Skin Issues with your Connemara Pony with Dr Kieran O’Brien

HAVE ANY SKIN PROBLEMS WITH YOUR PONIES?

•  Sweet Itch/Itching
•  Ringworm
•  Mud Fever
•  Sunburn
•  RainRot

In this episode we speak to Dr Kieren O'Brien about skin issues that are common in Connemara ponies.
Kieran qualified as a vet in Ireland and after a short spell in two equine hospitals, he completed a PhD at Cambridge. He then spent twelve years as a lecturer and clinician at Bristol Veterinary School before moving in 1998 to an equine veterinary practice on the Devon/Cornwall border. He is an FEI Event Veterinarian and has officiated at many international events, including at three World Equestrian Games. He is the author of the book ‘Essential Horse Health’. He breeds and imports Connemara sports ponies.  

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