Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center

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Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center

For more than 50 years, one of the foremost equine veterinary referral clinics in the world.

01/10/2025

Do you have a horse with Synovitis or mild to moderate Osteoarthritis that is in need of treatment? In August 2024 Alamo Pintado initiated a pilot study to evaluate an investigational intra-articular injection of an Equine Platelet Derived Exosome Product for treating joint disease. This investigational therapy, developed by world-class physician-scientists at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is not yet approved by the FDA. Since 2021, Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center has been collaborating on this project and has conducted pilot safety and exploratory efficacy studies in our own horses.
These studies have provided us with the confidence to proceed with evaluating this investigational therapy in client-owned horses as part of this FDA pilot study. Since August 2024 we have enrolled 10 horses in this pilot study and after evaluating the results we are looking to enroll 10 additional cases. If you have a horse with joint disease that you believe may be a candidate for this study, please call us at (805) 688-6510 and ask to speak with our clinical trial coordinator, Susie Kahn, PhD, to determine if your horse may be eligible for this study.

01/09/2025

As we watch the devastating fires 100 miles to our south, our thoughts and hearts are with all the animals, families, and first responders affected by this tragedy.

A special thank you to the brave firefighters and volunteers risking their lives to protect our communities and animals. Your courage and dedication do not go unnoticed!

01/07/2025

Acorns & Part Of The Oak Tree Poisoning in Horses

As horse owners, one of our biggest worries is our horses eating something harmful in their beautiful pastures. Did you know that acorns and parts of oak trees, while uncommon causes of poisoning, can still pose a serious risk?

Acorns contain tannins—natural compounds that can be toxic to horses when consumed in large amounts. These tannins can cause damage to the kidneys and gastrointestinal tract, leading to serious health issues. Generally horses avoid eating them unless bored or don't have adequate hay.

Symptoms of Acorn Poisoning in Horses
• Depression
• Lack of appetite
• Colic Symptoms
• Diarrhea
• Straining to urinate
• Brown/ Red Urine

Treatment is supportive care including IV fluids, anti-inflammatories, and nutritional support

12/19/2024

Some of our Alamo Pintado team members, along with their families, joined the Los Olivos community for a horseback Christmas caroling through town. This is a 30-year old tradition which was started by a group of local horsemen and women. We love being part of this amazing community and spreading holiday cheer—on horseback, of course! Wishing everyone a season filled with joy and togetherness.

12/18/2024

What an amazing evening we had at our annual Christmas party last night, celebrating a wonderful year with our clinic family, friends, and loved ones! It was a time of joy, laughter, and togetherness.

We were treated to delicious food, live music from our very own Christina Barnes and her talented singing partner Steve Ochoa 🎶, and plenty of fun activities for everyone to enjoy. The photo booth was a hit, and there was no shortage of festive spirit!

The highlight of the evening was our Gingerbread Making Contest, and a huge congratulations to Clara, Carson, Jayda, Leanna and Drew for taking home the prize with their fantastic creation!

A big thank you to everyone who made this night special — we couldn't have asked for a better way to wrap up such an incredible year. Here's to more fun, health, and happiness in the year to come!

Happy Holidays from all of us at Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center! 🐴❤️🎄

12/13/2024

Happy National Day of the Horse! At Alamo Pintado Equine Clinic everyday we celebrate horses! Horses have been companions and partners throughout history, and we are so happy our lives are intertwined with them!

11/22/2024

Join Our Team!
We're looking for a skilled and compassionate Equine Veterinary Technician to join our world-class team at Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center!
What you'll do:
✨ Assist veterinarians with care, diagnostics, and treatments
✨ Handle horses with expertise and empathy
✨ Help with medications, procedures, and surgeries
✨ Ensure a clean, safe, and organized environment
What we need:
✔️ Strong horse-handling experience
✔️ Excellent communication and multitasking skills
✔️ A self-starter with attention to detail
Interested? Email your resume to: [email protected]

11/14/2024

**Wonderful update on a patient**

Thank you to longtime Alamo client Alyssa Filipe for updating us on Wi******er. Wi******er had multiple colic episodes that weren’t responding to the usual treatments, so he came to Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center for further diagnostics. After a thorough examination and X-rays by Dr. Troy Herthel, multiple enteroliths (stones) were discovered. Wi******er underwent surgery to remove five stones!

Now, Wi******er is back to being a wonderful partner to his 9-year-old best friend, sharing endless adventures and memories together.

"Thank you for saving this boy's life 9 years ago! God knew these two were destined to be together."

11/13/2024

Huge congratulations to Suzy Bond and her horse, Whiskey Rocks, for winning the World Ranch Horse Association (WRHA) World Championship in Amateur Reining! Whiskey Rocks first came to Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center 4 years ago to see Dr. Carter Judy after suffering a central tarsal bone fracture. After a successful surgery with Dr. Judy, where the fracture was repaired with a bone screw, Whiskey Rocks made a full recovery. We're thrilled to see him back in action and in the winner's circle!

11/11/2024

Today we honor all military veterans of the United States Armed Forces! We graciously thank all of those who have bravely served our country, protecting us from threats both foreign and domestic.
Military veterans, such as retired Army Major Stephen Herthel, who served meritoriously in the European theatre of WWII.
After returning home from war, Stephen’s wife Barbara gave birth to their second son, Douglas Herthel, founder of Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center.

11/02/2024

As we enter the weekend we wanted to share this beautiful photo of the sunrise this morning above the clinic.

