Preventive Care
Routine preventative care is essential to the performance of your horse. We tailor a worming and vaccination program to meet your horse’s needs, and make sure the horse stays on schedule. We keep you informed when your pregnant mares and foals are due for vaccinations.
Proper nutrition is critical for good health and we welcome consultations
to offer professional advice.
We provide complete dental care. We routinely attend dental and nutritional
seminars to improve the quality of care we provide.
Pre-Purchase Evaluation
Pre-purchase evaluations of horses are necessary so a prospective buyer
can make an informed decision. Our goal is to identify problems or concerns
relative to the intended use of the horse.
The exam starts with a thorough
physical and lameness examination, with the option of reproductive exam,
radiographs, ultrasound, endoscopy and blood work looking for internal
problems. A well-informed buyer is a satisfied buyer.
Lameness & Performance
We offer lameness evaluations at the clinic or your facility. Frequently
the horse needs to be evaluated on hard and soft surfaces, in circles and
straight lies, as well as under saddle and in combination with flexion
tests and nerve or joint blocks to correctly
identify the location of the
lameness. After finding the correct location, radiograph and ultrasound
can establish a diagnosis or performance issue. We can then proceed to
appropriate therapeutics. A performance exam also looks for issues not
directly related to lameness that may be limiting the horse’s capabilities.