A Day at an Equine Practice Abroad
Spend the day at Pool House Equine Clinic in Litchfield, United Kingdom.
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Pool House Equine Clinic
The day dawns bright at Pool House, as staff clean horses' boxes (better known stateside as stalls) from the night before. | Photo: Erica Larson, News Editor
Patients at Pool House
Patients wait in their boxes for their turns. | Photo: Erica Larson, News Editor
Surgical Patient
The first surgical patient of the day is lifted into the recovery room following a successful procedure. | Photo: Erica Larson, News Editor
Waiting for Gastroscopy
This sleepy horse awaits his gastroscopy to evaluate the outcome of his ulcer treatment. | Photo: Erica Larson, News Editor
Gastroscopy Results
The results are good, as his ulcers have completely cleared up. | Photo: Erica Larson, News Editor
Sedating the Patient
Dr. Renske van der Rijt sedates her next gastroscopy patient, who's presented with lethargy. | Photo: Erica Larson, News Editor
Gastroscopy Results: Lesions
These small lesions likely aren't the cause of this pony's lethargic demeanor, so the staff will keep looking for the culprit. | Photo: Erica Larson, News Editor
Evaluating a Patient for Lameness
Dr. Richard Stephenson watches Lucy Ireland put a lameness patient through his paces in the clinic's arena. | Photo: Erica Larson, News Editor
Removing a Mass from a Patient's Shoulder
Drs. Jonathan Withers and Marco Marcatili remove a lump from an older gelding's shoulder. | Photo: Erica Larson, News Editor
Post-Surgery Preventative Measures
Following the lump removal, they stitch a drain into the incision to prevent fluid build-up. | Photo: Erica Larson, News Editor
Protective Bandage
One protective bandage later and the horse is ready to return home—once he wakes up from sedation, of course—and await his follow-up visit. | Photo: Erica Larson, News Editor
Biosecurity Procedures
Biosecurity is important at any veterinary establishment, as evidenced by signs posted around Pool House's facilities. | Photo: Erica Larson, News Editor
Neurectomy
Dr. Withers applies sterile bandages to a patient's legs before beginning a neurectomy (which involves removing a piece of the nerve that stimulates the suspensory ligament and alleviating pain). | Photo: Erica Larson, News Editor
Nerve Removal
Dr. Withers holds the nerve just prior to removal. | Photo: Erica Larson, News Editor
Stitching Up the Incision
Following nerve removal, Dr. Withers stitches the incision up before moving on to the next leg. | Photo: Erica Larson, News Editor
Ultrasounding a Horse with Hind-End Lameness
On a farm call, Dr. Stephenson ultrasounds a horse who'd been lame on his right hind leg for several days. | Photo: Erica Larson, News Editor
Ultrasound Results
He points out what he's found—a core lesion in the deep digital flexor tendon. | Photo: Erica Larson, News Editor
Therapeutic Shoe
Back at the clinic, farrier Steve Wyles, AWCF, shows the therapeutic shoe he's constructed for a gelding who needs extra support for his arthritic hind legs. | Photo: Erica Larson, News Editor
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