Kieran O'Brien MRCVS, Author at Your Horse

About

After a long stint as a lecturer at Bristol Veterinary School, Dr Kieran O’Brien MA MVB PhD MRCVS has been a senior clinician in an equine practice in Devon for the last 25 years. He is an FEI Official Veterinarian and has been a team vet for British and Irish teams. He is a regular contributor to horse magazines and published the book Essential Horse Health. He breeds and imports Connemara ponies.

27 May 2024

Horses are designed to get wet, so do they really need to wear a waterproof rug?

by Kieran O'Brien MRCVS
1 November 2023

Kieran O’Brien’s vet diary: ‘My worst suspicions are confirmed — a fracture of the horse’s humerus bone’

by Kieran O'Brien MRCVS
28 September 2023

Kieran O’Brien’s vet diary: ‘The horse somersaults, landing on his back with the poor rider underneath’

by Kieran O'Brien MRCVS
20 January 2022

How to get a horse or pony to eat their Pergolide tablet for Cushing’s disease

by Kieran O'Brien MRCVS
19 August 2021

Medication in horse feed: 8 vet tips to get your horse to eat it

by Kieran O'Brien MRCVS
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Horses are designed to get wet, so do they really need to wear a waterproof rug?

Kieran O’Brien’s vet diary: ‘My worst suspicions are confirmed — a fracture of the horse’s humerus bone’

Kieran O’Brien’s vet diary: ‘The horse somersaults, landing on his back with the poor rider underneath’

How to get a horse or pony to eat their Pergolide tablet for Cushing’s disease

Medication in horse feed: 8 vet tips to get your horse to eat it