Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center

Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center For more than 50 years, one of the foremost equine veterinary referral clinics in the world.

Nail Injuries in Horses Dr. Greg Parks recently treated a horse that stepped on a large fencing nail. Thanks to quick-th...
07/10/2025

Nail Injuries in Horses

Dr. Greg Parks recently treated a horse that stepped on a large fencing nail. Thanks to quick-thinking owners who noticed right away and called a veterinarian immediately, this horse is on the road to a full recovery.

If your horse steps on a nail, do not remove it before your vet arrives. Leaving the nail in place allows radiographs to determine the exact location and depth of the injury — especially if important structures like the coffin bone, navicular bursa, or tendon sheath are involved.

In this case, the nail narrowly missed vital structures. With bandaging, pain management, and close follow-up, the prognosis is excellent.

This Fourth of July, we celebrate independence, community, and the bond between horse and rider.From all of us at Alamo ...
07/04/2025

This Fourth of July, we celebrate independence, community, and the bond between horse and rider.
From all of us at Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center, we wish you a safe and meaningful holiday.

Jessie, a quarter horse mare was admitted to Alamo Pintado with a challenging fracture. Jessie sustained a comminuted, o...
06/30/2025

Jessie, a quarter horse mare was admitted to Alamo Pintado with a challenging fracture. Jessie sustained a comminuted, open fracture of the left front proximal splint bone (MT2), sustained two weeks prior. She arrived with a strong grade 3/5 lameness and localized swelling.

Dr. Wade Walker performed a preoperative CT Scan on 11/20 which confirmed a complex frontal plane fracture. To repair the fracture, Dr. Walker acquired a 7-hole 3.5mm locking compression plate designed for small animals from Dr. Sarkisian from Santa Ynez Pet Hospital. This compression plate was perfect for the tiny splint bone.

We are happy to report that Jessie is doing great, and is back in training for cow horse competition!

We stopped in to watch some of the action at today's Santa Ynez Valley Cutters show at the Santa Ynez Valley Equestrian ...
06/29/2025

We stopped in to watch some of the action at today's Santa Ynez Valley Cutters show at the Santa Ynez Valley Equestrian Center. It warmed our hearts to see longtime clients and beloved valley residents Joe and Alice Olla in attendance. As many of you know Joe has been recovering from a very serious horse accident. On behalf of your fellow valley residents and friends we welcome you home Joe. Home feels more like home now that your back.

06/27/2025

At Alamo Pintado we are so proud to be part of the wonderful and diverse horse community in our beautiful Santa Ynez Valley. This past weekend we enjoyed attending the very successful sixth annual Old Santa Ynez Days Rodeo. It’s great to see this rodeo grow each year. And just over the hill in Santa Barbara the region 2 Arabian Horse Show was held this past weekend at Earl Warren Showgrounds. This weekend we can’t wait to attend the Santa Ynez Valley Cutters cutting and cow horse show at the Santa Ynez Valley Equestrian Center. What an amazing community of horse lovers we are lucky to live in. Region 2 Youth Arabian Horse Association

Talk with Dr. Ben Sykes BSc BVMS MS MBA DipACVIM PhD FHEAUnderstanding Equine Gastric Ulcers: What Every Horse Owner Nee...
06/10/2025

Talk with Dr. Ben Sykes BSc BVMS MS MBA DipACVIM PhD FHEA
Understanding Equine Gastric Ulcers: What Every Horse Owner Needs to Know

Join internationally renowned equine veterinarian Dr. Ben Sykes for an in-depth, practical session on equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS) — one of the most common and often overlooked conditions affecting horses today.

Date: Wednesday 6/11/2025
Time: 5:30pm
Location: California Horse Center at Flag Is Up Farms
901 E Hwy 246, Solvang CA 93463

Tickets: Contact Will Friday 310-804-6783 or by email [email protected]

What You’ll Learn:
- Prevention and treatment strategies
- Latest research and recommendations
- Live Q&A with Dr. Sykes

Whether you’re a horse owner, trainer, vet, or enthusiast — this talk will give you actionable insights to help horses thrive.

Reserve your spot now! Limited spaces available.

