Too upset to explain Best lameness vet ? Who? Where.

Anna Honor at 608 Vets in Solihull. Very, very good at lameness. Don't know if she'd come quite as far as you but well worth asking. She's out of my area but I wouldn't have anyone else to look at G, worth paying the higher call out.
 
Rainbow Equine in Malton, Yorkshire .... lots of racehorses go through their doors, so they are pretty good with legs.

Having been both there and Leahurst, I'd recommend Rainbow.
 
Depends where abouts in Staffs you are, but you wont go wrong with John Brooks (Spring Paddocks) at Gaydon. Brilliant with 2 lame horses I had and they have all the facilities.
 
Animal health trust in newmarket or rossdales in newmarket, I dont have a clue where you are or how far away (geography is not my strong point and I dont have a clue where staffs is). But they both do full lameness work ups. Fingers crossed for you.
 
We've taken horses (from jnc 25-ish of the M1) to:

Sue Dyson at the Animal Health Trust at Newmarket - very good; not the best bedside manner, but very good;

Rossdales at Newmarket - good and full report from them;

Oakham (Melton Mowbray direction) - very impressed with them recently (I didn't used to like them). They've done some sterling work, including a recent lameness work-up on a friend's horse.

Hugs and thoughts hunny. Be strong.
 
Animal Health Trust at Newmarket - it's miles away from me but been twice for different horses/ reasons and seen Sue Dyson and felt I got a thorough work-up and conclusive diagnosis. Anything that seems complicated personally based on my experienced I would'nt bother with general vets.

Hope it all works out for you.
 
Another for Peter Schofield at Halifax...
Used by a lot of Dressage people including proffessionals. I also know some horse vets refer to him too.
We're taking one if ours on Monday unfortunately, and have used him in the past. Really nice man too.
 
assume you use straitons?? - Ken has always been fantastic with mine. But for specialist try Svend Kold (Denise O Reilly uses him for her horses) and he is an amazing lameness expert - She will have his contact details - he is based in the cotswolds and believe she is going there next week too.

Hope everything ok
 
Nantwich Vet Group, Wright & Morton (Somerford Park) are Cheshire based that I would recommend, if you wanted to travel to Manchester way, I would highly recommend Gillivervet (my vet), there is no one vet there that I would question and John Gilliver is very very realistic about problems, prognosis and outcomes.
 
Thank you everyone!!

Sorry I should have said I did actually mean one my own vet could refer me too.

previously been to liverpool and nantwich but just a while ago now.

No I don't use Straitains I would only trust Ken and you can't be sure to get him. I use Shires and only see Paul

Micah is kept South Stafford almost near Wolverhampton

I have my own vet coming asap but as it will be second visit and things have got worse on field rest I am presuming we will need referal. Unless of course vet is able to do enough to find cause.

I am so so upset it is untrue. Also feeling very sorry for myself:o

I have been unable to ride much at all over the last 3 years because of my ankle. now I am up and ready, winter competitions just starting at my yard and now pony lame

My last horse I had 8/9 years was in and out of work all that time.

I am 45 so not getting any younger and never got the chance to ride as a younger person :(

I live alone and have very little else in my life (sad but true)

For anyone interested I will fill you all in with details tomorrow evening along with video, but right now could not bear to see it or go through it :(
 
If you're near Wolverhampton then 3 Counties Equine would be about an hour away from you and are very good.

Hugs and a glass of wine for you...hope things are not as bad as you fear x
 
Sue Dyson at AHT - she has literally written the book all the other vets use. No-one could figure out what was wrong with my boy for 2 yrs (he was seen by 4 separate vets including 2 specialists and had a full work-up including scintigraphy etc at Rossdales by a senior partner) - took Sue 3 days to figure it out, she is very very thorough and very methodical.

Wouldn't bother with a "GP" now for lameness - a specialist will run all the same tests so I would just cut to the chase and go straight to a specialist. Saves insurance money too (never know how much stuff is going to cost but I have had 3 massive claims over as many yrs (each one exceeded the £5k vet fees coverage).

Good luck.
 
I think Campbell Thompson at Nantwich Vets takes referals they have a specialist equine unit there - very well equiped and he's spot on with lamness.
 
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I am 45 so not getting any younger and never got the chance to ride as a younger person :(
I live alone and have very little else in my life (sad but true)
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Aww bless you, try and keep positive.
I live on my own too at 39yrs of age - although have surrounded myself with a chocolate lab, and obligatory cats.
Sadly this is horses, and it goes with the territory.
And as for your age, you are not to worry - my mum is 65yrs, and came back to riding in her late 40's. Her current horse is stunning, very talented and now she's taken the pressure off herself is enjoying him immensly.

If your horse is still not right, I would cut to the chase and get yourself off to a specialist - you don't have to be referred.
In our case, when we first had to use Peter Schofield he spotted the lameness (and bear in mind it was low grade and hardly noticible) at 20 paces. He then did the nerve blocking, Xrays etc, as pinpointed in the hoof - Xrays were clear, so had to go down the MRI Route which showed soft tissue damage in the hoof and poor outcome for a 5yr old Dressage horse (old injury before we bought him). The positive was it got us a diagnosis within days, rather than months of box / field rest etc.

And at this point do not worry, I am not saying your horses' problem is as final.

On the flip side, my mum went today filled with dread that she was looking at a repeat of her previous horse.
He was ridden by her, then the yard rider, lunged on hard surfaces and god knows what else, and has given us a very positive, and rectifiable diagnosis (she didn't have to have X-Rays / Nerve blocks etc) - my mum also knows he can be ridden without doing further damage.

I truly feel for you, and send you my best wishes in getting to the bottom of things very soon, so you can get on and move forward... x
 
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I don't know of anyone in your area I just wanted to say good luck. I know how you feel with it being one thing after another. I'm also waiting for x rays for one of mine. Keep positive though. I really hope it all goes well for you
 
What about David Jagger from Fyrnwy, usually excellent and second Mr Gilliver as I always want honest tell it like it is reports, don't want it wrapped up all fluffy if it's no use.

Good luck, whoever you use.
 
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