Hird and Partners

Hird and Partners is a multi-species veterinary practice (small animals, equine and farm animals) that also operates as a veterinary nurse training facility. The clinic is set up to handle urgent situations as well as ongoing, long-term care: emergency veterinary services are explicitly mentioned, and reviewers describe decades-long relationships with the practice across multiple animals.

From the latest reviews available to us, owners most often point to

• •Support during difficult equine cases, including compassionate handling of a 30-year-old gelding’s treatment and the owner’s distress.
• •Long-term management of recurring problems (one owner credits specific vets with keeping a horse “still going strong” into older age).
• •A reassuring manner from staff during appointments.

Services

• •Veterinary care for small animals, equine, and farm animals (also reflected in reviews mentioning dogs, cats, rats, horses and sheep).
• •Emergency veterinary services (described on the clinic website as separate emergency provision for pets vs equine/farm).
• •Veterinary nurse training (listed as a training facility).

People

Named team members mentioned in reviews include Nigel, Helena, Amelia, Peter, Tim and Christian (roles not stated).

What owners describe about the team’s approach

• •Compassion during emotionally difficult equine treatment decisions, with one review highlighting “humanity” and care shown to both the owner and their elderly gelding.
• •Ongoing case management over many years, with specific vets credited for helping an older horse remain in good health despite “multiple problems.”
• •Reassurance during visits, described as “really friendly and very reassuring.”

Reviews

Google rating: 4.7 stars from 121 reviews. - Long-term loyalty: multiple reviewers mention being with the practice for 17–18 years, over 30 years, and across several animals.

• •Equine care is a repeated focus in the written comments, including treatment of an elderly gelding and support through a difficult process.
• •Staff manner is frequently described in practical terms: reassuring, professional, and compassionate, particularly when owners are under stress.