Buffalo Equine

12/31/2024

Happy New Year from your Buffalo Equine team!We will be back for normal business hours Thursday 1/2/24. Emergency services are available for established clientele by calling 763 682 2225.

Thank you all for an exciting 2024! This year brought a lot of change to the practice, and you all have graciously stood with us as we curtailed our growing pains, and added some wonderful new staff and doctors to the mix to accommodate clientele needs. We value your business, take great pride in your equine successes, and stand by you in the losses.

We can’t wait to see what 2025 has in store for all of you!

12/18/2024

Merry Christmas to all our clients! Enjoy Milo’s Christmas Hours announcement! 🎶

12/05/2024

Happy Thursday! Enrollment is now OPEN for our 2025 Buffalo Equine Wellness Program 🎉🎉 As always, this program is geared towards routine preventative care for our horses at an excellent discounted rate. Plus, we’ve added a few new items to our discounted services list!

For more information or to receive enrollment forms, please contact our office and we’d be happy to help!
Office Phone (763) 682-2225
Email: [email protected]
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New to Buffalo Equine?? No Problem! We have opened enrollment to new clients this year. Just contact our office to get your account set up and we can send you the necessary enrollment paperwork!
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Looking forward to seeing everyone in 2025!

12/03/2024

Please welcome Dr. Taylor Isberner to Buffalo Equine!
Dr. Taylor is originally from Minnesota, but graduated from Colorado State University in 2021. After graduation she completed her internship at Anoka Equine. After her internship she moved to Iowa and practiced in the Des Moines area with a primary focus in reproduction, stallion work, and foaling mares. Her primary interests in veterinary medicine include: neonates, internal medicine and reproduction.
When she isn't practicing vet med you can catch her riding her horses, Jack and Oz, or practicing agility or flyball with her pups, Dooley and Rizzo. She is so excited to be back in MN and serving the equine community here.

11/28/2024

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! To all our clients and friends.

We will be closed Thursday November 28th through the weekend for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will have a doctor available at 763-682-2225 for emergencies while the office is closed.

11/25/2024

Attention Mare Owners! If you have goals of breeding early this next season; Thanksgiving week is when you will want to start getting your mares under lights. When artificial lighting is implemented, ovulation usually occurs two and a half months later. During this time a 100-200 W incandescent or a fluorescent light in their stall is appropriate to provide 16 hours of light and 8 hours of darkness. Equilume light masks are also excellent devices we can use for our pasture housed mares. Stay tuned! We have an exciting surprise regarding next years breeding season as well!
Photo: Kelly Kvern

10/31/2024

Coming up for the month of December we are offering in clinic gastroscopes at a discounted price! On Thursdays only, you can get a gastroscope (office call, sedation, and procedure included) for only $278, for a total savings of $100! That leaves only 4 Thursdays to get on the schedule, so call the clinic to book today, (763)-682-2225!

10/18/2024

Happy National Veterinary Technician Week! Gratitude comes every day of the year, but this week we made sure to thank our techs and assistants for all they do! Buffalo Equine was no exception to the nation wide celebration! From piñatas to office chair massages… THANK YOU ANNA, KAYLYN, and TORII for all your hard work!
Special thanks to Beth's Mobile Bodywork LLC for making our office feel so special!!!!

07/08/2024

Goodbyes are always hard!!
Dr. Kish signed on with Buffalo Equine three years ago while his wife completed specialty training for her residency. They are now moving to his wife’s home state of North Carolina to start the next chapter for their family. His last day with Buffalo Equine is July 18th. We wish Dr. Kish, and his family, many blessings in their future endeavors.

05/29/2024

We are still looking to add highly motivated individuals to our team. Seeking a full time Receptionist (preference given to those with equine experience)
Buffalo Equine Culture:
⁃ Energetic and fast-paced team oriented environment
⁃ Strong focus on team member development
⁃ Opportunities for career development, advancement, and promotion
⁃ Focus on quality horse care and customer service
⁃ Supportive culture that fosters strong team bonds by seeking out those individuals that value, and actively participate in this type of culture
Employee Benefits Package
• Paid holidays
• Annual Bonus Potential
• Annual Clothing Allowance
• Large discounts for employees on all products and services
• Flexible scheduling
• On the job training available for those individuals with impressive aptitude and strong work ethic
Please contact Dr. Kirkpatrick at 763 682 2225 or [email protected]. Please visit our website, if you would like to get to know our staff and facility.

