Chine House Equine Hospital
Referrals Information
Chine House Veterinary Hospital provides a 24/7 emergency service, 365 days a year Chine House Veterinary Hospital is an RCVS accredited equine hospital.
Our hospital facility is led by a recognised specialist in equine surgery, with strong back-up from our team of hospital vets and anaesthetists. We also employ a specialist in internal medicine to provide a complete service.
We are a centre of excellence that aims to provide compassionate, high quality veterinary services to horses, ponies and donkeys entrusted to our care.
We are committed to remaining at the forefront of equine medicine and surgery enabling us to provide the most up to date and appropriate care for both our patients and their owners.​
The care of your clients’ horse, pony or donkey is the most important thing to us. We employ RCVS specialists in both surgery and internal medicine and our team of hospital vets and anaesthetists are dedicated to providing your clients’ animals with the very best treatment and care.
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Our nursing team includes RCVS diploma holders in equine nursing and is highly trained and dedicated to providing 24 hour nursing care.
​We could cut costs by employing fewer nurses but we recognise that the quality of the nursing team plays a huge part in the overall care that your clients’ animals receive.
Our equine hospital provides:
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​Stabling for up to 19 horses
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2 isolation units
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A large manège
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Dedicated trot up and lunging areas
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Fully equipped operating theatre
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Facilities for standing surgery
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Equine diagnostic imaging equipment, including digital radiography, video endoscopy and ultrasonography
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Laboratory on site, enabling us to perform rapid testing
We will send you a detailed report after we have seen the case. If at any stage you would like an update on a case in the hospital, or some advice about a case you are managing, please do call us or send an e-mail. We will fax or e-mail you a copy of the discharge instructions on the day the horse is discharged so that you know the patient has gone home and you will be up to date, should the client contact you before our final report arrives.
We are happy to support our referring vets with readily available advice on cases, even if they are not referred, and free verbal reporting of radiographs.​​
We welcome referrals from veterinary surgeons across the United Kingdom for the following:​
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All emergency surgery including colic surgery
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MRI
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Impinging dorsal spinous process surgery
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Laparoscopy
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Ovariectomy
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Cryptorchid surgery
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Overground endoscopy
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Laryngoplasty
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Tie-forward
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Standing laser surgery
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Specialist orthopaedic surgery
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Arthroscopy OCD removal
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Trans-cyst screw placement
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Tenoscopy, navicular bursoscopy
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Neurectomy and fasiotomy
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Angular and flexural limb deformities
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How to refer:​​​
If your referral is urgent, please contact us directly on 01509 812 445.
​Veterinary professionals — Please complete our referral form here.
Once we have received your client’s details we will contact them and arrange an appointment. We are always happy to discuss cases and offer advice and guidance over the phone if needed.