Rural Equine Veterinary Services

03/08/2025

Throwback to a horse crazy kid who would become a horse crazy veterinarian! I have no idea what year this was (I was probably 9 or 10 years old). I would have climbed on the back of anyone's pony to ride in the Dogwood Parade!

03/06/2025

Echo is doing amazing! She has accepted her ocular implant without complications and will go back to work this weekend!

03/05/2025

Anyone know where this little guy came from?

An attentive client noticed this Bot fly larvae in manure today. Bot flies are quite common but general deworming is very effective for prevention of larvae development. This horse was recently acquired and dewormed 2 weeks ago which is why the larvae are dying and passing in the manure.

03/02/2025

The best medicine for an impaction colic is FLUIDS FLUIDS FLUIDS!!! Orally, intravenously, and via nasogastric tube. Fingers crossed this boy keeps moving stool as he starts a slow refeeding plan with Purina Senior as a mash.

03/02/2025

Very dry stool from an impaction colic we have been treating this weekend. No wonder the poor guy couldn't get it out!

03/02/2025

Today is , a day created to bring attention to equine welfare and the plight of unwanted and neglected horses. It's also a great time to recognize all of the equine veterinarians who give selflessly of their time and resources to aid horses in need. THANK YOU for all you do to make a difference in your community!

Want to help celebrate today's observance? Though not everyone has the space and resources to adopt an equine companion, there are many charitable groups that you can support who devote their work to protecting these magnificent animals. One of them is the AAEP's own charitable arm, The Foundation for The Horse, an organization dedicated to improving horse welfare through veterinary education, research and help for equines at risk. By supporting the Foundation, you can help us transform the health of horses around the world!

To learn more about the Foundation and to donate, visit: https://www.foundationforthehorse.org/

03/01/2025

No horse is too young or too old to benefit from routine vaccinations!

02/27/2025

4 days post enucleation and Echo was doing well enough to go back to the field with her herdmates! She is feeling great and hasn't missed a beat. It's amazing how well horses cope with partial vision loss.

02/27/2025

Did you know Rural Equine has Mobile Xray?

Our Heska Cuattro Hub is an the most valuable item on our truck and is a huge advantage to our clients due to its portability and high quality images. For many horses hauling can be a challenge due to lameness, injuries, or sometimes it's just more convenient to do on farm!

02/26/2025

🌟🌟🌟Open appointments🌟🌟🌟

Due to a schedule change, I am opening more appointment times for March 10th for both haul in and farm calls. 🐴

UPDATE! Only 1 appointment left for March 10th!

SPRING SCHEDULING UPDATE!!!!

Due to my available weekdays in March starting to fill up with farm calls, I will be offering Saturday haul in appointments at our place in Camdenton. Weekend and evening farm calls will be reserved ONLY for current client emergency and urgent care cases as needed.

If you will need a farm call in March for routine work, please schedule ASAP so I can get everyone properly cared for!

The last few available farm calls for March include the following
✔️March 10th: 1 appointment available!
✔️March 24th UPDATE: FULL
✔️March 31st: UPDATE: FULL

As always, thank you for your support while our buisness continues to grow! 🐎🩺⚕️

02/26/2025

Echo is doing very well after her surgery! 2 days post-op and now out of her bandage. It will be a few more days before the swelling goes down and another 2 weeks before we can feel confident she can retain her ocular implant. So far she has adjusted very well and is a happy mare!

Currently our only challenge is cleaning fly masks daily to keep the mud away!

02/26/2025

Looking good after removing Echo's bandage! She is doing amazing!

02/25/2025

Conjunctival Foreign Body. Ouch!

Poor Vegas will feel much better without this peice of hay in her eye. Luckily she shows no evidence of injury to the cornea today and had a normal exam other than clogged nasolacrimal ducts and some minor conjunctivitis.

02/24/2025

Dessert last night was curtesy of a generous client! Thanks for the treats Tanya Jolene Strickland !

02/23/2025

Waiting for Echo to wake up after her surgery.....recovery is actually the most stressful part of having horses under anesthesia. Brandon does a great job being quiet and patient while keeping pressure on the neck until the horse is ready to sit up. Getting up too fast can be dangerous, but sometimes unavoidable. Quiet recoveries are always the goal!!!!

02/23/2025

Echo's sleepy post surgery victory lap after her enucleation today! Although she required the drugs of a horse twice her size, she did great for surgery and recovery.

02/23/2025

Beautiful hunk of a horse for his yearly dental, vaccines, and coggins yesterday! What a handsome guy!

02/22/2025

Another eye injury today for a haul in appointment!

Dash is a long time patient and always a pleasure to work with! His owner noticed some ocular pain a 2 days ago. Luckily after discussion and a phone consult, his owner had some eye antibiotics on hand to administer until his exam today.

Dash appears to have a resolving corneal ulcer. He had no stain uptake today and beautiful healing vessels along his corneal where the injury happened. Although this eye appears to be healing, Dash will stay on topical antibiotics and eye monitoring for atleast another 5 days. Continued monitoring for complications such as keratitis, uveitis, infections, and stromal abscesses is very important over the next week. With luck this sweet senior will be feeling much better in a few days!