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Members of the Ballinger Equine team at the Puckeridge Hunt Western Pony Club Novice Open One-Day-Event at Bramfield on Sunday, 5 September 2021. Sharni Heaps, Ballinger Equine's practice administrator, pictured far right, achieved a third place podium finish in her class with her own Lyndhurst Romeo (Hugo).

PWPC Open Novice One Day Event

Members of the Ballinger Equine team were out in force at today’s Puckeridge Hunt Western Pony Club Open Novice One Day Event at Bramfield in...
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International showjumper Dani Stapleton is new Ballinger Equine Ambassador

Dani Joins as New Ambassador

We are proud to announce that showjumper Dani Stapleton has joined Ballinger Equine’s line up of Ambassadors and has won in competition at Keysoe on...
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Isolation of infected horses and rigorously enforced bio-security is essential to the effective management of strangles

Preventing and Managing Strangles

Taking measures to prevent, or minimise the spread of, disease is an animal health and welfare priority. Invariably the costs and disruption of planned preventative...
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Strangles in horses. Taking nasal swabs for PCR testing for Streptococcus equi equi infection

All About Strangles (Streptococcus equi)

Strangles is caused by a bacteria called Streptococcus equi. subspecies equi. It is a common, highly contagious infection of a horse’s upper respiratory tract. Strangles...
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Ballinger Equine is recruiting a new or recently qualified veterinary surgeon

Additional Vet Sought for Clinical Team

Ballinger Equine’s reputation for clinical excellence and outstanding client service is well established. With a steadily increasing client base and extended area of operation, our multi-award-winning...
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Ragwort is highly toxic to horses and ponies and should be dug up and removed from grazing pasture.

Ragwort Poisoning in Horses

The abundant bright yellow flowers of the common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) seem to be everywhere at the moment – certainly in Hertfordshire ragwort seems to...
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