11/01/2024

Santa Ynez Valley Friends and Clients. The Santa Ynez High School is a very important part of our community. Many of our Alamo Pintado staff members and their children have attended our local public high school over the years including our Doctors Tyler Stevenson and Troy Herthel. Our local client Chris Johnson is running for re-election to the school board. If you are not familiar with Chris or his work as school board President at the High School over the past couple of years please take a look at the videos he has recently posted on his social media pages where he answers commonly asked questions. Chris is leading a major turnaround at the high school and his leadership needs to continue.

10/31/2024

Swipe through for some festive photos of our staff enjoying the Halloween spirit! Remember to keep those horses safe with no tricks, just treats today. Happy Halloween from all of us at Alamo Pintado! 🧡🐎

09/26/2024

This weekend we were happy to host 27 equine veterinary technicians from around the country at Alamo Pintado for an American Association of Equine Veterinary Technicians & Assistants (AAEVT) anesthesia society meeting. In this photo Alamo team members Dr. Mark Rick (Emeritus), Jaime Lopez, and our veterinary intern Dr. Martina Vecchi are performing a training run and demonstration of our Alamo Pintado water recovery pool system. This was an innovation developed by our founder the late Dr. Doug Herthel in the early 1990s as part of his period of innovation in orthopedic fracture repair. Veterinary technicians play an essential role in equine veterinary medicine and horse health and their continuing education is very important work.

09/21/2024

Congratulations goes out to our very own Dr. Tyler Stevenson and his horse Reyl Tuff (Katfish) on their success at the Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity! Your dedication and care for horses shine through, and the victory is well deserved! Wishing you many more successes ahead, both in the clinic and in the ring!

09/20/2024

QUEENOFTHESANDBOX…from NICU to Sliding Stops

Congratulations to clients Rory and Heather Livingston of Atascadero, CA whose filly QUEENOFTHESANDBOX tied for 3rd in the rein work at the Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity last weekend with trainer Jake Gorrell. “Servi” (Bet Hesa Boon x Soula Jule Girl) is a three year old American Quarter Horse filly who almost didn’t make it.

Only 24 hours after birth, the little roan filly was struggling to survive. She was extremely dehydrated, lethargic and exhibiting digestive issues. One of our internal medicine specialists, Dr. Carolina Lopez DVM DACVIM had to move quickly. Over the course of a few days, Dr. Lopez and her team were able to stabilize the foal with intravenous fluid therapy, plasma, antibiotics and oral medications. Gradually, she started improving and gaining strength.

We are thankful to have been part of her journey and to her owners for entrusting us with her care to see the amazing things she is meant to do.

09/16/2024

It's often said that a picture is with a thousand words. Today we are sharing a few pictures that we recently captured with our high-definition video endoscope. This patient presented to us with colic symptoms. After performing an endoscopic exam, our doctors discovered a gastric impaction and Gasterophilus spp infection on this patient.

Gastric impactions are a well‐recognized but poorly understood cause of colic in horses. They have been defined as persistent, progressive accumulations of dehydrated ingesta that remain within the stomach after prolonged fasting.

Botflies (Gasterophilus spp) are parasitic flies that affect the horse’s digestive tract and can cause negative health consequences. Prevention and treatment of bot invasion are essential to keeping your horse healthy.

This is a great reminder of the importance of keeping your horses up to date with their veterinary directed preventive medicine program.

08/30/2024

At Alamo our two internal medicine specialists Dr. Erin Byrne and Dr. Carolina Lopez along with their team of technicians and veterinary interns provide twenty-four-hour care to our sickest and most critical patients every day of the year. While saving lives and returning horses back to their homes safe and sound is very rewarding it can also be stressful. Recently Dr. Lopez adopted a former patient who has become a fixture with our internal medicine team. It fills us with joy to see these amazing veterinarians riding Dillion around the Alamo Pintado campus at the end of a long workday. We hope that you will enjoy seeing these pictures as much as we do.

Address

2501 Santa Barbara Avenue
Los Olivos, CA
93463

Telephone

(805) 688-6510

Website

http://www.alamopintado.com/

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Videos

In this video our longtime animal health technician David De La Rosa explains why veterinarians use Bone Scan and what he's looking at on the images while performing the scans. David has performed Bone Scans on thousands of horses since he joined our team in 2001! Bone scan imaging, also known as nuclear scintigraphy, is a highly valuable diagnostic tool that allows veterinarians to identify and assess a wide range of bone and joint conditions in horses. The procedure involves injecting a small amount of radioactive material into the horse's bloodstream, which is then abosrbed by the bones. A specialized camera is used to detect and capture images of the radioactive material, providing detailed information about the distribution of bone activity. "Having access to the most cutting edge technologies and tools avaiable, means getting the most definitive diagnosis for the horse" -Troy Herthel

Remember our recently retired legend? Wondering how he's doing? Those who know Dr. Mark Rick know he cannot stand still. He fills his days with volunteer work and multiple tasks at home. One of which is welcoming and training his new family member, Bandit!

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PET Scan is one of newer diagnostic imaging modalities to be added to the Alamo Pintado Advanced Imaging Center and it has quickly become an important part of our multimodal imaging practice. In this video Dr. Wade Walker utilizes PET to diagnose a lesion that otherwise would have gone undetected.

Checkout this behind the scenes video of Dr. Carter Judy performing an MRI on a case recently referred to us for advanced imaging and consultation. Since 2006 Dr. Judy has performed thousands of High Field MRIs at the clinic and has helped to advance the understanding of and ability to accurately diagnose, treat and rehabilitate multiple bone and soft tissue injuries in the horse. MRI and other advanced imaging modalities are used daily at Alamo Pintado to help our doctors diagnose their patients so these horses can be put on the proper treatment and rehabilitation plans to get them back to health, performance, and soundness. Stay tuned for more behind the scenes videos from Alamo Pintado.