Oak Leaf Equine Veterinary Care

11/26/2024

Phone update: It seems to be working now - finally!! Sorry for the inconvenience, everyone! Happy Turkey Day!

11/26/2024

Hi Everyone! Well, this morning there was a dial tone, but since the Frontier tech showed up we now have NO dial tone! I'm sorry!! Try calling 805-688-3797 if you really need us today. I'm sitting here waiting for the guy to fix the problem...SORRY!

11/25/2024

Good morning again, everyone! Well, it's raining a bit, so our phone is giving me trouble (thanks so much Frontier!). I'm here and checking messages, but I can't turn the phone over from our answering service - sorry! I'll call you back ASAP.

11/18/2024

Good morning everyone! Dr. Ben and I took a long weekend and I'm trying to catch up with calls this morning. However, some of you may be experiencing a cell phone outage???!! I've called several people and only gotten busy signals, other calls - like to Dr. Ben, thank goodness! - have worked just fine. So check your service, and if you're waiting for me to call you, maybe try calling me. I've already called you without luck.... - Alicia

09/26/2024

Hey everyone, I'm having Frontier issues again AND Dr. Ben isn't working until Monday. If you have an emergency and you call our office, I very much HOPE you will get our answering service. If not, please call Alamo Pintado for help. SO SORRY!!

04/12/2024

Like your massage therapist will happily tell you, it's ALL connected! Horses, humans, it doesn't matter - if you're putting stress on one area, another area is compensating for that stress.

: Unlike humans, horses don’t have collarbones. Their shoulders are held to the rest of their skeleton via a sling of muscles and ligaments instead, often referred to as the “thoracic sling.”

Why is this important? We often ask our equine athletes to perform complex movements that require tremendous strength and coordination, and horses carry the majority of their weight in their front end. Therefore, it is imperative that the bulk of the muscles that support the front end are kept healthy and conditioned, and the horse is trained to use their “motor” — that is, engaging the large hind end muscles as much as possible to avoid excessive weight bearing on the front end.

If the front end of the horse is consistently overweighted or not at an appropriate level of fitness, repetitive biomechanical stresses get transferred down the leg to the smaller ligaments and tendons that were not designed to bear this weight, which can then lead to injury.
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Brough to you by the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee

03/19/2024

Hi everyone - personal post here (sorry): I need to find a new place to live in the next few months (before the end of June) with my 2 indoor cats. If anyone has a barn apartment and wants someone to muck stalls and feed in exchange for some rent, or if you have a rental in the $1600-1800 range, please keep me in mind. I'm middle-aged and my hobbies are all very quiet, plus I know and love ALL the animals! Alicia

03/01/2024

02/19/2024

Sorry everyone, the storm has knocked out our phones! I'm contacting Frontier now, but if you need us, our answering service is on duty.
Stay home and safe!