Farm Vets in Tewkesbury

## Summary Three Counties Equine Hospital is an RCVS-accredited equine hospital (established 1989) with a large team (26 vets and 45+ support staff), and an HBLB-certified laboratory for CEM testing. The practice appears set up for referral-level diagnostics and hospital care, with advanced imaging on site (including MRI and scintigraphy) alongside facilities such as a purpose-built theatre, critical care, isolation, and radiography. In recent reviews, owners describe: - On-yard diagnostic imaging when a horse “doesn’t travel well” (x-rays performed at the owner’s yard by a vet and nurse). - Thorough case work-ups and collaboration with a horse’s regular vet and physio when the cause wasn’t immediately clear. - Treatment for colic with “very smooth communication throughout the treatment.” - Repeat use over many years, with specific vets named for ongoing support. (Ownership/group affiliation isn’t stated in the provided information.) ## Services Based on the website and reviews, services and capabilities mentioned include: - **Lameness investigations** (website notes these can include nerve/joint blocks plus diagnostic imaging) - **Poor performance investigations** - **Diagnostic imaging and facilities**: MRI, scintigraphy, radiography; plus examination rooms and stocks (for safe examination/procedures) - **Laboratory services**, including **CEM testing** (HBLB-certified laboratory) - **Dentistry / teeth care** - **Vaccination** - **Surgery**: elective and non-elective surgeries; fracture repair (listed) - **Colic treatment** (mentioned in reviews) - **Acupuncture** (recommended after investigation; one owner describes a course of six treatments) - **Hospital facilities**: purpose-built theatre, padded boxes for anaesthesia, stabling, critical care, isolation, trot-up and an all-weather manege (listed) Emergency arrangements stated on the website: **24-hour telephone contact for emergencies**. Also listed in the clinic data: **Veterinary Nurse Training facility**. ## People Named in reviews: - **Helen (vet)**: praised for taking time to perform x-rays at the owner’s yard for a horse that didn’t travel well, and for being “really thorough” and collaborative with the owner’s usual vet and physiotherapist during investigation. - **Marianna**: provided acupuncture (six treatments over a couple of months); the owner describes her as professional, encouraging, and willing to explain/share knowledge. - **Vittorio (vet)**: described as “brilliant” while supporting an owner through a prolonged case with a mare. - **Andrew Harrison (vet)**: described by a long-term client as their regular “go-to” vet over many years. Non-clinical staff mentioned: - **Admin team**: described as friendly and helpful in one detailed review. ## Reviews **Google rating: 4.8 stars from 100 reviews.** “Themes below are drawn from the latest written reviews available to us.” - **Diagnostics adapted to the horse**: an owner reports a vet and nurse coming to their yard to take x-rays because the horse didn’t travel well, aiming to keep it “as stress free…as possible.” - **Thorough investigations and collaboration**: one case notes that although a definitive cause wasn’t found, “everything was considered,” with communication involving the owner’s usual vet and physio. - **Colic care and communication**: multiple reviewers mention colic treatment and describe efficient handling and “very smooth communication throughout the treatment.” - **Willingness to attend when others refused**: one reviewer says several vets wouldn’t come out to their horse with colic, but this practice made several visits and the horse recovered. - **Some negative signal present but not explained**: there is a 1-star review with no written detail among otherwise strongly positive written accounts.