I’m not a horse person. I thought “frog” was just an amphibian, not part of a hoof. But even I got goosebumps walking past their state-of-the-art isolation unit for infectious equine cases. It’s like a bunker for four-legged athletes. They’ve got separate ventilation systems, dedicated staff, and a strict “no sharing water buckets” policy. For a place that handles everything from laminitis to fractured cannon bones, the paranoia is justified—and reassuring.
Passionate about animal care | Oaklands Veterinary Centre
And the rehab area? It has an underwater treadmill. Seriously. Horses swim in a giant clear tank while cameras monitor their gait. I watched a video of a racehorse recovering from a tendon injury, and it looked like a mythical creature doing water aerobics. I wanted to join in, but the vet said no. (Probably for the best—I can barely float.)
