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Kent Equine Hospital Independent Equine Hospital in Kent providing our own 24-hour emergency service

18/10/2026

Congratulations 🥳 to our sponsored rider and vet, Gemma out with the 4 year olds yesterday - looking supersmart with our saddle pad logo 🐎🍾💪

16/10/2026

A duo of a birthday week 🎂- celebrating our fabulous Intern, Bethan, yesterday with cake and a pub supper , and today celebrating our legendary Office manager, Tara.

We hope you both had a fantastic birthday off and wish you both many happy returns and a fabulous year ahead.

Join us in wishing these two a Happy Birthday. 🍾🎉🎂

❤️

14/10/2026

🐎Poor Performance Clinics 🐎

Clinic dates remaining :

19-20th October FULLY BOOKED
16-17th November ONE SPACE REMAINING
14-15th December TWO SPACES REMAINING

Auditing our gastroscopies, 75% have some form of gastric disease. BUT 35% of cases we scope also have musculoskeletal abnormalities I.e.lameness, and these stay on at the hospital for further work-up.

Failing to take an holistic multidisciplinary approach to sports horses can lead to treatment failure and poor outcomes.

Combining the expertise of Drs . Mark Meter and Katie Snalune in one package ensures your horse is being assessed by leading experts in Orthopaedics and Internal medicine. The pair have nearly 60 years experience between them ( although they don’t like to be reminded of it!!).

These clinics have been extremely popular through August and September and spaces are very limited so grab the last 3 remaining places this year.

09/10/2026

Kent Equine Hospital Emergency 🚨 Team, including Rachael, Sos and Amy are here for you this weekend.

03/10/2026

🐴 Investing in our team = investing in your horses 🐴

We’re incredibly proud of our Equine Nursing Assistant, Amy, who has just completed a week at the Open College of Equine Studies as part of her course in Equine Nursing Care Assistance. 🎓🐎

It’s really important to us that we continue to invest in the knowledge and development of our team, ensuring they have the skills, confidence and up-to-date knowledge to provide the very best care for your horses and ponies.

During her latest week of study, Amy has been learning more about:

🔹 Equine diagnostic imaging
🔹 Laboratory work
🔹 Bandaging techniques
🔹 Veterinary case studies
🔹 Practical aspects of supporting veterinary care

The course gives Amy the opportunity to build on her practical experience while developing a deeper understanding of the veterinary care our patients may require.

We believe that continual learning and professional development are key to providing the highest standards of care — and we’re delighted to support Amy every step of the way. 💙

Well done, Amy! We’re looking forward to seeing all your new skills and knowledge put into practice. 👏🐴

Rachael and Bethan are looking after the outpatients and inpatients this weekend. Enjoy what’s left of the Autumn sunshi...
02/10/2026

Rachael and Bethan are looking after the outpatients and inpatients this weekend. Enjoy what’s left of the Autumn sunshine as the nights draw in.
If you’re worried phone for advice and a vet is on hand to help you should you need us.
Take care from all the team x

01/10/2026

It’s ❤️

Today is a chance to celebrate and champion all of our wonderful and the endless amount of hard work they put in to look after our team, our practice and most importantly, you and your horses,ponies and donkeys .

By celebrating our receptionists today and every day, we’re acknowledging the remarkable dedication of not only our team, but the hard work of receptionists across the nation.

From handling incoming calls to seamlessly coordinating appointments, diligently managing repeat prescriptions and providing compassionate care to our clients and their beloved horses, ponies and donkeys , our reception team go above and beyond.

In case you’d like to put a name to a face ,we reintroduce you to our wonderful team.

New to the team is Chrissie. Chrissie has only been with us a month and is learning the ropes quickly. Chrissie comes to us with over 20 years experience as a medical secretary in the NHS and is well versed in spinning multiple plates!! We hope you will all join us in welcoming her to our special team and be kind and patient as she learns the ropes!!

Next is our Head Receptionist, Hannah Brown. Hannah has been with us 2 years now, we cannot believe how fast that time has gone and how much happiness, smiles and fun she has brought to the team. An outstanding receptionist who makes every day go better. We Couldn’t do it without you Hannah so thank you and a Huge Congratulations on your promotion to Head Receptionist.

Lastly, but by no means least, is the fabulous Tara O’Callaghan, who has been with us for 6 years. Tara has recently been promoted to Office Manager. Tara is a BHS AI instructor, understands horses inside and out, a superb receptionist and an incredible organiser. Thank you Tara for your loyalty and support and for all you do for every member of the team .

Of course we celebrate and value our reception team’s hard work every day but if you’re popping in today or giving them a call today, be sure to wish our team a happy ❤️

30/09/2026

is almost here!

Have you heard of ?

The awareness day was coined by the Veterinary Receptionist Association (BVRA), an organisation founded in 2017 with the mission to support and raise the profile of .

The appreciation day was created back in 2019 and takes place every year on 1st October. We know that our clients are brilliant at appreciating our amazing receptionist team all year round but appreciation days like these are here to remind us all of the hard work and care they put in day in and day out.

Here are a few small things you can do this week and all year round to say a big thank you to your team.

Although many of you know them very well, we will reintroduce them all to you tomorrow on the big day

26/09/2026

🫏 Meet George, Dora & Ellie… 🫏

These three are a very close-knit trio — and when one donkey has to come in for treatment, apparently nobody is going to be left behind! 😂

George had an argument with one of his friends and unfortunately came off rather worse for wear… he caught his tail and fractured it. 💔

And, as we all know, donkeys really don’t like being separated from their best friends!

So naturally, Dora and Ellie came along to visit. 🥰

Getting all three into the stable together, however, was an absolute hilarious nightmare.

Because when a donkey decides they don’t want to go somewhere…

THEY PLANT. 🌱🫏😂

After much persuasion, we decided it would be easier (and considerably less stressful!) to keep the trio together and perform George’s procedure in the barn.

Once Dora and Ellie were safely separated, we got to work on George.

💤 He was sedated
💊 Given pain relief
💉 And a nerve block was placed so he couldn’t feel the procedure.

Unfortunately, the end of George’s tail had started to die, so this damaged section had to be removed.

To create a new, healthy tail tip, we also needed to remove one coccygeal vertebrae above the fracture and make an elliptical incision so the wound could be closed primarily.

So although George did have a tail amputation, we were able to preserve as much of his tail as possible. ❤️

And that’s really important — a donkey’s tail isn’t just for decoration!

It plays a vital role in fly control, especially during the warmer months. 🪰

✨ And the best part?

As soon as we finished, George was reunited with Dora and Ellie…

…and went straight back to what donkeys do best:

MUNCHING ON SLOPPY MASH WITH HIS FRIENDS. 🥰🫏🫏🫏

A happy ending for this very determined trio! ❤️

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Eastfield Barn, Broad Street Hill, Hucking
Maidstone
ME171QX

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01622 737884

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