Sierra Equine

07/26/2024

🚨Equine Health Alert 🚨
The first case of Equine West Nile Virus (WNV) in California in 2024 has been confirmed in a 6-year-old Andalusian cross stallion in Placer County. The stallion has an unknown vaccination history with no recent travel, and is currently alive and recovering.
Please be sure to keep your horse(s) up to date
on their West Nile vaccine and watch for any horse with neurological presentation. If you have any questions or concerns about this or any other health issues with your horse, please feel free to contact us. 916-652-7645 or [email protected]

05/04/2024

We are proud to be a part of the Loomis Basin Equine Medical Group which allows us to provide emergency services 24/7 ❤️

Emergency Services Available

24 hours a day, 7 days a week we are here for you and your horse (donkey, mule, goat, sheep, etc 😄) Whether you just notice “they are not quite themselves”, or you have a major concern like colic, a snake bite, laceration, a sudden lameness, or even for major rescue situations - our doctors and staff are experienced and prepared!
🚨Ranch calls and in hospital services are both available. We also have our Equine Ambulance to help get your horse to our clinic if you need help with transportation 🚑
Always available at: 916-652-7645

04/24/2024

Did you know that approximately 60% of performance/show horses are afflicted with gastric ulcers, with non-performance horses and foals being impacted as well?

Ulcers can develop for many reasons related to diet, housing, training, and more. Some equine management factors that can contribute to ulcers include:

•Stall confinement
•Strenuous exercise
•Limiting feedings to two times per day
•Feeding diets high in grains
•Stress (both environmental and physical)
•No direct contact to other horses
•Training and recreational showing
•Hauling and mixing groups of horses

❤️‍🩹To help raise awareness about gastric ulcers in horses, we are providing gastroscopy of the stomach at 50% off AND 2 FREE tubes of Ulcergard with each scoping!🎉 (*while supplies last)

⭐️Ulcergard is not only an effective Treatment for ulcers but can also be used as a Preventative when your horse is under added stress while traveling, changing barns/environments, etc

If you have concerns about ulcers and your horse, call or email today to book your horse’s appointment as sign ups for this program ends April 30th!
(530) 272-4537 or [email protected]

01/01/2024

Here’s to kicking off a great new year as we enter 2024! We hope the year ahead brings you and your horse health and happiness as you go through it together🥳

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Thank you for being such wonderful clients❤️

12/23/2023

12/06/2023

Dental care is an important part of your horse's routine annual healthcare needs. One very common dental issue we see on nearly every dental patient is sharp points. These sharp points develop (see first photo) as your horse chews because the outside of the upper teeth and the inside of the lower teeth do not overlap so they don’t naturally wear down.
If our horses have sharp points it can make chewing uncomfortable (think of biting your cheek every time you chew - ouch!) and those points can make wearing a halter or working in the bridle uncomfortable as the halter and bridle press the cheek against those sharp points. As the sharp points grow they can begin to cause ulceration of the cheek and the tongue. (see second photo)

This seemingly small issue can translate into health and behavioral problems. Annual dental care can help you keep sharp points in check before they become a problem!

To help make regular dental care more affordable, our half-price December Dental program provides your horse’s oral exam and power float at 50% off when there are 2 or more horses at one appointment (including ranch calls) or one or more if you haul in to our sister clinic, Loomis Basin Equine in Penryn.

These appointments are already filling up very quickly and booking out into 2024, so call or email today for your appointment time!

🐴Sierra Equine (Penn Valley region)
530-272-4537 / [email protected]

11/03/2023

It’s the one you’ve been waiting for...
For 15 years our equine medical group has been providing our half-price December Dental Program to help make it easier for horse owners to afford to maintain their horses' dental health!

Just like us, horses of all ages need regular dental care to keep them feeling their best. Younger horses need to be checked to make sure their teeth are coming in correctly, adult horses need to have regular floats to keep sharp points and other oral issues at bay, and aged horses often need help as their teeth begin to lose function or become loose.

This program provides your horse’s oral exam and power float at 50% off when you have 2 or more horses at one appointment (including ranch calls) or one or more if you haul in to Loomis Basin in Penryn.
These appointments fill up very quickly so call or email today for your appointment time!
530-272-4537 or [email protected]

02/24/2023

When the weather changes rapidly it can cause a multitude of health concerns with our horses. We want to address just a couple things that we are seeing more often right now due to the rapid changes in weather:

• Colic - Horses often don’t adjust as quickly to rapid changes in temperature as they need to. If the temperature suddenly plummets they sometimes are less apt to drink as much water as their body requires, which can lead to impactions and dehydration. Offering your horse a soupy mash, warmed water, and/or adding a little extra salt in their feed can often help keep colic at bay!

•Hoof Abscesses - When the weather switches from wet to dry, wet to dry, wet to dry our horses hooves are more prone to hoof abscesses. Dry hooves soak up dirty water, manure, and urine all contaminated with lots of bacteria. Any openings in the hoof (no matter how tiny) from a crack or bruise or a little puncture from stepping on a rock can allow that nasty bacteria to come in and create a hoof abscess. Cleaning your horse’s hooves regularly and providing a clean dry area for them can greatly decrease the chances of developing hoof abscesses.

