Monadnock Equine Veterinary Services

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!

07/02/2024

In June 1994, I left California to move back home to New Hampshire. I officially opened Monadnock Equine Veterinary Services on July 1, 1994. Later this month we will be celebrating our 30th anniversary, and I am inviting clients and friends to join us. Please come by for an evening of fun, food, and fireworks on July 20, 2024, from 5 PM until 9 (or whenever) at my home at 464 Old Chesham RD in Marlborough. Please let us know if you are going to attend so we can plan. Leave a response in the comments , message me, email us at [email protected], or text the office at 603-876-4820. Whether you want to stop by for five minutes to say hello, or hang out with us for hours, we would love to see you there.

04/25/2024

Wednesday started out with a bang. A client’s horse had fallen through the floor of his stall, and ended up under the floor in the adjacent crawl space. Luckily for all of us, the horse was a rock star and didn’t panic,
which allowed me to crawl in with him and sedate him. The New Ipswich and Keene fire departments did awesome work pulling off the floor over the horse and building a ramp to get him out. The horse got through it with only minor injuries.

04/18/2024

I wonder if most horse owners realize that equine power dentistry is veterinary medicine. There are certainly non-veterinarians who charge to power float teeth, but they are violating the NH veterinary practice act when they do so. There is no NH licensure for “equine dentists.” There are no degree requirements, no continuing ed requirements, and there is no professional board overseeing the practice. Obviously, vets have to have all of the above. A horse’s oral health is intrinsic to his overall health, performance, and well-being, and as such it is an integral part of the care we provide. Even more concerning is the administration of prescription sedatives such as xylazine and detomidine by non-licensed individuals. These are prescription drugs, to be given only by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. The practice act does allow hand floating by non-veterinarians. I know some owners prefer not to have their horses power floated ( a topic for another discussion), and it is OK for them to use a lay person, but only a veterinarian can legally give or prescribe sedatives or other medications, pull teeth, and float with power tools.