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Endoscopy is the process by which a long fiberoptic camera is used to visualise the equine respiratory tract. Using this camera we can visualise the pharynx, larynx, guttural pouches and trachea in great detail and take biopsy samples for laboratory testing if required. We have three fibrescope endoscopes which can be used in a stable without a power source. Endoscopy is an essential part of evaluating horses with upper airway disease, abnormal respiratory noise and lung disease. The equine urinary tract and uterus can also be visualised with the use of an endoscope. By inserting the camera into the horse’s urethra or uterus we can visualise the insides of these organs and take biopsies if required for diagnostic testing.