Monadnock Equine Veterinary Services

11/06/2025

Looking at my last post, I realized there was more I needed to say. The shortage of equine vets is happening throughout the country; veterinarians are leaving equine practice, and there are not enough new grads to replace them. According to AAEP (American Assoc of Equine Practitioners) data, only about 1.5 percent of vet school grads enter equine practice directly, and another 4.5 percent pursue further training in equine medicine or surgery. Of all of those new grads, 50 percent leave equine practice within 5 years. As equine practices like ours are stretched thinner, our practice model has to adapt. In many parts of the country, horse owners have to ship in to a clinic for both routine and emergency care. The same thing is starting to happen here. Next year, there will be horse owners in VT and NH without a veterinarian who can visit their farm. We simply cannot cover every area and every client left behind by practice closures. The take home message for horse owners is this: IF YOU HAVE HORSES, YOU NEED TO HAVE ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION! If you don’t have a trailer, be proactive. Look into arrangements with professional shippers, friends, trainers, or neighbors, and have a plan for transporting your horse should the need arise.

We are working to arrange a haul-in location for emergencies, at least for the winter, and will likely be scheduling vaccination clinics for the spring. In addition, Dr Rifkin of Hopkington, NH, and Dr. Wozniac of South Deerfield (MA) Veterinary Clinic are willing to see routine and emergency calls on a haul-in basis.

I am posting a list of some haulers in the area. I also invite you to use the comment section as a message board to let other horse owners know that you are available to ship horses or that you are looking for transportation. Don’t wait until you have a bad colic, or you need a last minute health certificate, to make arrangements!

Christy Blackman - Ride the Line Equine Transport
Long distance hauling. DM on FB or call/text:
330-806-9867

Trum-Searah Equestrian Enterprises LLC New Braintree, MA
307-343-5483 www/tsequestrianenterprises.com

Hannah Garland H&N Transport Southern ME FB or
207-608-5594

Last Minute Haulin Richmond, NH
774-813-4148

10/10/2025

We are in tumultuous times! I’m sure all of you have heard that Vermont New Hampshire Veterinary Clinic will no longer be seeing horses. We will be taking on some of their clients, but we are starting to be spread very very thin.

We have also been inundated with emergencies. Given our current case load, we cannot provide emergency service to owners who are not established, regular clients; that is, owners who see us on a regular basis, and for whom we do routine preventative care.

In addition, we are in the middle of a software change. Shiloh is still inputting prices, and we’re all trying to learn to use a system that’s very different from what we’re used to. Please be patient if we don’t get you your invoices and lab results right away, or if it takes us a few days to return phone calls and emails. We appreciate your patience!

05/19/2025

We are now charging a nominal fee of $15 for calling in/submitting/approving prescriptions with outside pharmacies. Our office is extremely busy, and the time it takes to deal with prescriptions adds up! Thanks for your understanding.

05/07/2025

We have a new email address. Our old one ([email protected]) is overrun with junk mail, so we are asking clients to use [email protected] to contact us. Also please keep in mind that we are really busy this time of year and Shiloh has a ton on her plate! She will get back to everyone with lab results, invoices, etc, but please be patient! Thanks

05/03/2025

In Ithaca NY for Emily Miller’s white coat ceremony, where 3rd year vet students get their white coat in preparation for their start of clinics. I had the honor of coating her. Now it’s off to celebrate!

05/01/2025

We are looking for part time office help. We need someone with good organizational and communication skills. Medical knowledge is not required, but we need someone who is familiar with equine terminology. If you’re interested, please send an email with your CV to [email protected].

04/08/2025

An FYI on f***l samples - we only need a small amount of manure. This picture shows the container we use when we send them to the lab. 1 ball is more than enough!

02/25/2025

2025 Spring vaccine special - https://mailchi.mp/85f413cb13d1/2025-spring-vaccine-special We are offering a 10% discount on all vaccinations and Coggins tests during March. Please call or text the office at (603) 876-4820 to schedule.

01/14/2025

08/28/2024

As you may have seen on the news, human cases of EEE have been reported in NH, VT, MA, New Jersey, and Wisconsin, and the case in NH was fatal. There have also been 4 equine cases of West Nile Virus reported in Pennsylvania in the last week, and many cases of EEE in horses in NY. Since we will likely have mosquitoes well into October, we are encouraging anyone whose horses were vaccinated prior to May to get boosters. EEE is almost always fatal in horses, and WNV is far more likely to cause symptoms and death in horses than in does in humans.

07/19/2024

Another call today from a client with a sick horse and no thermometer. Please, please, please make sure you have one in your barn. A digital thermometer from any drug store will work just fine. Always helpful to know the horse’s temp before they get bute or banamine!