Urgent or clinical? Please call — the website is not monitored around the clock.

Contact

Contact


For registrations, availability and general questions. Anything clinical or urgent is always better by telephone.

General enquiries

Send an enquiry


This form is not for veterinary advice. It is not monitored around the clock, and clinical questions cannot safely be answered by email. If your horse needs attention, please call 07494 295509 rather than waiting for a reply.

By sending this enquiry you agree to your details being used to respond to it. See the privacy policy.

Direct

Speak to the practice


Operating address

The Sport Horse Vet Ltd
Town Vets, 19 Church Street
Southport
PR9 0QT

This is where insurance documents are sent and medicines are collected. The practice is fully ambulatory, so consultations happen at your yard rather than here.

Areas covered

Roughly a 25 mile radius of Southport, taking in Ormskirk, Burscough, Tarleton, Formby, Maghull, Skelmersdale, Preston, Leyland, Chorley, Wigan, Liverpool and the surrounding area.

Pre-purchase examinations are undertaken further afield by arrangement, with mileage charged.

Registering as a new client

New clients are welcome. The quickest way is to register your horse online — it takes a few minutes and only needs doing once. Then telephone to arrange a first visit.

Response times

Enquiries sent through this form are answered as soon as possible. They are not picked up at night or at weekends, so please telephone if the matter cannot wait.

A stable yard in the early morning

Before you write

Questions that come up often


Can I ask a veterinary question through the website?

The enquiry form is for general questions — registering, availability, arranging a visit and accounts. Clinical questions need a conversation, and the inbox is not monitored around the clock, so anything concerning your horse’s health should come by telephone.

How do I register as a new client?

Send an enquiry through the contact page or telephone the practice. You will be asked for your details, your yard, and a little about your horses so the right amount of time can be set aside for a first visit.

Opening hours & emergencies

Opening hours

Normal hours of business are between 9am and 5pm.

Out of hours and emergencies

We aim to provide an emergency service outside our normal working hours, 365 days a year. Although our Clinical Director, Stephanie Miller, aims to cover all equine emergencies personally, owing to the small scale of the practice there will be times when this isn’t possible. Accordingly, from time to time out-of-hours and/or emergency cover may be provided by Gillivervets. Gillivervets is a trading name of VetPartners Practices Limited, Company No. 10084952.

Emergency visits incur an out-of-hours surcharge in addition to the usual visit fee. We reserve the right to request part or full payment before attending an out-of-hours call.

If Gillivervets attend, you will be invoiced by The Sport Horse Vet Ltd in the usual way. In the interests of your equine, clinical records relating to your equine may be shared with Gillivervets, VetPartners Practices Limited, Company No. 10084952.

In an emergency, telephone 07494 295509.

Please do not use the website enquiry form, email, social media or WhatsApp to notify us about an emergency, as none of these platforms are monitored around the clock.