This week Dr. Troy Herthel and his daughter Crosby visited Rancho Del Cielo which in the 1980s was also known as Preside...
05/30/2025

This week Dr. Troy Herthel and his daughter Crosby visited Rancho Del Cielo which in the 1980s was also known as President Ronald Reagan's Western White House. In the 1980s and 1990s Alamo Pintado cared for the President and Nancy Reagan's horses as well as those ridden by the secret service agents. We have many fond memories and stories of those unique interactions between the leader of the free world, his horses and his veterinarians. Dr. Herthel was shown a rolodex card in the secret service command post containing the names and contact information for our Alamo Pintado staff. It was a unique snapshot of Alamo Pintado from 1987. Pictured is Dr. Troy Herthel and his late father and our founder Dr. Doug Herthel visiting with the President in the early 1990s at the ranch.

We’d like to extend a big congratulations to Charles and Vanessa Stevens on their stallion Roanmeo ~”Mijo” winning the O...
05/22/2025

We’d like to extend a big congratulations to Charles and Vanessa Stevens on their stallion Roanmeo ~”Mijo” winning the Open Derby at the SRCHA Wild Rag show!

Prior to the show, Roanmeo spent a couple of weeks with us at Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center for semen freezing and cooled semen shipments. While at the clinic, he stayed in peak condition with regular Aquatred sessions. Dr. Stevenson also gave him a thorough once-over to ensure he was feeling and performing his best.

This is a great example of how our team works to support both the breeding careers and performance goals of top stallions like Roanmeo. Well done to all involved!

Tonight, we celebrate the graduation of our 2025 Alamo Pintado Intern Class. This year's class was an exceptional group...
05/16/2025

Tonight, we celebrate the graduation of our 2025 Alamo Pintado Intern Class. This year's class was an exceptional group of veterinarians representing Spain, France, Italy, Germany and California. Sarah is headed to an Internal Medicine Residency at The Ohio State University, Martina will be completing an Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Minnesota, Mimi a Field Internship at UC Davis, Salome will be going to work for a private practice in France, and Natalia will be staying for a second year at Alamo Pintado just like her father Dr. Diego and aunt Dr. Marta Uson did in the 1990s. We are so proud of this talented group and are proud to have them as lifelong Alamo Pintado family members.

For over 52 years we have enjoyed serving the needs of and working with our referring equine veterinarians from across C...
04/25/2025

For over 52 years we have enjoyed serving the needs of and working with our referring equine veterinarians from across California and the Western United States. In 1984 we held our first Alamo Pintado Veterinary Symposium to provide our referring veterinarians with the latest in continuing education and an opportunity for personal connections and camaraderie. Over the years that meeting has grown to often host over 150-200 equine veterinarians. In addition to our symposium this year we began hosting smaller focused continuing education meetings for our referring veterinarians. Last night we welcomed 15 equine veterinarians from the Central Coast and Southern California to hear presentations from Dr. Troy Herthel on Exosomes- Regenerative Therapy in Equine Orthopedics, Dr. Carolina Lopez on Updates on Managing Metabolic Horses with SGLT2i, and Dr. Wade Walker on Cervical Spine Foraminotomy. We thank these equine veterinarians for spending the evening with us.

Spring is in full swing at Alamo Pintado. This mare is enjoying some turnout with her foal while she’s here for artifici...
04/25/2025

Spring is in full swing at Alamo Pintado. This mare is enjoying some turnout with her foal while she’s here for artificial insemination (AI).

We're Hiring at Alamo Pintado!Join our world-class team! We're currently looking for:Surgery Technician (Anesthesia Focu...
04/24/2025

We're Hiring at Alamo Pintado!

Join our world-class team! We're currently looking for:

Surgery Technician (Anesthesia Focus)
Assist in advanced equine surgeries and monitor anesthesia. Prior anesthesia experience is highly preferred.

ICU/Medicine Technician
Provide critical care to hospitalized patients, administer treatments, and support our medicine team with hands-on care.

What we’re looking for:
✔️ Strong horse-handling skills
✔️ Experience in surgery, anesthesia, or ICU
✔️ Attention to detail + great communication
✔️ Passion for equine medicine
Send your resume to: [email protected]

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Los Olivos, CA

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(805) 688-6510

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