If you have any concerns about your horse’s health during these changes in weather we are here to help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! 916-652-7645 or [email protected]
Stay safe out there… the sunshine will be back soon 😊

02/17/2023

OurEquine Health Fair and Tack Sale is back!

Be sure to Save The Date (Sunday, May 21st) and share with all of your friends! Don't miss out on this FREE event! This fun event will be filled with great presentations and live demonstrations on various horse health topics, presented by some of our great veterinarians, as well as lots of shopping, FREE lunch, and this year - back by popular demand - the Tack Sale! This year's tack sale will benefit the Equine Emergency Support Fund to help owners and horses in time of need! (www.EquineEmergencyFund.org)

Be sure to watch for our future emails and posts where we will provide a link to reserve your FREE ticket(s). We look forward to sharing this fun day with all of you!

If you're interested in being a vendor or having a table at the tack sale please email [email protected]

12/29/2022

We are down to the final days to book your horse’s half-price December Dental appointment!
This program provides your horse’s dental exam and float at 50% off when you book an appointment for 2 or more horses at 1 appointment time… if you don’t have 2 or more horses that’s ok, gather a friend or 2 and everyone saves!

As always, this year’s program has been very popular so spaces filled up quickly and we now have limited spaces left to fill across our group of practices!
To take advantage of this program you need to call or email by December 31st!
Don’t miss out, Call or email us today!
530-272-4537 or [email protected]

12/25/2022

🎼We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 🎶🎄🎁
Thank you for trusting us with your beloved horses throughout the year. Each of you allow us to do what we dearly love and we are so grateful to you❤️

11/11/2022

Thank you to all of the veterans who have served in our military forces! We appreciate your service and your sacrifice 🇺🇸

11/09/2022

We hope everyone is staying warm and dry in the stormy weather we’ve been having in Northern California… no matter what the weather, we are here for you and your beloved horses every hour of every day of every year!
(Dr. Coral White captured this beautiful photo while out on an emergency call this morning.)

11/01/2022

It’s the one you’ve all been waiting for!
For nearly 15 years the Loomis Basin Equine Medical Group has been providing the half price December Dental Program to help make it easier for horse owners to afford to maintain their horse’s dental health!
The December Dental Program provides your horse’s oral exam and power float at 50% off when you have 2 or more horses at one appointment (including on ranch calls) or 1 horse if you haul in to the clinic. These appointments fill up very quickly so call or email today for your appointment time! 530-272-4537 or [email protected]

09/23/2022

We had such a great time with all of you who attended our Free Educational Event and Dinner this week! You brought some great questions for us and were a very engaging group.
We hope you enjoyed the food and walked away feeling more educated on wounds and summer sores!

09/15/2022

Don’t forget!
We are now just 1 week away from our FREE educational event and dinner! There are only a handful of seats left to reserve so if you’d like to join us at this fun event be sure to click the image and reserve your free ticket today!
This event will take place on Wednesday night, September 21st, at Trailblazer Craft Pizza and Brews in Grass Valley. For more details click the image. We hope to see you there!

"Is it a wound or a summer sore?" how we treat them differently.

08/31/2022

We are excited to announce that we’ve moved to our new location!

We would love to celebrate our new location with all of you so we invite you to stop in for a visit and the first 100 people will receive a FREE GIFT!!

You can now find us at:

17487 Penn Valley Dr, Suite 101
Penn Valley, CA 95946

This new location will have common items, you might need, like prescription medications, soft ride boots, Platinum Performance supplements, and more! It is our desire to continually find ways to best serve our local equine community so we hope you’ll find this new location to be convenient for all your horse’s veterinary needs!
If you have any questions about our office hours, services we offer, or anything else we can be of service for, please give us a call or send us an email.
530-272-4537 or [email protected]

08/18/2022

We are excited to once again be able to begin hosting our FREE educational events and dinners for you!
Please join us for a fun evening where Dr. Kaitlyn Coyes and Dr. Coral White will present an interesting discussion on various types of wounds and summer sores, and how each are treated. They will be joined by special guest Dr. Lindsay Knott who will bring a surgeon’s perspective to this topic!
Seating is limited so for more information and to reserve your FREE ticket click the image/link.
We hope to see you there!

"Is it a wound or a summer sore?" how we treat them differently.

07/22/2022

Exciting News!
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Coral White, who has been working out of our office in Penryn, will be joining the doctors at Sierra Equine in Penn Valley. She will be joining Dr. Kaitlyn Coyes and Dr. Sarah Mercer to provide outstanding veterinary care to the horses of this area.
Dr. White was born and raised in Santa Cruz, California and has competed in rodeos since she was 5 years old, which has continued to fuel her passion for horses. She completed both her undergraduate degree in Animal Science and her DVM at the University of California Davis before joining Loomis Basin Equine Medical Group.

