Rainbow Equine Hospital

Rainbow Equine Hospital in Malton, North Yorkshire is part of VetPartners and provides first-opinion and referral care for horses. Its core hospital services include equine surgery, medicine, anaesthesia, diagnostic imaging, on-site laboratory work and reproductive services, alongside a 24/7 mobile ambulatory team. Recent feedback continues to highlight experienced clinical care, strong communication and supportive handling of difficult cases, although a small number of reviews report unhappy experiences around complex surgical outcomes and cost.

Services

•Equine-only first-opinion and referral care for horses, with both routine and more serious hospital cases.
•Hospital-based clinical services including equine surgery, medicine, anaesthesia, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services and reproductive services.
•24/7 mobile support through an equine ambulatory team.
•Veterinary Nurse Training facility.
•Recent owner examples include treatment for septic joint cases, field injuries requiring surgery, colic surgery, and care for a seriously unwell young foal, with reviews also mentioning inpatient monitoring, repeat surgery where needed, and regular progress updates during recovery.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

•Matt – thanked in multiple reviews for surgical care, honesty, and daily progress updates.
•Moses – praised for surgery and care alongside his team.
•Jonathan – credited with advising urgent same-day admission in a suspected septic joint case, carrying out surgery, discussing options, and giving post-operative updates.
•Elise, Brian and Joe – personally thanked in a recent review for support and care over a prolonged period.
•Reception, admin, grooms and nurses – several reviews praise the wider team for friendliness, compassion and support, including during bereavement and end-of-life situations.

Reviews

Rainbow Equine Hospital has a 4.6-star Google rating from 81 reviews.

•Recent feedback is mostly positive, with owners praising the hospital’s expertise, professionalism and personal approach, including from long-standing clients who have used the practice for many years.
•Reviews frequently mention clear communication during serious cases, including urgent admission advice, regular updates while horses were hospitalised, and honest conversations about treatment and cost.
•Owners also highlight supportive nursing, admin and reception teams, with especially warm comments about compassion during loss and difficult decisions.
•A small number of reviews raise serious concerns about surgical decision-making, outcomes and expense, so experiences appear more mixed in some complex and high-stakes cases.

Katie Rathbone

2 years ago

Where to even start with this review… rainbow saved my pony and provided more than a 5 star service throughout the full period my pony was there. To cut a very long story short- My mare, who has previous history of hock arthritis had became lame again around May 2023, I organised with my local vet for some steroid injections to be given to my mare and they worked at first. However, my worst nightmare began, my mare couldn’t weight bare at all and was hopping around on 3 legs. After eventually managing to convince my local vet to come back out, tests were ran for a septic joint. I received a call on the Saturday and it was advised my mare had a septic joint and her best route of treatment was surgery and I had planned with my vets to take my mare the coming Monday. I then received a call from Jonathan at Rainbow not long after who advised my best chance at saving her would be to take her that same day before 8pm. We discussed options and I agreed to take her that day. I arrived with my pony after travelling her from up north and I was greeted in such a caring manner by all the members of staff present and myself and my pony were taken up to the barn where she would be receiving surgery. I said my goodbyes for that day as we were unsure of the outcome at that time and I left and returned home from the night. Just before midnight, I received a phonecall from Jonathan to advise everything had went well and my pony was coming round nicely. I had a holiday planned just a few days after and eventually decided I would still go on my holiday as everything was going well and I had arrangements with my parents etc regarding my pony. I had visited my pony before I left and she seemed to be doing well. Not even 24 hours after leaving the country I got a dreaded phone-call to advise the count for the septic joint had gone back up and she would need another surgery, I agreed immediately to this and again Jonathan completed the surgery and rang me to advise everything went well. My pony was improving daily… until she became reluctant to stand and was laying down for long periods of time again. My pony was then diagnosed with laminitis and rotation in all four. This was an extremely long journey which we weren’t sure my pony would recover from but to cut things short, everyone at rainbow saved my pony and I will be forever grateful for the lengths all of the staff went to to make sure I knew what was going on and the best course of action to take at all times. My pony would not be here today if it was not for everyone at rainbow. They are so understanding when it comes to making payment and are so approachable regarding everything. I would just like to say thanks again for saving my pony and I would highly recommend this equine hospital to anyone that asks!

Reviews for Rainbow Equine Hospital

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Note: Showing the 10 most recent Google reviews out of 81 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

Kim Little

1 month ago

Recently lost my boy and I can not thank Rainbow equine Hospital enough for their help and support in looking after my boy over the last year or so always helpful always supportive special thanks to Matt, Elise, Brian and Joe thank you all so much and Matt thank you for the honesty. highly recommended (Kim Haile & Caddy)

abby C

2 months ago

My 6 week old foal took very poorly and I was advised by my own vets to take her to Rainbow. The recovery she made was unbelievable because of this hospitals care and they only had to keep her in for 2 days. The staff kept us updated regularly and were very up front about cost. Highly highly recommend, thank you Rainbow 🌈 ❤️

Amit kumar

11 months ago

Amanda Roberts

1 year ago

Absolutely outstanding service by everyone lovely friendly receptionist and amazing care and surgery by vet Moses and his team thank you .

Amanda Pickering

Our horses have been with Rainbow for getting on for 30 years and we wouldn't consider going elsewhere. We have seen it grow from a 3-vet practice to the much larger hospital it is today but despite Rainbow's growth and success, its staff have never lost their personal, friendly touch. Over the years, the vets there have provided a consistently high level of expertise and professionalism. Would not hesitate to recommend.

Tom Perkins

Did surgery on my horse when it wasn’t needed, which resulted in her having to be put to sleep. All about getting what money they can and zero animal care taken place. Please do not send your animals here if you care about there wellbeing

Emma Long

I have used this veterinary practice for the best part of 20 years. I cannot thank the whole team enough from admin, grooms, nurses and the vets. My horses have had the best care throughout. One thing I can say is the care and compassion they have when your horse passes is exceptional. I have had such good support with losing two of my horses/ponies due to old age over this last few years. The team made the process so much easier. Nothing is too much. As I always say to my liveries we are incredibly lucky to have such a good team and fantastic facilities just an hour away. Well done Team Rainbow and THANKYOU.