Routine Health Care

We provide routine newborn foal checks, conformational consultations, youngstock vaccinations, DNA, microchips and passports. Please see our resources page for breeder support and management with lots of interesting topics.

From Vaccinations , dentals, physical exams and parasite control.  Ellis equine aim to provide cost effective packages are available to suit your needs. 

Interested in spreading the cost ? Please visit our health care tab on the main page. 

Our older companions can need an extra helping hand every now and then. With preventative health care including; mobility examination, dentals, blood testing, nutrition and supportive therapies. All in the comfort of their own yard or paddock. 

At Ellis Equine we provide 2 - 5 stage, with optional radiographs on request. Radiographs can be further examined by sport medicine specialists on request.

Ellis Equine Veterinary Services operates the latest high-quality mobile diagnostic equipment, allowing many conditions to be investigated quickly and accurately at your yard. With X-ray, ultrasonography and endoscopy scopes available on-site, your horse can remain in familiar surroundings while receiving advanced veterinary care. 

Should a case require additional expertise, we have strong links with leading specialists to ensure every horse benefits from the highest standard of diagnostic

We’re excited to offer Sleip Gait Analysis, a scientifically-validated, cutting-edge tool that uses AI to detect subtle asymmetries, helping add additional information to lameness examinations OR picking up on the subtle changes during training. 

Offered as part of our rehabilitation plan it allows for us to track progress over treatment periods.  

A diagnosis is only the beginning of your horse’s recovery. When you choose Ellis Equine for diagnostics , our bespoke rehabilitation plans provide clear guidance on treatment options, expected timeframes, exercise progression, and practical day-to-day management. We also work closely with registered paraprofessionals to ensure every horse benefits from a coordinated, evidence-based approach, helping achieve the best possible outcome.

From performance injuries to laminitis we are here to help.

The body’s natural defence against cartilage breakdown, joint pain and inflammation. Found in the horse’s bloodstream. A recent advance in management of equine cartilage and arthritis, Ellis Equine is proud to be one of the only practices in the area able to offer stall side processing and storage of Alpha-2 products.

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Primarily used to help manage tendon injuries, ligament lesions, lameness and wound healing.

Using the horse’s own blood, the process isolates the horse’s platelet-rich plasma to be injected into the damaged area.

Like many of our other regenerative medicine therapy services, Restigen is a steroid-free alternative, all at the comfort of your own stable yard. 

A non-invasive, alternative treatment option for equine pain management, involving multiple injections into the mesoderm (the middle layer of skin.)

The technique uses a mixture of compounds in minute doses, by means of very fine needles, typically 4 to 6 millimeters into the skin, directly over or near the affected sites.  Believed to reduce inflammation and aid in mus

Mesotherapy may be used to treat a variety of conditions, including: Sacroiliac Pain, Cervical neck pain and Kissing spines.  

A well‑documented, evidence‑supported adjunct in equine rehabilitation, with improved healing, reduced pain, and better long‑term outcomes in both soft‑tissue and joint pathologies, showing reduced lameness and lower reinjury rates.

Surgical Lasers has the advantage of less bleeding at the surgery site and  are particularly useful for the removal of most sarcoids  and have been shown to have better results compared to traditional surgical removal in terms of the risk of sarcoid regrowth. 

Cryotherapy involves the application of cold temperatures to treat various conditions, primarily focusing on reducing inflammation and pain management. This therapeutic technique is commonly used in equine medicine to address acute injuries, such as tendon strain and joint inflammation.

Low-frequency US is a new and novel adjutant technique that does not require sedation of horses during treatment. It is also a very easy technique to use and can not only be performed in a routine field settings but is very well tolerated by horses.   Published literature has indicated that therapeutic ultrasound helps in enhancing the metabolic activities of cells and  alignment of collagen fibres and bone repair. 

Primarily used in horses with suspensory tendon injuries.

The principle behind shockwave therapy is the use of energy in the form of acoustic waves to activate or promote the healing process.  Shock waves are thought to increase the blood supply to the treated area, manipulate the inflammatory process, stimulate cells to rebuild injured tissues, improve the pattern of healing in tendons and ligaments and to decrease pain.