Read more about Dr. Coral White: https://sierraequine.com/doctors/coral-white

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05/13/2022

Happy Foal Friday!
Dr. Kaitlyn Coyes was caught getting a smooch from this cute little one 😘 Who wants a ‘welcome to the weekend’ kiss from this adorable baby? 🙋‍♀️

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04/23/2022

This weekend is the Gold Country Pro Rodeo in Auburn and Dr. Kaitlyn Coyes is there serving as the equine veterinarian. We always love helping out at these events and not only ensuring that the horses get any care they might need but we also love seeing all of you! Be sure to say ‘Hello’ if you’re out here this weekend!

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03/17/2022

**UPDATE**
In an effort to keep horse owners informed regarding the ongoing monitoring of EHV and EHM cases here is the most recent information from the California state veterinary office.
Here are the links listed in the letter:

https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/AHFSS/animal_health/equine_herpes_virus.html

https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/animal_health/

https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/Animal_Health/pdfs/EHM_Frequently_Asked_Questions.pdf

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03/04/2022

**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**

Equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM) has been detected in multiple horses in several counties in California. To reduce disease spread, the California State Veterinarian recommends that all hunter/jumper events (the most affected group) be postponed for the next 28 days, all equine events be postponed for the next 14 days, and all non-essential horse movements postponed for at least 14 days.

Additional information about the EHM incidents and related EHV-1 cases in California, including a map of affected counties, can be found here:

https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/AHFSS/Animal_Health/equine_herpes_virus.html

Additional information:
Equineherpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM) has been detected in multiple horses in several counties in California. If not controlled, it can have significant consequences to the horse industry, infecting thousands of horses due to the extensive mixing of horses at statewide, national, and international horse events.
Equine herpesvirus causes respiratory disease, abortion, neonatal death, and the neurological disease known as EHM. It spreads in aerosolized secretions, by direct contact, and by contact with surfaces containing infected secretions. Shedding of the virus generally occurs for 7-10 days.
To reduce disease spread, the California State Veterinarian recommends that all hunter/jumper events (the most affected group) be postponed for the next 28 days, all equine events be postponed for the next 14 days, and all non-essential horse movements postponed for at least 14 days.
Horse owners must immediately isolate any horses exhibiting neurologic signs and consult their veterinarian; EHM has mandatory State reporting requirements. Owners must practice good biosecurity when they move horses in emergency situations or for veterinary care; avoid other horses and don’t share tack/equipment that hasn’t been properly cleaned and disinfected, including farrier and veterinary equipment.
For more information visit https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/animal_health/ equine_herpes_virus.html.
This recommendation considers an event when horses from different home premises are brought together at a single location and include, but are not limited to: competitions of any discipline (in state or out of state), rodeos, educational riding clinics, and any travel of horses to an outside facility for lessons or casual/social gathering, etc. Sanctioned horse racing tracks are exempt from this recommendation.

If you have any questions or concerns about EHV / EHM we are always here to help you and your horses! You may reach us at 916-652-7645 or email us at [email protected]
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02/17/2022

Important information for all of our clients who live in the foothills and above but also for those of you who travel to higher elevations with your horses as well!

Are you familiar with Tick Fever?
Despite the fact that it is usually seen more in spring and early summer, we are seeing cases of this disease in areas covered by several of our offices. Typically tick fever is found primarily in areas at higher elevations; However, many of us travel to ride our horses in areas outside where they are usually housed. With this in mind, even if your horse lives in the valley they may still be at risk along with horses housed at higher elevations. In this article and video Dr. Liz Howard explains the what Tick Fever is, what signs/symptoms of it are, how it is treated, and info on prevention.

https://www.lbemc.com/2017/11/18/tick-fever/

If you have questions or concerns about tick fever and your horse, we would be happy to help… you can reach us at 916-652-7645 or [email protected]

For more videos on horse health topics, be sure to visit and subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/c/LBEMG

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01/10/2022

As we are starting this new year, we have lots of exciting news to share!

First, as we continue to focus on best serving you and your beloved horses, as we have for decades, we are excited to announce that another doctor has joined the Sierra Equine team!
Dr. Kaitlyn Coyes worked out of the Penryn office of Loomis Basin Equine since joining our equine medical group 5 years ago. She grew up in the Central Valley where she spent much of her extra time helping her uncle gather and work his beef cattle. Her love of horses and riding continues as she recently acquired a beautiful roan filly, Rosie, that she is incredibly excited to be working with and training. She has plans to get her into the reining show pen and possibly some ranch versatility classes.
Read more about Dr. Kaitlyn Coyes’ education, areas of interest, etc: https://sierraequine.com/doctors/kaitlyn-coyes
We look forward to sharing more exciting news soon including: added benefits to our EQ Protect program, a new and improved Sierra Equine facility and we will have another doctor joining this area as we move into the busy season this summer!
If you have any questions, we are always available and happy to help!
530-272-4537 or [email protected]
Be sure to watch for our email notifications so you don’t miss any of this in 2022!