Equine Clinic Tour :: Nixon Equine Vets
The Nixon Equine Vets clinic is equipped with the most up-to-date equine veterinary equipment and staffed by a team of experienced equine veterinary surgeons. Select any of the 4 links below to take a virtual tour of the clinic with clickable gallery images that will open a larger version of each image.
1. roadside signage - main & emergency entrances - lorry parking & loading area
Roadside Sign
Fully illuminated large sign, visible from Towcester Road, Maids Moreton.
Main Entrance
Automatic entrance gate provides connvenient vehicular access for cars and horseboxes, plus safety and security.
Emergency Entrance
In an emergency the sliding door at the front of the equine clinic can be used; providing immediate access to the examination rooms.
Lorry Park Entrance
A 2nd gate into the lorry park provides an enclosed, safe and secure lorry parking / unloading area.
Lorry Park
The non-slip surfaced lorry park is of a substantial size to allow even the largest of lorries to be turned round easily. It is safe with a non-slip surface and is fully enclosed.
Loading Area
A fenced off loading area into which a horsebox can be backed, creates an ‘alley-way’ for younger or inexperienced horses to be loaded with ease.
2. reception & disabled access - yard & farriery area - waiting / recovery boxes
Entering Clinic
Entrance to reception and the clinic itself is via large double doors. These are always kept shut for safety.
Reception
The reception is a clean, warm and comfortable place for you to wait whilst procedures are being carried out. Nixon Equine Vets practice equine veterinary clinic is totally ‘disable friendly’ throughout.
Yard
The yard is a clean and professional area for your horse to be examined in hand; it is flat so ideal for viewing walking and trotting. It is also the ideal surface for Equinalysis.
Waiting & Recovery Boxes
There are 3 recovery boxes at Nixon Equine Vets, each being well lit with heat lamps and rubber flooring. Each box is power hosed and disinfected between horses.
Farriery Bays
Safe, well lit bays with moulded rubber floors provide an ideal farriery area, with easy access to the horse and farrier's van parked adjacent. Farriers can take advantage of the flat trot up yard before and after work, view x-rays, thermographs and equinalysis in the adjacent consultation room.
3. clinical examination & treatment rooms - laboratory - x-ray - consulting room
Examination Room 1
Exam room 1 is a spacious 7.3m x 3.5m x 2.7m with a rubber moulded floor that is power hosed and disinfected after each horse, and equipped with power, telephone and computer points. It is well lit, with an even light supply above the horse.- It is large enough for stocks with collapsible sides and no overhead barriers, providing ease of access to the horse from both sides.
- It also has a periodontal dental unit, a dedicated AI suite with adjacent frozen semen store and laboratory, plus a surgical dioxide laser suite for the treatment of skin lesions.
Examination Room 2
Exam room 2 is 5.5m X 4m X 3m is well lit and also has a moulded rubber floor, power, telephone and computer points. It is a tall room with no low rafters and a wide doorway provides easy access and safety.- Exam room 2 is large enough to look around the horse with ease for a thorough, full examination. It is used for initial clinical work, examining the back and pelvic area as well as more routine distal limb and foot examinations. It is also the exam room used for emergency cases as it is just 3 strides from the horsebox.
Examination Room 3
Exam room 3 measures 7.3m X 3.5m X 2.7m. This room is immaculate with a moulded rubber floor, overhead symmetrical lighting, telephone and computer points, plus stocks.- This is the major imaging room, other than radiography, and houses the thermographic camera with large TV recorder, video gastroscope, 2 endoscopes for upper and lower respiratory tract work, 2 state of the art ultrasound scanners for all soft tissue work, focused powerful shockwave equipment with hoist for treating the back, neck and jaw.
Laboratory
Our on-site laboratory can provide a full blood picture in just 15 minutes. It also provides for correct, heat controlled, clean storage of electronic instruments, plus fridge and freezer storage for medical samples and an autoclave for equipment sterilisation.
X-Ray Room
The very large x-ray room is completely lead lined to provide a safe area for equine x-ray. It is routinely inspected to comply with Health and Safety regulations required to house our state of the art digital x-ray machine .
Client Consultations
Our quiet, private client consult room provides time for discussion on each case with owners. Digital radiography, ultrasound, equinalysis, thermography and gastroscopy images can be viewed and discussed and/or made available on CD or via email. An equine skeleton allows for comparative purposes.
4. hard & soft assessment surfaces - arena & paddocks - in-patient yard
Soft Assessment Surface
A unique 20 metre circle and straight line area allows for trotting up on a prepared limestone surface for deep going.
Hard Assessment Surface
The hard surface is regularly rolled to provide a safe trotting area on a non slip surface.
Assessment Arena
A 40 X 60 metre all weather well lit arena which never freezes is available for clinical examination of the ridden horse.
In-Patient Yard
The in patient yard has large, safe well ventilated boxes with separate shut off areas for food and bedding stores. It is fully enclosed and so very safe.
Paddocks
Extensive paddocks allow for clinical examination on a perfect grass surface under saddle and on the lunge and also safe turnout areas for in-patients.
Guard Dogs
