Pioneer Equine Hospital

09/10/2025

Over the next couple of weeks, we will share with you some cases where our new Asto CT can use standing, 3D X-ray like imaging to diagnose an array of problems.

This is an example of a fracture of the short pastern bone. These type of fractures can have a variety of configurations - the type directly impacts our ability to successfully fix them and their prognosis. Some simple fractures of the short pastern bone can be fixed with an orthopedic procedure that can allow a horse to go back to performance! But… fractures like this one above are more difficult and can result in long term lameness and may only yield breeding/broodmare capabilities.

With a quick standing CT that takes less than 10 minutes, we can get answers about the fracture to best advise you and get fantastic images to plan for surgery if pursued.

Questions about our CT? Think your horse might have a problem it could help diagnosis? Ask your veterinarian or give us a call and one of our doctors would be happy to talk to you!

09/06/2025

We are excited to introduce the 2025-2026 Pioneer Equine Hospital interns! From left to right we are welcoming Dr. Ashlyn Morris, Dr. Marina Santos, and Dr. Inga Nysether to the Pioneer team. Be on the lookout for our posts going more in depth with each of these doctors.

09/02/2025

This little guy came in for a new foal exam today with Dr. Hallstrom and we wanted to share the cuteness. His IgG was normal indicating he got enough colostrum from mom. He had no abnormalities on his new foal exam and went home with a full bill of health.

08/31/2025

Dr. Cameron is spending the long weekend in Lexington, KY at Opportunities in Equine Practice Seminar (OEPS). This a an opportunity for third year veterinary students to gain hands on experience and interact with practitioners from across the country. The goal is to encourage more young vets to join the family of equine practitioners to better serve equine patients and address the decreasing number of equine vets. If you’re a student here at OEPS, be sure to swing by and say hi!

08/29/2025

We love ❤️ our patients, even when they stick their tongues out at us 😛. Elvis decided to come over and express his opinion yesterday when Dr McClure and her technician Jackie were out on a farm call. 🐴

08/28/2025

08/28/2025

We are closed regular appointments Monday September 1st for Labor Day. We are always open 24/7 for any emergencies. Have a safe and happy holiday!

08/22/2025

Warning- graphic photos
Did you watch the episode of Yellowstone where they gave banamine intramuscularly (IM) in the neck? It’s even on the label that you can give it IM in horses. So why do we tell everyone NOT to give banamine IM?

Banamine can potentiate a Clostidium infection in the muscle called Clostridial myositis. When this happens, horses can get quite sick and can even go septic. Clostridial infections brew and thrive when there is no access to oxygen. So to help cure the local infection we make incisions (fasciotomies) to allow oxygen to get to the infected areas (second photo). While these fasciotomies heal without much issue, at its most extreme sepsis can cause laminitis and multi-organ failure even resulting in death.

While you should NEVER give banamine IM, you can give the injectable form by mouth at the same dose for the same desired affect.

08/18/2025

Some of you all guessed correctly! WE ARE GETTING A NEW CT!!! Asto Equina

What is CT?
CT is an imaging method that creates detailed cross-sectional imaging, much like MRI, but with focus on boney structures. It’s like a 3D X-rays!

What is different about our new Asto CT?
1. Standing imaging: this unit can take images from the foot up to the hock and knee STANDING!
2. Head and Neck: Like our last machine, we can do standing head and neck imaging, but with much greater precision and image quality.
3. Necks! We can do neck imaging under general anesthesia for a quick and thorough evaluation of neck pathology.
4. CT guided surgery: Both Drs. Hicks and Cameron are looking forward to using their training in CT guided surgical procedures with the new machine!

Keep an eye out for some example cases coming soon.

Interested in having your horse CT’d? There will be introductory pricing starting in October!

07/31/2025

Another excellent webinar hosted by the American Association of Equine Practitioners (). And it’s FREE but you must register. Sign up and learn more about veterinary myths and misconceptions!