Thistle Equine Referrals

17/10/2026

⭐ 𝟭 𝘅 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗨𝗧𝗘 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟮𝟬𝗧𝗛 𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝗗𝗨𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 ⭐

We have one 𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙅𝙤𝙝𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡‘𝙨 𝙪𝙥𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙚 next week. Pop us a Facebook message to request a call back on Monday, or give us a ring during office hours on Monday to discuss booking: 01224 740700.

John is an 𝙍𝘾𝙑𝙎 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙀𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙀𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙮 and regularly joins us at Ardene, bringing his specialist expertise to more complex cases.

His visits are particularly useful for:

🐴 𝙇𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 & 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩-𝙩𝙤-𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨
🦴 𝙊𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙖𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨
🔎 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙜𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨
🏥 𝙊𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙖𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙛𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙮
💉 𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙠𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙨
📋 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙭 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙨

Having John visit us means your horse can benefit from 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙡-𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝘼𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙚, without necessarily having to travel further afield.

If you have a horse with a new or ongoing lameness or orthopaedic problem, or a case you feel may benefit from specialist input, 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙖 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚.

24/06/2026

**MEET THE TEAM TUESDAY**

Victoria is a Registered Equine Veterinary Nurse. She started her career in an equine hospital in 2003. Some highlights of her nursing career include being a foal nurse in Australia, a veterinary nurse volunteer for the London Olympic Games in 2012 and more recently contributing to the textbook of Equine Veterinary Nursing.

Victoria works alongside John Marshall as part of Thistle Equine Referrals. In this role Victoria can be found trotting horses for lameness evaluation, theatre nursing, taking care of the inpatients, organising the diary and liasing with clients. A very long list but of course her favourite thing is cuddling horses!

Outside of work, Victoria can be found trying to tire out her 2 spaniels on long walks or doing agility.

20/06/2026

Glorious day at Ayr Racecourse today!

As glamorous as they look, Victoria and Emma, 2 of Thistle Equine nursing team were hard at work as part of the vet team that regularly attends Ayr Racecourse to look after the health and welfare of the racehorses on race days🐎 🐎 🐎

15/06/2026

We have one or two spaces remaining for short appointments between surgeries (e.g. ultrasound scans, rechecks) with our visiting specialist surgeon, John Marshall, from Thistle Equine Referrals on 17th and 18th June. 👨‍⚕️🐴 Just give us a ring today to discuss booking in. John's next visit following this, is 13-14th July.

Having a specialist of John’s calibre available here in the North East of Scotland is a fantastic opportunity for horse owners and referring vets alike, giving access to advanced investigations, an expert surgical opinion and specialist-level care without the need for long-distance travel.

John is a double board-certified Equine Surgery specialist with extensive experience managing complex orthopaedic and soft tissue cases. He is available for:
• Complex lameness investigations
• Advanced ultrasonography and imaging assessments
• Orthopaedic and soft tissue surgery
• Second opinions and referral consultations

Appointments are ideal for horses requiring a more in-depth assessment, ongoing performance issues, or cases needing specialist input before making treatment decisions. All consultations include a detailed report shared with your horse’s primary vet to ensure continuity of care.

If you would like to discuss whether your horse may benefit from an appointment with John, please give us a call on 01224 740700 or speak to your primary vet about arranging a referral.

27/05/2026

Please help us raise money for World Horse Welfare, some great prizes to be won! 🙏

The beautiful Ivy isn’t in our raffle but she is helping us show off some of the amazing raffle prize donations we have had already!

Thanks to the following for their kindness 🫶

Equine Recovery Services
Andrew Thomson Farrier
Sommervilles Feeds
The Brown family
Andrew Ireland Farrier
Team C&N
Graham McBurney Farrier

We would welcome any further donations to help us raise funds for World Horse Welfare.

See below if you wish to purchase a raffle and a chance to win some of the super prizes,
To name but a few…..

🎉A Year on Thistle Equine Vets Equine Health Plan

🎉C&N clinic lesson

🎉Top Spec balancer

🎉£50 cash prize

Raffle will be drawn 30/6/26
We will contact the winners directly via email or telephone.

No winners will be contacted via social media.

Good luck everyone! 🎟️

World horse Welfare Registered Charity Scotland (SCO38384)

26/05/2026

𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬! 😷🐎

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭.
𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 @𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐬
𝐒𝐲𝐤𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦
𝐖𝐞𝐝 𝟐𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲

𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬.
🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎
£10 donation to world horse welfare. Cash on the day or use the QR code posted below 👇

Open to all, to book your space please email-
[email protected]

We look forward to welcoming you all.

16/05/2026

13/05/2026

CALLING ALL YARD OWNERS/MANAGERS!!

10/04/2026

Give Ardene House Equine Vets a ring to get booked in.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼? 😂

Marta, Valentina and Megan all have a particular interest in orthopaedics/lameness/performance and always make the most of our monthly visits from John Marshall (visiting specialist), to develop their knowledge and skills - whether doing lameness assessments, nerve blocks, ultrasonography or x-rays.

Our nursing assistant, Codie, is doing an excellent job keeping the patient relaxed, whilst also looking rather serious! Must have been an interesting ultrasound image 🧐

Our next 'John dates' are 27/28th April - just give us a ring to discuss booking in for John (referring vets, please fill out the referral form on our website).

05/04/2026

19/08/2022

Happy Friday!

What are you and your fur babies up to this weekend?

21/07/2022

It's back for the Summer! 3 for 2 on all Vetpro products! Mix and match your favourites.

Shop now on the My Family Vets Shop!

*Cheapest item free, offer valid until 31st August 2022.

12/05/2022

Heatwave incoming! 🌡️ Are you planning on taking your dog away to the beach this weekend? Does your dog get nervous whilst travelling? Or perhaps your cat or dog will be staying in a kennel or cattery if you are away this weekend.

All of these situations can cause anxiety in pets, however Vetpro can help! Vetpro Stress & Anxiety Capsules:

🌿 Calms behaviour
🌿 Are fast acting
🌿 Helps reduce stress
🌿 High strength
🌿 No sedative effect
🌿 Easy to administer sprinkle capsules

And for a limited time, we have 3 for 2 on all Vetpro products over on the My Family Vets Shop! Follow the link below to shop

https://bit.ly/38nq9lq

04/05/2022

OFFER ALERT! 🤩 IT'S BACK! Get 3 for 2 across the WHOLE Vetpro range on the My Family Vets Shop!

You can mix and match any Vetpro products, including; Stress & Anxiety, Joints & Mobility with Omega-3s and Healthy Skin & Glossy Coat! Follow the link below to shop!

http://bit.ly/34QoqY1

28/04/2022

It's International Guide Dog Day! 🦮

A day to celebrate all of the amazing service dogs out there who help their owners every day. Do you know any service dogs who you will celebrate today?

20/04/2022

When you realise it's already Wednesday! *Two more sleeps until it's Friday again*

11/04/2022