Advanced Equine VETERINARY CARE

A well equipped and modern equine hospital for horse owners based in Auckland and Kumeu

Grazing & Breeding services for mares

We are delighted to be able to offer additional agistment options for mare breeding services at highly competitive rates.

Individual and group grazing available for empty/maiden mares and mares with foal at foot at a safe, purpose built equestrian facility.

•Stabling, yards and paddocks available

•Veterinary work and breeding packages available

For more information on rates and availability contact

felicity@vetassociates.co.nz

We look forward to assisting you with your breeding needs this season!

Foaling? We're just a phone call away

We are well and truly into the foaling season, but for those of you still waiting for new arrivals, we are working through level 4 to help ensure your foals safe delivery. If you have any questions or need advice, please give us a call or visit our reproduction page for more information.

COVID-19 LEVEL 3 UPDATE

As always, the team at Veterinary Associates will continue to provide 24/7 emergency veterinary care, including hospital care. We are following the government and New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA) recommendations in regards to COVID-19. Every effort is and will continue to be made to reduce contact with owners and fellow staff. Please bear with us as we will ask additional questions before visiting your horse. We will continue to assign priority via phone consultations and schedule call outs as required during level 3. If you are unsure whether your horse needs to be seen, please call us to discuss. The front reception will remain closed. Please contact us if you need anything from front reception or refills on medications, and this can be arranged in a contactless way. We are keeping close records of those we are in contact with during this time as per NZVA recommendations. Please stay safe and look after yourselves and our wonderful equestrian community. We look forward to seeing all of you at the races, shows, and events once this has passed!

For additional information on guidelines during this time please refer to https://www.nzva.org.nz/page/covid/ and https://covid19.govt.nz/

THE BEST CARE FOR YOUR HORSE IN OUR
HOSPITAL AND IN THE FIELD

At Veterinary Associates, we provide a range of advanced equine veterinary services for higher performance, better well being and quality of life. Our purpose-built hospital is located in Karaka, Auckland and we provide dedicated equine veterinary services across the greater Karaka and Kumeu regions.

WHAT VETERINARY ServiceS CAN WE HELP YOU WITH?

Breeding / Foaling

Our combination of the latest ultrasonography practice, specialised reproductive techniques and dedicated experienced vets allows us to make the often-difficult process of equine reproduction a simple one.

HORSE PRE-PURCHASE EXAMINATIONS

Buying a horse usually requires the advice of a veterinarian. Our team is experienced and well equipped to help you with your decision by carrying out any ancillary examinations.

DENTISTRY

Regular dental checks are essential for your horses comfort, optimal diet and performance, and ensuring there is minimal risk of major dental problems over your horses life. Mobile and hospital based treatment options available.

FIELD & EMERGENCY CARE

Our experienced ambulatory vets are fully equipped to handle multiple equine conditions at your property including lameness’s, sick horses, wounds and reproductive exams.

A PURPOSE BUILT HOSPITAL, FOR BETTER EQUINE VETERINARY CARE

Our multi-disciplinary team and purpose-built hospital enable us to provide the very best veterinary care for equine and farm animals. This includes advanced surgical, medical, and imaging services as well as excellent ambulatory, reproductive, performance and dentistry care.

Whether you are wanting a comprehensive pre-purchase examination, a routine health or performance checkup, or if your horse requires intensive hospital care, our dedicated team of experienced veterinarians are by your side, here to answer any questions you have and deliver the very best veterinary care available.

EQUINE HOSPITAL & FACILITIES

24/7 Monitoring

Our hospital operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. If your horse or animal needs overnight monitoring, our purpose-built class facilities are equipped to ensure your animal recieves excellent care.

SURGERY

The Veterinary Associates Equine Hospital is a state of the art facility with a superb surgical suite to ensure your horse is cared for in the most efficient and safest way possible.

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING

The hospital team provide 24-hour care to critical patients including foals and horses recovering from surgery. All care is provided in our purpose built hospital facility.

IN-HOUSE LAB

Our experienced ambulatory vets are fully equipped to handle multiple equine conditions at your property including lameness’s, sick horses, wounds and reproductive exams.

TESTIMONIALS

My family have been using Vet Associates for over 20yrs. With them over my riding career I have had some highs and lows including labour intensive surgeries, saying good bye to old friends and saving horses that I never thought would pull through. The vets have always been knowledgeable, compassionate and understanding. Keep up the good work.

We have been using Vet Associates for our stable for nearly 10 years for both our own and client’s horses. We have always found the team at Vet Associates to be extremely professional and provide top quality care, whether it be for lameness investigations, surgeries, vet checks, injuries etc.

We could not be happier with our horse's treatment at Vet Associates. He had two major surgeries and spent over 5 weeks in rehab with them. At every step, we felt he was in capable and caring hands. Our horse Whisper was extremely well cared for and all the staff were so compassionate and extremely skilled. We had an allocated vet for the entire time and she shared updates every day (with photos!), welcomed us for regular visits and was always there to answer questions and share information. We highly recommend Vet Associates for any equine health needs.

LATEST UPDATES & SOCIAL

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Veterinary Associates Equine

6 days ago

Mānawatia a Matariki ✨️

Our clinic is closed today as we celebrate Matariki for the first time as a public holiday.

We will resume normal hours from Monday 27th June 8am-5.30pm 🐴
As always our emergency service is available throughout this weekend on 09 2947307.

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2 weeks ago

We're hiring!! Our Karaka Hospital is seeking applicants for a part-time Vet Assistant/Yard person.

This is an opportunity to work with our dedicated team of sixteen veterinarians, seven nurses, four vet assistants and our fantastic range of wonderfully unique horses!

If you're interested in becoming a part of our fun, collaborative and supportive team and helping provide the very best care to our hospital patients at the Vet Associates Equine Hospital in South Auckland - then we would love to hear from you 🙂

Please visit our careers page to find out more.
www.vetassociates.co.nz/careers/vet-assistant-yardperson/
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Veterinary Associates Equine – Karaka is seeking applicants for a part-time Vet Assistant/Yard person position.

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Such a great team, would thoroughly recommend working there !!

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Veterinary Associates Equine

2 weeks ago

Hey Kumeu team!!
Our surgeon, Christa, will be taking limited appointments in our area over the next few weeks. The first available date is this upcoming FRIDAY 17 June 🤩

Why would you like to see the surgeon you ask? Aside from their skill in the operating theater, surgeons are experts in localizing and diagnosing lameness. If you've had a weird, can't-quite-put-your-finger on it performance problem, Christa can help you get to the bottom of it.

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