If only they could talk

John Martin and Neil Mechie are Johnston Racing’s full-time vets. Each month in the Klarion either John, Neil or a guest writer writes about a specific area of equine health. Click on the links below to read about a particular topic.

Splints and sore shins by John Martin – March 2023

The foot abscess by John Martin – February 2023

John Martin discusses pleuropneumonia – January 2023

John Martin considers some of the common issues to affect young horses

John Martin discusses castration, or gelding – November 2022

John Martin discusses gastric ulcers

Conditions affecting the Carpal Sheath – John Martin – September 2022

Diseases of the skin – By John Martin – August 2022

Fractures of the long pastern bone, by John Martin – July 2022

Arytenoid chondritis – Becky Dinsdale

John Martin discusses tendon injuries – May 2022

Dummy foals by guest writer vet Pat Sells – April 2022

Physitis by Becky Dinsdale

Conditions affecting the horse’s eye by John Martin – February 2022

Lighting influences on broodmares

Common conditions affecting the hock by John Martin – December 2021

Internal parasites by Becky Dinsdale – November 2021

Disorder affecting joints in young horses by John Martin – October 2021

Wobblers Syndrome by Becky Dinsdale – September 2021

Veterinary examinations at the yearling sales by John Martin – August 2021

Exertional Heat Illness by Becky Dinsdale – July 2021

Common problems in young horses by John Martin – June 2021

Racehorse nutrition by John Martin – – April 2021

Fractures of the poll by Becky Dinsdale – March 2021

Problems affecting horses’ feet by John Martin – Feb 2021

Lung infections by Becky Dinsdale – January 2021

Fractures of the sesamoid bones by John Martin

Wound healing and management – By Becky Dinsdale – November 2020

Fractures of the pelvis by John Martin – October 2020

Documentation for the sales by Becky Dinsdale – September 2020

Tying Up by John Martin – August 2020

The impressive cardiovascular system of the horse by Becky Dinsdale – July 2020

Diagnosis of lameness by John Martin – June 2020

Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Haemorrhage by Becky Dinsdale – May 2020

New X-Ray system – by John Martin – February 2020

Soundness in racehorses by Neil Mechie – January 2020

Castration – By John Martin – December 2019

Vet Neil Mechie discusses equine welfare – November 2019

Common problems affecting yearlings – By John Martin – October 2019

Vet Neil Mechie discusses colic – September 2019

Vet John Martin discusses the benefits of hydrotherapy

The vital issue of biosecurity by Neil Mechie – July 2019

Rare Lameness condition – by John Martin – June 2019

A rare lameness condition by Neil Mechie – May 2019

Good or bad idea to give a horse a break from training? by John Martin – April 2019

Equine Influenza by Neil Mechie

The ban of Regumate by John Martin

Fracture of the long pastern bone – Charlie Johnston

Re-innerverting the larynx – Patrick Pollock and Justin Perkins

Preventative vet care – Neil Mechie

Equine sinusitis – John Martin

Vet Charlie Johnston on veterinary inspections at the yearling sales

Vitamin D – Neil Mechie

Fractures of a horse’s foot – Vet John Martin

Vet Charlie Johnston on problems in a horse’s mouth

Overground endoscope – Vet Neil Mechie – April 2018

Vet John Martin on sore shins and splints – March 2018

Vet Charlie Johnston on quarter cracks and their treatments – February 2018

Vet Neil Mechie discusses Equine Herpes Virus in light of the French introduction of mandatory vaccination – January 2018

Vet John Martin discusses the topical issue of wind surgery – December 2017

Vet Charlie Johnston on the problems faced as new young horses enter the yard – November 2018

