Visit Fees and Group Bookings

We’re happy to offer ways to help reduce visit fees when more than one horse is seen at the same location.

• Shared Visits: If multiple clients at the same yard need a visit on the same day, you can share the visit fee. Just let our reception team know at the time of booking so we can coordinate this for you.

• Free Visit Fee for 5+ Horses: If five or more horses are seen during the same visit, the visit fee is waived entirely.(This is great for vaccines or routine dentals)

Not Yet Registered?

For clients who are not registered with Vectis Equine Vets and require an emergency consultation an initial visit fee of £126 applies. This helps cover the extra time and information needed when seeing a horse for the first time.

If you'd like to register with us or have any questions about visit fees, our friendly team will be happy to help.

Same-Day Appointments

We understand that sometimes your horse may need to be seen on the same day. Our vets’ days are usually planned in advance so we can give each case the time and attention it needs. While we’ll always do our best to fit in urgent cases, same-day bookings can be challenging and may affect how we manage the rest of the day.

If you think your horse needs to be seen urgently, please call us as early as possible so we can help make the best arrangements.

24/7 Emergency Cover

At Vectis Equine Vets, we always have a vet on call  24 hours a day, 365 days a year  to support you and your horse whenever you need us.

Out of Hours Charges

A call-out during the following times will incur an Out of Hours fee:

• Weekdays: 5:30pm – 8:30am
• Weekends, Bank Holidays, Office closure: all day

Out of Hours Fee - £94.50

Antisocial Hours Fee - £113.40

If a visit takes place between 10:00pm and 6:00am, antisocial hours fee applies.

These charges help us ensure that we can continue to provide reliable emergency care around the clock.

Our routine fee includes a basic 20-minute clinical examination of your horse, along with a discussion of our findings with you.

Additional diagnostic procedures—such as blood tests, ultrasound scans, x-rays, or nerve blocks—are not included and will be charged separately.

*Please note: if diagnostic work takes longer than 30 minutes, additional fees may apply.

This fee covers a 20-minute follow-up clinical examination of your horse for the same condition previously assessed, along with a discussion of our findings and any updates to your horse’s care plan.

Additional diagnostic procedures—such as blood tests, ultrasound scans, x-rays, or nerve blocks—are not included and will be charged separately.

*Please note: if further diagnostic work takes longer than 30 minutes, additional fees may apply.

• Tetanus Vaccination - £30.60
• Equine Influenza Vaccination - £45.07
• Combined Equine influenza and tetanus Vaccination - £53.86

Vaccination info

The World Organisation for Animal Health recommends that equine influenza vaccines include both clade 1 and clade 2 Florida sublineage viruses. 

We use " Proteq" as our first choice brand but do stock alternatives if any vaccine reactions have been noticed previously. 

All horses legally require a microchip and passport before they are 12 months old OR before they leave their birth premises. 

Fee covers the cost of supply and insertion of micochip plus completion of passport form of owners choice.

• Take a blood Sample - £18.48 

+ One of our in-house options

• Haematology in house - £60.86
• Biochemistry in house - £34.74

More specialised test are sent to external laboratories these will be quoted at the time.

Our routine dental fee includes:

• A discussion about any concerns such as eating habits, weight loss, quidding, bit issues, or head shaking.

• A thorough visual and manual examination of your horse’s mouth and teeth using a dental mirror.

• Routine dental treatment, including:

• Rasping of sharp enamel points

• Smoothing of irregularities to promote even chewing

• Removal of small dental overgrowths

• Assessment of incisor alignment with minor corrections if needed

Sedation is strongly recommended for all dental procedures to ensure the safety of your horse, the handler, and the vet, as well as to allow for a complete and thorough examination. Sedation is charged separately.

This fee includes the examination, assessment, cleaning, and closure of a wound. It covers most straightforward wounds that can be treated and sutured within 60 minutes.

*For more complex or extensive wounds, additional charges may apply—but we’ll always discuss this with you in advance.

*Depending on the location and nature of the wound, further diagnostics such as x-rays or ultrasound may be needed and are charged separately. If bandaging is required, this will also incur a separate fee.

We use gastroscopy not only to investigate gastric ulcers, but also as part of weight loss and colic investigations.

The fee includes the gastroscopy procedure, assessment of the findings, and a discussion of any recommended treatment or management changes.

*Sedation is required for this procedure and is charged separately.

Ultrasound of the abdomen. 

• Front Foot balance X-RAY (8 views)   £242.56

Our veterinary team is always happy to discuss any concerns by phone or email.

To speak with a vet, please call reception and leave a message. One of the team will get back to you as soon as they’re not racing around the island!