Helping you manage the parasite control of your horse and other grazing animals

Job Vacancy

We're seeking a Laboratory Technician

Are you friendly and well organised with amazing attention to detail?  We’re seeking a laboratory technician to join our super team to support us on the frontline of delivering animal health services from our busy postal laboratory in rural Northumberland.

Christmas opening hours 2019

For the laboratory and office

Our lab and office will be operating a reduced hours service over the Christmas Holidays. The lab will test each day there is a post and return results, any shop orders received will also be processed and sent out but the main office will remain closed for general enquiries. We'll be back to our normal hours from Monday 6th January. As usual we’ll do our best to respond to any pressing queries as soon as possible. If you need a direct response then please send these via Facebook messenger.

Winter Parasite Control 2019/20

What to consider for your horses this season

All the info you need to plan parasite control for your horse this winter ❄️ ✅ Decide on your approach to encysted redworm ✅ Reduction test if required ✅ Have you tested for tapeworm in the last 6 months? ✅ Are you in an area where you need to consider bots?

Kristy Hodgson from Westgate Labs wins National Equine SQP of the Year Award

🏆 🎉 Our fabulous ops director Kristy Hodgson was thrilled to win National Equine SQP of the year 2019. The prestigious prize, which recognises excellence in the Animal Health Industry, was presented at the SQP Awards Ceremony at Kensington, London 7th November.

Woohoo! Discounts, Offers & Prizes!

This November, you can get up to 20% off all Test Products, One Month Free on the All Seasons Subscription Service and Win a Prize!

We just can't stop celebrating out 20th Birthday! We wanted to share the excitement with our customers and what better way to cheer us up on the approach to winter than having lots of amazing discounts, offers and competition prize giveaways!

All Seasons Subscriber Feature

Meet Gabby, Hamish & Hugo!

Gabby Saleh RVN, was one of the first to subscribe to our All Seasons subscription service after it's launch in Spring 2019. Gabby is also an 'Insta-vlogger' featuring her two handsome coloured cobs, Hamish and Hugo, and has recently been featured in Absolute Horse magazine talking about her experience of being a Westgate All Seasons subscriber, which she describes as being a "life saver"!

Equine SQP of the Year Finalist

Kristy is on the shortlist!

We are very excited to reveal that our very own Kristy Hodgson, Operations Director and SQP (suitably qualified person) has been selected as a finalist in this year’s National SQP Awards for the Equine SQP of the Year!!

Prize Bundle Winners!

🎂2️⃣0️⃣ prize bundles given away!

It was a tough job, but we thoroughly enjoyed seeing all your images and videos and the 20 winners now have their 20th Anniversary prize bundle full of Westgate goodies!

Autumn Parasite Control 2019

Parasite control is very much a seasonal game, targeting the right worms at the right time of year to guard against the threat to horse health that comes with infection. Generally warm wet weather increases parasite activity and this year with high rainfall and plenty of sunshine we’ve therefore seen counts rise accordingly in horses this summer. Anything that is good for grass growth is generally good for parasites too! We therefore need to be on our guard going into the autumn.