Pay an invoice

Our Practices

Horse Health Blogs

Arthrodesis – What Is It And When Can It Help?

Degenerative joint disease, or arthritis, is a common and debilitating condition in the horse which causes lameness and loss of performance.
Read more +

Atypical Myopathy Cause Established

Scientists have identified the toxin believed to cause the serious equine disease Atypical Myopathy.
Read more +

Neonatal maladjustment syndrome (‘Dummy foals’)

This syndrome is known by a variety of names (Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, Perinatal asyphyxia syndrome, Neonatal encephalopathy, Wanderer, Barker or Dummy foals).
Read more +

A Whistle in the Wind

Within the upper airway of the horse there are a number of cartilages and soft tissues making up the opening of the windpipe or trachea.
Read more +

Relationship between conformation and soundness

During the sales season, veterinary surgeons and bloodstock agents spend many thousands of hours examining yearlings in detail to assess their potential as athletes.
Read more +

Knowing the Newborn Foal

Congratulations – you’re going to become a parent! Are you and your mare ready?
Read more +

Sacroiliac Disease In The Horse

The sacroiliac joint is the joint or ­­­site of articulation between the horse’s hind leg and spine and serves as a major point of weight and force transfer between the hind leg and the vertebral column as the leg takes weight during the stance phase of the stride.
Read more +

How to keep your horse competing by avoiding injuries

Getting your horse fit and managing a half-way decent dressage score can seem like the biggest obstacles in having a successful eventing season.
Read more +

Headshaking in horses

Headshaking in horses can be a frustrating condition to manage. The clinical signs are not specific; there are many possible reasons why a horse may shake its head.
Read more +

Irregular heart beat? – Atrial Fibriallation explained

Atrial fibrillation is a cause of an abnormal heart rhythm. It is one of the most common rhythm disturbances that occur in the horse, and is also seen in humans too.
Read more +

Embryo Transfer

Embryo transfer is an increasingly popular technique with many advantages for the breeder. Newmarket Equine Hospital is pleased to offer this service and several of our stud vets are experienced in this procedure.
Read more +

Focus on Fractures

This month’s fracture is a 4 year old gelding in jump race training which sustained a mid-body fracture on its left hind medial proximal sesamoid bone.
Read more +
Pay an invoice

Our Practices

The Hospital

Introduction

Facilities

Services

Your Visit

Services

Orthopaedic Surgery

Orthopaedics is the largest surgical discipline at NEH and concerns principally joints and bones, with the most common procedures including arthroscopic surgery and fracture repair.
Read more +

Internal Medicine

Conditions treated by our internal medicine team include diseases of the airways, heart, intestines, liver, kidneys and circulatory system.
Read more +

Soft Tissue Surgery

The major disciplines in equine soft tissue surgery include abdominal (colic) surgery, airway, and urogenital surgery.
Read more +

Colic

Colic is one of the most common surgical emergencies in the horse, and success revolves around a highly trained rapid response team.
Read more +

Wind Surgery & Breathing Problems

Breathing problems are a surprisingly common cause of poor performance in the horse.
Read more +

Diagnostic Imaging

Diagnostic imaging is a term used to describe methods which allow us to visualise structures and activities inside the body.
Read more +

Lameness & Poor Performance

We understand the frustrations involved when a horse’s ability to perform at expected levels is impaired. Our experienced clinicians can systematically assess the potential causes and advise on treatment.
Read more +

Rehabilitation

An athletic injury can result in a prolonged period out of training with consequential physical restrictions for the whole horse.
Read more +

Dentistry

Equine dental disease manifests in numerous ways, from difficulty in eating and nasal discharge to more subtle bitting and performance-related issues.
Read more +

Farriery

Consultant farrier Will O’Shaughnessy holds the Worshipful Company of Farriers (WCF) Diploma in Farriery
Read more +
Pay an invoice

Our Practices

The Practice

Introduction

Services

Services

Racehorses

Covering all aspects of racing work – we care for thoroughbreds in training in and around Newmarket from the day they enter pre-training to the day they leave the yard.
Read more +

Breeding Services

Our team of stud vets provide comprehensive reproductive and stud medicine services for stud farms in Newmarket and further afield.
Read more +

Sales

A team of experienced sales vets provide both vendor and purchaser services both privately and at all the major European Sales and many in the USA.
Read more +

Sport & Leisure

Our Sport and Leisure vets provide a high quality and personalised service to the whole equine community from high end competition horses to your much-loved horses, ponies or donkeys.
Read more +

Free Visit Rounds

Find out more about our free visit rounds.
Read more +

Exports

Newmarket Equine Hospital has a dedicated shipping department which specialises in organising pre-export examinations and testing schedules to comply with the differing import requirements to enable horses to travel to countries all around the world.
Read more +

Endurance

Our lead Endurance vet Tom is involved with the discipline at all levels.
Read more +

Insurance & Expert Opinion

We have a number of vets who can offer expert opinions for insurance and legal cases.
Read more +
Pay an invoice

Our Practices

The Lab

Introduction

Services

Submission Forms

Pay an invoice

Our Practices

The Team

Directors

Associate Directors

Associates

Consultants

Specialists

Interns

Our Wider Team

Jess Harrop

Intern Veterinary Surgeon
Intern Veterinary Surgeon

BVSc MRCVS

Jess graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2025 and joined NEH shortly afterwards. Jess is very excited to continue her training at NEH and has a particular interest in surgery and sports medicine.

Jeremy Allen

Associate Director

BSc VetMB MRCVS

Jeremy qualified as a vet in 1998 from Cambridge University having previously done a degree in Animal Science at Nottingham University.

He enjoys all aspects of equine practice, especially sport and leisure horse veterinary work and equine dentistry.  He is normally accompanied by his trusty canine companion, Ricky (from Romania) while out on his visit rounds.

He is a keen polo player in his spare time and loves breeding and training young ponies.

Pay an invoice