chances of a good outcome.

Sign up for free as a BEVA member - https://bit.ly/3XhBf5u

14/11/2025

Completed! Our 2 day course on upper respiratory tract surgery focused on practical teaching of advanced techniques to ECVS residents and equine surgeons in León, Spain. Thank-you to a fantastic local team led by Deborah Casado, a wonderful bunch of enthusiastic delegates, and my inspiring co-speakers Arianne Campos and Juan Munoz. Sponsored by Humeco and Arthrex who provided us with quality scope kit and disposables. Hard work but well worth it. 🤗🥰

19/10/2025

Last few places available for a hands-on course on equine URT surgery in historic Leon, Spain 13-14th Nov. Suitable for ECVS/ACVS residents and surgeons already doing some URT work. For more Information send an email to:ulehvequidos@unileon.es

23/09/2025

Basil, this handsome 2 y.o. pony Cob, was rescued as a foal by a RVN who I work with at one of my regular referral practices. He only had one decended testicle and I was asked to come to perform a laparoscopic cryptorhidectomy under standing sedation. The right testicle was identified as being abdominally retained using transcutaneous ultrasonography and we removed it successfully using the laparoscope last week. His owner reports that Basil is doing very well post op. 🙂

29/08/2025

A gentleman, teacher and mentor who will be sorely missed.

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15/08/2025

Another laparoscopic assisted ovariectomy: this beautiful Clydesdale mare was not getting in foal. Vet Oliver Chaffey from Tower Equine Veterinary Surgeons examined her and found an enlarged (around 18cm diameter) right o***y. AMH (hormone) tests confirmed that this was likely to be an ovarian granulosa cell tumour. We removed this lesion with the mare standing and sedated using laparoscopic guidance to ligate and divide the ovarian pedicle before removing it via a flank incision. The final photo shows the mare the day following surgery, looking very contented to be fed again!

07/08/2025