MJR vet John Martin on the problems of a bone sequestrum – October 2017

Standing surgery on Condylar fracture – Neil Mechie – September 2017

Equine Grass Sickness – Charlie Johnston – August 2017

Innovative treatment for joint and soft-tissue injuries- Neil Mechie, July 2017

Resistance to antibiotics – John Martin, June 2017

Equine Herpesvirus – Charlie Johnston, May 2017

Benefits of new MJR facilities – Neil Mechie, April 2017

Choke – John Martin, March 2017

Problems arising from being “turned out” – Charlie Johnston, February 2017

Arytenoid chondritis – Neil Mechie, January 2017

Stress fractures – hind limb lameness – John Martin, December 2016

Sesamoid issues – Charlie Johnston – November 2016

Treatment of wounds – Neil Mechie – October 2016

Standing repair of fractures – John Martin – September 2016

Injuries to the knee and their treatment – Charlie Johnston – August 2016

Jet lag – Neil Mechie – July 2016

Atrial fibrillation – John Martin – June 2016

Tibial stress fracture – Charlie Johnston – May 2016

Flexor tendon injuries – Neil Mechie – April 2016

Stifle joint problem – John Martin – March 2016

Wind operations – Charlie Johnston – February 2016

Boots and bandages – Neil Mechie – January 2016

Vet trip to the Gambia – Simon Stirk – December 2015

Foot abscess – John Martin – November 2015

X-rays and fractured sesamoids – Charlie Johnston – October 2015

Blue Wave – John Martin – August 2015

Oriental Fox – Neil Mechie – July 2015

Various types of wind operations – John Martin – June 2015

Skin ailments – Neil Mechie – April 2015

Fractures of the long pastern – John Martin – March 2013

Fractures of the poll – Neil Mechie – February 2015

Pleuropneumonia – John Martin – January 2015

Update on lighting experiment at Kingsley House – Neil Mechie – December 2014

Details of gelding – Neil Mechie – October 2014

Condylar fractures – John Martin – September 2014

The equine eye (2) – Neil Mechie – August 2014

The equine eye (1) – Neil Mechie – July 2014

Gastric ulcers – John Martin – June 2014

Artificially extending daylight – Neil Mechie – May 2014

GPS monitoring – Neil Mechie – April 2014

Frequently encountered veterinary issues, part 2- Neil Mechie – March 2014

Frequently encountered veterinary issues, part 1- Neil Mechie – February 2014

Worms and worming – John Martin, January 2014

Neil Mechie considers problems that can affect the horse’s heart, December 2013

Universal’s fracture – Matt Smith of NEH, October 2013

EIPH – Neil Mechie, September 2013

Wobbler syndrome – John Martin, August 2013

The problems of curbs – Neil Mechie, July 2013

Displacement of the soft palate – Patrick Pollock, June 2013

Carpal Sheath – John Martin, May 2013

Quarter cracks – Neil Mechie, April 2013

Dr Jo Ireland, who is Equine Grass Sickness Research Coordinator at the Animal Health Trust, updates us on the disease and efforts to produce a reliable vaccine, March 2013

Pelvic Fractures – Fia Brink, February 2013

Shin problems – John Martin, January 2013

Colic in horses by Neil Mechie, December 2012

Fia Brink presents a case study of liver disease in a young racehorse, November 2012

Neil Mechie explains the process of “Vetting” at the sales, September 2012

Neil Mechie takes a look at inflammatory respiratory tract disease and the effects it can have on racehorses, August 2012

Fia Brink looks at serious penetration injuries in the lower limb, July 2012

Neil Mechie considers emergency first aid for an injured horse, June 2012

Equine Grass Sickness by Professor Bruce McGorum, May 2012

Tying up by John Martin, April 2012

John Martin recounts how the treatment of a horse with a potentially career threatening leg fracture led to a successful return to training, March 2012

Simon Stirk: Is my horse going to win?, February 2012

Patrick Pollock: Dynamic endoscopy, January 2012

John Martin: Racehorse diet, December 2011

John Martin looks at the most common health issues in the youngsters, November 2011

John Martin looks at ways of treating bowed tendons, October 2011

John Martin: Case study – Namibian’s colic, September 2011

John Martin explains how Osteochondritis Dissecans affects the young horse, August 2011

John Martin takes a look at fractures in horses’ feet, July 2011