Q: How do you make a small fortune?
A: Start off with a large fortune and buy a horse.
Our new Equine Health Plans (EHPs) are designed to help reduce the long term costs of horse ownership by promoting preventative medicine, thereby minimising the risk of costly emergencies. We also offer the option of spreading the predictable costs of healthcare over the year, allowing you to better budget for your horse's needs.
How does it work?
An initial consultation is performed and a questionnaire completed to identify your horse's needs. This consultation can either be conducted at the clinic or at the same time as your first health and/or dental examination. In either case, there is no additional charge for setting up the health plan. After we have identified your horse's healthcare requirements for the year, the annual cost of the plan is calculated, with the option to pay monthly by direct debit.
The annual health check will typically involve:
- Full clinical examination including dental examination with sedation
- Assessment of body condition score and discussion of feeding plan
- Full dental examination and development of dentistry plan
- Vaccination plan and vaccination if required
- Sample taken for faecal egg count, assessment of risk factors and development of an anti-parasite plan
- Blood sample taken if indicated
- Optional gait and musculoskeletal examination
Each horse on the EHP will have a personalised folder with cards recording health checks, dentistry charts, vaccinations and parasite management plan. A calendar of events will also be produced, and will be linked to our reminder system, so that important dates don't get missed. Reminders can be texted, emailed, phoned or sent by letter as you prefer.
Benefits
- Preventative medicine - prevention is better than cure.
- Predictable cost spread throughout the year.
If you are interested in setting up an Equine Health Plan for your horse please contact us at Totally Vets.
