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<a href="http://www.amtra.org.uk/syllabus.html" target="_blank">&gt; Find out here</a>) As horse owners ourselves we know how important it is to keep our horses and ponies healthy and we are passionate about helping our customers to do the same. Every day we talk to horse owners and help them to sort out their worming problems.</span></p> <p><span class="heading">Westgate lead the way.<br> </span><span class="trebuchet-main">When we first introduced the idea of postal worm counts to horse owners back in 1999, very few people knew anything about testing for worms. A few had had tests done with their vet, but the usual worm control consisted of giving a variety of doses throughout the year, whether the horse needed them or not. </span></p> <p><span class="trebuchet-main"> Times have changed. Today targeted worming programmes, which only worm the wormy horses, have become mainstream. We activly promote targeted worming as best practice. Leading parasitologists, local vets and even companies manufacturing wormers all support this approach too. </span></p> <p><span class="heading">Quality and value.<br> </span><span class="trebuchet-main"><img src="../images/beta-logos.gif" alt="BETA logos" width="180" height="95" class="noborderfloatright">As market leaders we strive to give a friendly and professional service which is second to none, simple to use, with rapidly reported results and full back up advice available if you need it. All this for a reasonable cost too. Westgate Labs are members of BETA (what is this? <a href="http://www.beta-uk.org/" target="_blank">&gt; click here</a>) We were overall winners of the prestigious BETA innovations award in 2005.<br> </span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table></TD> <TD> <IMG SRC="../images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=14 ALT=""></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <IMG SRC="../images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=4 ALT=""></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <IMG SRC="../images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=28 ALT=""></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <IMG SRC="../images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=4 ALT=""></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <IMG SRC="../images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=28 ALT=""></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <IMG SRC="../images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=4 ALT=""></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <IMG SRC="../images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=28 ALT=""></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <IMG SRC="../images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=4 ALT=""></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <IMG SRC="../images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=28 ALT=""></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <IMG SRC="../images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=99 ALT=""></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD height="19"> <IMG SRC="../images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=12 ALT=""></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD height="184"> <IMG SRC="../images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=184 ALT=""></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <IMG SRC="../images/web-layout_35.gif" WIDTH=25 HEIGHT=23 ALT=""></TD> <TD COLSPAN=7> <IMG SRC="../images/web-layout_36.gif" WIDTH=800 HEIGHT=23 ALT=""></TD> <TD> <IMG SRC="../images/web-layout_37.gif" WIDTH=25 HEIGHT=23 ALT=""></TD> <TD> <IMG SRC="../images/spacer.gif" WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=23 ALT=""></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <div align="center"> <p><span class="pagefootersmall">&copy; Westgate Laboratories 2008</span><br> <span class="pagefooterlinks">Westgate Laboratories, Middle Stobswood, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 3AZ</span></p> <p> <span class="pagefooterlinks"><a href="index.html" >Home</a> | <a href="info-zone/index.html">Information Zone</a> | <a href="our-services/index.html">Our Services</a> | <a href="order-now/index.html">Order Now</a> | <a href="sitemap.htm">Site Map</a></span><span class="style2"> <br> </span><br> <span class="pagefootersmall">Westgate Laboratories Ltd. 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