Our Services
| Ambulatory Service | ||||
Consultations
on properties are an essential part of equine practice.
ABEC provides a continual on farm service to horses that
require attention and are unable to attend the clinic.
Numerous horses are visited each year for cuts, colics,
foalings and other procedures in the field. The clinic is available 24 hours a day for emergency service. Our recommendation is, where possible, to bring your horse to the clinic where a more comprehensive range of facilities and equipment is always available. We provide ambulatory service to from Penrith to Sackville, and from Kellyville to Kurrajong Hills. |
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| Dentistry | ||||
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Care of your
horses mouth is an often-overlooked yet integral part
of routine horse management. It is important that you
always receive professional advice about dentistry. ABEC provides a comprehensive range of dental procedures from floating, wolf teeth removal, extractions and management of periodontal disease. We encourage our clients to become involved in dental care and appreciate ways they can be actively involved in caring for their horse's mouths. |
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| Emergency | ||||
ABEC is available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year for emergency
situations involving horses, within the area we service. |
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| Lameness and Podiatry | ||||
| Lameness evaluation
is available at the clinic to solve any soundness issues
commonly encountered with horses. ABEC aims to establish
the site(s) of lameness in your horse and enable prompt
treatment to correct the problem. We have all the latest treatment options including IRAP - please contact the clinic for more information. The clinic also works closely with several farriers to provide any necessary corrective shoeing. |
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| Pre Purchase Examinations | ||||
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ABEC conducts pre purchase
examinations for a range of disciplines. All these examinations
are conducted in accordance with the Australian Equine
Veterinary Association as a 5 stage complete exam. Radiography, ultrasound, endoscopy and drug screening are available at the purchaser’s request. |
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| Medicine | ||||
From Paediatrics
to Geriatrics ABEC is at your service, should illness
strike your horse and also with our new in-house laboratory and comprehensive range of endoscopes and ultrasound machines we can gain more information for diagnosis, treatment and followup of your horses problems. |
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| Surgery | ||||
At
Agnes Banks we perform all types of surgery, from colic
surgery through to upper respiratory tract and arthroscopy. Agnes Banks Equine Clinic have two resident surgeons including a Registered Specialist in Equine Surgery. The clinic has access to visiting specialists in surgery and ophthalmology. Modern techniques in anaesthetic monitoring and intensive care are employed. |
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| Imaging | ||||
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Imaging
plays a vital role in current veterinary practice. The clinic operates 6 ultrasound machines - including digital ultrasound, 4 X-ray
machines - including digital x-ray (digital x-ray equipment for both hospital and in the field radiography - provides superior quality imaging and allows for easier transfer of images to our refferring vets or our visiting specialists), overhead - mounted x-ray machine provides improved quality in difficult areas, and 3 endoscopes, including videoendoscopy. Agnes Banks Equine Clinic also have digital ultrasound. The newest addition to our imaging centre is our scintigraphy unit (bone scanning). This allows imaging of areas unable to be scanned using ultrasound or radiography, or in horses where the problem cannot be localised using nerve or joint blocks. |
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| Over the Ground Endoscope | ||||
Over the ground endoscopy is the latest development in evaluating upper airway function in performance horses, we have recently invested in a new American developed unit. This equipment enables us to examine airway function as the horse performs it's normal work, wheather that be galloping or pacing on the track, or performing a dressage test. It is useful in evaluating respiratory noise, and performance or behavioural issues which may not be apparent with a routine endoscopy performed in the standing horse |
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| Reproduction | ||||
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At
ABEC we employ the latest techniques in the area of
reproduction to ensure the best outcome for your breeding
mare or stallion. Some of the procedures include: chilled and frozen semen, hysteroscopic insemination, and embryo transfer. At the clinic we offer a comprehensive diagnostic work-up of problem mares including uterine swabs, biopsies, endoscopy along with thorough ultrasound evaluation. Breeding mares are routinely monitored at the clinic for follicular development and ovulation to provide the ideal time for insemination. We manage many mares in a “walk-in” system, where the mare is kept at the clinic and monitored intensively over a few days as necessary, and returned home when examinations and procedures are complete. This is commonly used for chilled transported and frozen semen insemination. Client information notes for artificial breeding as well as a booking form are available on this site under "Client Forms"in the left menu. |
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| Inseminating a mare | ||||
| We freeze and store semen |  |
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| Hysteroscopic AI | ||||
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