Specialist registration for our equine surgeons
 
The expertise of two partners of Ballarat Veterinary Practice has been recognised with registration as
Specialists in Equine Surgery.
Dr Ian Fulton, Fellow of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists,
were recently registered as Specialists in Equine Surgery by the Australian Veterinary Association Registration Board. They are two of only twelve equine specialists registered in Victoria.
Our equine centre at Miner's Rest provides a full range of equine surgical referral services to all Victorian and interstate trainers and owners, for all horses-racing and pleasure, miniature or large.
The centre, which has seen rapid growth and expansion in recent years has a state of the art bone scanner
(scintigraphy), one of only two in the state, and a full range of imaging and diagnostic services on site.
BVPEC currently has eight equine vets available on site at Miners Rest, and each year trains four interns in equine care.
Both Dr Anderson and Dr Fulton are Senior Fellows of Melbourne University, and in addition provide consulting services to Asia and New Zealand stables and yearling sales, and are regular presenters at national and international equine conferences.
 Sturt Street Open Day
New Bone Scanning Facility
The Equine Clinic has just completed the new scintigraphy or bone scanning facility. The Ballarat Veterinary Practice was the first Equine Clinic in Victoria to install a bone scanner in 1999. Since that time we have had 3 individual bone scanners the most recent one a Toshiba unit that was one of the best units in its day for human sports medicine work. As stress fractures are one of the most common injuries diagnosed with scintigraphy, this machine has been excellent for our horse work here at the clinic.
New Round Yard
In keeping with the ongoing improvements currently being undertaken at our Equine Centre, a new round is also under construction
Rubber Flooring in all horse stalls
The Ballarat Veterinary Practice has recently installed rubber mats to all horse boxes for increased comfort of horses during their stay in the clinic. Charles Stenberg from the “The Horseshed Shop” supplied and fitted the rubber mats. The Practice had previously installed different types of rubber in 2 boxes for laminitic horses but the cost was prohibitive to do all boxes in the clinic.
The installation of the rubber mats has reduced the bedding necessary to keep patients comfortable. In the mare-foal boxes the flooring also helps keep foals warm when lying down as well as providing a non slip surface for foals trying to get up when still unsteady on their legs.
 
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