Ballinger Equine – Vets in Hitchin
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Clinic Overview
- Strong clinical care and thoroughness, especially for lameness investigations and more complex yard-side cases. - Prompt, calm handling of urgent problems, including colic, injuries, abscesses, and wound management. - Useful mobile equipment and practical on-site treatment, with examples of leg scanning and cases where travel to hospital was avoided.
Services
- •Ambulatory equine veterinary care for horses and ponies, with diagnosis and treatment carried out at the yard.
- •Emergency care, including a stated 24/7, 365 emergency service. Reviews describe swift call-outs for urgent situations including colic, injuries, a facial abscess, and treatment around a large wound.
- •Diagnostic and investigative workups, including lameness examinations and the use of advanced diagnostic imaging equipment. Reviews mention on-site leg scanning and cases where the equipment carried helped avoid a hospital trip.
- •Pre-purchase examinations / vettings, with owners highlighting prompt communication and clear discussion when concerns were found.
- •Annual health checks, as listed by the practice.
- •Referral support when needed, with one review describing onward treatment at Rossdales after initial assessment and care.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
- •Susanna / Susannah: repeatedly praised for lameness exams, pre-purchase vettings, ongoing advice, and an easy, reassuring manner with both owners and horses.
- •Laura: highlighted as thorough during a call-out and for helping keep owners at ease during a colic episode linked to a facial abscess case.
- •Harriet: mentioned positively for care relating to a large wound.
- •Katie: named as friendly and approachable in the office.
- •The wider team, including the office staff, is regularly described as efficient, caring, friendly, and reliable.
Reviews
Google reviews: 4.8 stars from 106 reviews. Recent feedback is very positive overall, with comments commonly highlighting
- •Strong clinical care and thoroughness, especially for lameness investigations and more complex yard-side cases.
- •Prompt, calm handling of urgent problems, including colic, injuries, abscesses, and wound management.
- •Useful mobile equipment and practical on-site treatment, with examples of leg scanning and cases where travel to hospital was avoided.
- •Friendly, efficient communication, with praise for both the vets and the office team, and one recent reviewer also describing the practice as good value for money.
