EQUINE HEALTH MANAGEMENT
Once we have established a health baseline or diagnosis for your horse, we can start to incorporate a management strategy to encourage healing and prevent injury. At MEC, we have the expertise and skill set to performance limiting conditions of the equine athlete with the below services.
HEALTH EXAMINATION
Yearly health examinations are important for identifying any issues with your horses’ wellbeing. This includes checking the eyes, mouth, heart, lungs, skin, hooves and gastrointestinal tract.
DENTISTRY
Dental care is important for maintaining the equine athlete. We recommend 6 monthly dental examinations and use high quality equipment to ensure your horses’ mouth is cared for.
PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE
At the change of season it is important to check your horses’ manure for the presence of worm eggs. This helps us recommend the correct worming regime to keep your horse at its best. We also have information on yearly vaccinations such as tetanus, strangles and Hendra virus.
VETERINARY PODIATRY
MEC provides a high standard of equine podiatry to both manage foot related lameness issues and keep your horse competing at the highest level. We have a wide range of high quality products sourced from around the globe along with the expertise and knowledge of how to apply the right orthopaedic shoe for your horse.
BIOMECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT
Manipulation of the axial skeleton (neck, back and pelvis) are important for the mobilisation of the horse. It helps to improve your horse’s fluidity and in turn, reduce the chances of other secondary problems. At MEC we have a holistic approach to managing the performance horse, which includes biomechanical adjustments
REHABILITATION
If we identify a musculoskeletal injury, we may need to design a graded return to exercise. We can write the program for you to perform at home, or alternatively, we have a treadmill, stables and yards to rehabilitate your horse back to soundness. We also have a shockwave machine and therapeutic laser for the management of musculoskeletal injuries.