05/25/2024

We hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable Memorial Weekend remembering those that gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms.

We are closed Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. We are available for emergency needs of established clientele. 763 682 2225

05/18/2024

We are super excited to be adding Alpha 2 EQ to our arsenal for joint and respiratory health! Call to speak to our doctors if you think your horse would benefit from this orthobiologic.

The potent biological anti-inflammatory molecule addressing equine lameness, joint inflammation and soft tissue injury at the source

04/09/2024

We are also excited to introduce everyone to Dr. Ethan Strain. He will be joining the Buffalo Equine team in July!

Dr. Ethan Strain was born and raised in Virden, Manitoba, Canada on a ranch where he and his family raise and exhibit Percheron horses. As a 5th generation Percheron breeder and exhibitor, Dr. Ethan has been fortunate to show with his family, as Silver Oak Percherons, across Western Canada and the Midwest USA with the 2018, 2022 World Percheron Congress’ and Minnesota State Fair in 2018, 2022, and 2023 as recent highlights. He attended St. Matthew’s University for veterinary school and performed his clinical year at Washington State University. Ethan has spent the last 2 years working in North Carolina at Tryon Equine Mobile as an intern for the first 5 months and an associate after that. His professional interests include lameness, sports medicine, wellness/preventative medicine, and internal medicine. In his spare time, he can be found at draft horse events, hiking, spending time with friends and family, or working with his own horses.

04/03/2024

We are very excited to welcome Dr. Novotny to our practice in July!!!

Dr. Abbigail Novotny is a native Minnesotan who started as a certified equine ambulatory technician. She then enrolled in a dual degree program focusing on One Health and completed a Masters in Public Health from the University of Iowa in 2022 and her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Iowa State University in 2023. Dr. Novotny is currently completing a 1 year internship with Oakridge Equine Hospital in Oklahoma focusing on primary care, emergency medicine, surgery and sports medicine.

After her internship, Dr. Novotny is excited to focus on preventative medicine, education, and all things equine.

When not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband, family and friends as well as fishing, riding her horse, skiing, playing pick-up hockey and occasionally skijoring.

04/02/2024

Friendly reminder regarding emergency after hours care with Buffalo Equine.

We only see after hours emergencies for established clients. An established client is one who has used us within the last year for; at minimum, preventative health appts. This could include wellness exams, vaccines, and/or dental work. If you are not a current client, and have not been referred to us by your current veterinarian, and call Buffalo Equine after hours, you will be told we only see current, established clients on emergency and they receive priority for after hours emergency call.
If you do not have an established relationship with a veterinarian for your horse and you would like emergency coverage, a wellness visit to establish a valid Veterinary-Client-Patient-Relationship during regular business hours will be required.
While we are happy to help, we are not a referral hospital and take patients for in clinic care on a case by case basis so these patients can be provided the care they require during their stay.
Remember every one of our doctors has family, friends, and a life outside of being on call. Providing emergency care is prioritized to current clients in order to best serve them, and it is also critical to protecting our doctors well being.

Dr. Kirkpatrick

02/21/2024

Please welcome Dr. Adam Fenton to the team at Buffalo Equine. Dr Fenton is originally from Temecula, California. He did his undergraduate work at the University of South Dakota, and earned his DVM from University of Minnesota. While in vet school Dr Fenton worked at Running Aces as a technician for the Minnesota Racing Commission. He then completed one year internships at Alvarado Veterinary Clinic in Texas, and Iowa State’s equine and large animal rotating internship. In his free time Dr. Fenton enjoys cooking and gardening.

02/01/2024

Dr George Theisen officially retired today from Buffalo Equine. He started practicing at Buffalo Equine in 1986, and after retiring from daily appointments, became our business manager. We are sad to see him go, but excited he will enjoy his time perfecting his golf game even more.
On a more personal note, I grew up watching George work in the equine community. He was one of my personal vets and the preferred vet of many of the horse barns that I worked for. As a young kid I learned quickly how to cycle mares,recognize a respiratory illness, and triage a colic. He always arrived to the barn with a big smile that made you feel like everything was going to be ok. Dr. Boster, myself, and the staff of Buffalo Equine will greatly miss George!!

12/21/2023

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to our clients and friends. Here’s an update on our upcoming hours.