Equine Services
We offer a range of services for your horses, including:
- 24/7 Emergency Care for our clients’ horses
- Lameness & Performance Assessments
- Genetics and Reproduction
- Annual Health Checks
- Surgical Services
- Vaccinations and Microchipping
- Dental Checks and Procedures
- Pre-purchase examinations
- Wound and Injury Management
- Comprehensive laboratory services
- Diagnostic Imagery
Mobile Horse Vet in Wairarapa
We can provide a mobile equine service to clients across the Wairarapa region. We can also hospitalise animals at a local, dedicated equine centre, providing stocks and day boxes to enable dental, reproductive and lameness exams as required.
- Full dental facilities – Including a full range of hand floats and a power tool when needed. This is a popular service that can be done as a walk in / walk out at Panorama Equestrian to use theirs facilities, or we can come to you.
- Mobile digital radiography – This means you can either bring your steed in, or we can visit your property to enable us to perform diagnostic x-rays with instant results.
- Ultrasound – Reproductive and tendon / joints. Once again, this is mobile but the presence of super safe stocks at Panorama means that mare fertility and pregnancy scans can be done easily and with minimal risk to horse and holder.
- Pre purchase examinations – We do a large number of examinations to help provide would be purchasers more information on their decision about whether to purchase a horse or pony
- Poor performance investigations
- Lameness investigations – Including nerve blocks and flexion tests. The great team at Panorama Equestrian (situated in the Gladstone District just south of Masterton) also allow us to use their facilities to do these investigations. They have an arena which allows us to see subtle lameness only visible under saddle.
- Endoscopy (scoping) – For checking respiratory and wind problems
- Wellness / health checks – Including faecal egg counts and advice on worming
- Stitch ups and colics
- Castrations (geldings)
- ECG – For investigating cardiac abnormalities
- Other routine surgery – Plus some more in depth procedures with the help of our consultant surgeon Sarah Taylor VN BSc (Hons) BVetMed Cert ES(Orth) PhD MRCVS.
General Health & Advice
Health consultations, Dentistry, Freeze Branding, microchipping and DNA testing, Castration, Reproduction services: scanning and AI, Vaccinations, Pre-purchase examinations.
Emergency Care
Providing a 24/7 service for your horse, including colic, wounds & lacerations, laminitis, eye injuries and foaling emergencies.
Diagnostics
In house labs including blood tests and FE Count, radiography, and ultrasound.
Lameness & Performance Assessment
Lameness and poor performance investigation forms a major part of our equine team’s work. A thorough lameness examination may involve trotting, lunging, and flexion tests, followed by nerve and/or joint blocks and diagnostic imagery.
Equine Articles
We can provide a mobile equine service to clients across the Wairarapa region. We can also hospitalise animals at a local, dedicated equine centre, providing stocks and day boxes to enable dental, reproductive and lameness exams as required.
The Importance of Hoof Balance X-Rays in Equine Care
Hoof balance is a critical aspect of equine health, as it directly affects a horse's performance, comfort, and overall well-being. One of the most effective ways to evaluate hoof balance is through radiography, commonly known as X-rays. In this article, we will...
How To Recognise Equine Cushing’s Syndrome (PPID)
Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID), also known as Equine Cushing's Syndrome, is a common endocrine disorder affecting horses and ponies. It's estimated that one in seven horses over 15 years old are affected, although it can also occur in younger horses....
Equine Dentistry: A Crucial Aspect of Horse Care
Regular dental check-ups are vital for maintaining your horse’s overall health.
Lameness in Horses
What Causes Lameness in Horses? Lameness in horses can stem from a variety of issues, ranging from minor injuries to serious conditions. Common causes include hoof abscesses, bruises, laminitis, tendon or ligament injuries, arthritis, fractures, or even poor hoof...
Spring is in the air: Are you ready for your foal?
I'm writing this on a cold and miserable day, but Spring is in fact upon us. Do you have a mare due to foal? If so, have a wee read to make sure you are as ready as you can be for the pitter patter of 4 little feet. If you have any questions at all, do feel...
Spring Has Sprung
We hope you've had a reasonable winter and are excited about the season ahead. We've put together some interesting articles below for you to have a read, plus we have some specials and information to mention.Dressage WairarapaLouisa came along to the recent Dressage...
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Horse & Cat Vet (Broughton Vets Ltd) Becomes Living Wage Accredited Employer As of June 2025, Horse & Cat Vet has proudly joined a growing network of over 340 businesses across Aotearoa recognised as Accredited Living Wage Employers. This accreditation marks a...
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Broughton Vets Ltd | Trading as "Horse & Cat Vet"
Phone Number
Call 027 599 0045
Clinic
Carterton & mobile in Wairarapa
Business Hours
Available 24/ 7 / 365
Living Wage
We are a proud to be a Living Wage Accredited business.