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10/03/2025

Our final 2025-2026 intern to introduce is Dr. Marina Santos!

My name is Marina, and I’m a veterinarian from Brazil. I earned my Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the Federal University of Viçosa. In 2022, I moved to the United States to pursue further training, beginning with an internship at Purdue University, followed by a surgical fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania (UPENN). I continue to deepen my interest in large animal surgery during my internship at Pioneer Equine Hospital, where my long-term goal is to pursue a surgical residency in large animals. Outside of work, I enjoy reading, watching movies, and exploring new places with my husband and friends.

1. What is your favorite part about being an equine vet so far?
My favorite part been an equine vet is building relationships with horses and horses’s owners.
2. What are you most looking forward to for your internship?
I hope that internship will provide me with multidisciplinary interactions, learning and networking opportunities.
3. What is your favorite book or movie?
My favorite book is “The Alchemist” (Paulo Coelho).
4. What are you most excited about living in the Central Valley?
I am really growing to like everything that Central Valley has to offer. The weather is very mild and comfortable to live in, as well as how friendly and warm the people are that I interact with on a day-to-day basis. Since I like to explore new places and travel in my free time with my husband, the close proximity to the national parks and beaches is definitely something we want to take advantage of.
5. If you could get a free lifetime supply of anything from Costco or Trader Joe’s, what would it be?
Trader Joes ‘s Coffee

Please welcome our new group of doctors when you see them at the hospital or in the field!

09/29/2025

On this episode of Meandering Mr. Pickles Monday, he toured around the construction site of the new CT! He wanted to let everyone know it’s getting installed THIS WEEK and hopefully we will be doing our first cases NEXT WEEK! Stay tuned and look back at previous posts for more on what this new CT can do.

09/27/2025

Case Alert! Head CT scans with the new ASTO Equina Standing CT!

Here are two horses, each of which presented with one sided nasal discharge. When we see this on exam, we worry about diseases of the sinus and nasal passages. On CT, these horses were noted to have masses in their sinuses that needed to be removed!

The incredible detail of the images allows our surgeons to determine the best approach for removal. Both the CT and surgery can be done standing for reduced risk and faster recovery.

What else can we see on head CTs other than masses? We can see dental disease, tooth root abscesses, fractures, and more!

HEAD CTs will be ***25% off*** as an introductory rate. Call to schedule!

09/25/2025

Next up in our intern introductions is Dr. Ashlyn Morris!

I am from Poteau, Oklahoma. I completed my undergraduate studies and veterinary school at Oklahoma State University (go pokes!). In school, I was involved in the American Association of Equine Practitioners, American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association , Society for Veterinary Surgery & Anesthesiology, SAVMA, and Operation Catnip - free TNR program. I plan to apply for a surgical residency this fall and eventually end up as a clinician & professor at a veterinary school. In my free time I enjoy reading, spending time in the sun, traveling, watching football and being around my dogs & horses!

What is your favorite part about being an equine vet so far?
• I love the problem solving of complex cases and being able to make a visible impact in the lives of horses of all kinds

What are you most looking forward to for your internship?
• Spending more time in the OR & learning from the infinite knowledge of great mentors!

What is your favorite book or movie?
• National Treasure

What are you most excited about living in the Central Valley?
• Being 2 hours from the beach, the city, and the mountains all at the same time, so much to explore!

If you could get a free lifetime supply of anything from Costco or Trader Joes, what would it be?
• Everything seasoned ciabatta rolls from Trader Joe’s

09/22/2025

First up in our introductions to our 2025-2026 intern crew is Dr Inga Nysether.

I originally grew up in Washington State, where I first found my love of working with horses. I attended Washington State University for undergrad and graduated from University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine in 2025. In vet school I was a member of American Association of Equine Practioners, Food Animal Club, Veterinary Business Management Association and Student American Veterinary Medical Association. In my free time I enjoy hiking, skiing, running and reading. My career goal right now is to be a general equine practitioner .

What is your favorite part about being an equine vet so far?
• Learning more about anesthesia and internal medicine

What are you most looking forward to for your internship?
• I am looking forward to invaluable mentorship and broadening my experiences through the diverse types of horses here.

What is your favorite book or movie?
•My favorite book is Where the Crawdads sing by Delia Owens

What are you most excited about living in the Central Valley?
• Being close to so many hiking spots and enjoying the sunny weather

If you could get a free lifetime supply of anything from Costco or Trader Joes, what would it be?
• Macadamia clusters from Costco

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.

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11536 Cleveland Avenue
Oakdale, CA
95361

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Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm
Saturday	8am - 12pm

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