Loomis Basin Equine Medical Center

07/06/2025

We’ve had a very busy 4th of July weekend tending to emergencies but we didn’t want to miss the chance to make you smile with this adorable little one who was born on Foal Friday - 4th of July edition🤩
These sweet little ones make the tough days a little easier ❤️

07/04/2025

🇺🇸 Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸
Our offices will be closed for regular appointments on Friday, July 4th, and resuming Saturday, July 5th…
Emergency Services in hospital and on ranch calls are available 24/7 as always! We hope you won’t need us but if you do you can reach us at 916-652-7645

07/04/2025

**His owner has been found!
Thank you for your help!**

‼️Loomis area horse owners‼️
Horse Found: Near Humphrey Rd and Citrus Colony Rd.
Please share this and let’s help get this baby back home!
If the horse is yours or you know the owner please contact us at 916-652-7645

06/27/2025

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲!
𝘿𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜?
Some of the risks a mare faces come after the foal is born - even if the foaling seemed to be routine.
⭐️A common post foaling health risk is a retained placenta. It can be a very serious threat if not taken care of quickly and thoroughly. We recently had 2 cases of this just days apart! One that Dr. Morgan Hulbert here at Loomis Basin Equine (in Penryn) cared for, and one that Drs Emily Bardo and Vasil Yordanov at our sister clinic - San Luis Obispo Equine - cared for.

The placenta should be fully expelled within about 3 hours and it should be thoroughly checked to be sure it is fully in tact. If the placenta or any part of it is retained you might observe:
✅ Portion of the placenta hanging from the v***a
✅ Fever (+/ - sweating or increased respiratory rate)
✅ Loss of appetite
✅ Vaginal discharge
✅ Depression

Retained placenta can lead to infection, hemorrhage, sepsis, even laminitis so be observant, have your mare checked after foaling, and know that we are always here to help if you have any concerns!
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06/25/2025

𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙚𝙣𝙟𝙤𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨.
🏅𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 87 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 / 𝘏𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘢! 𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙤 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘽𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙚 𝘽𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙂𝙞𝙧𝙡𝙨 (𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴)
🎉𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘦!🎉
𝘐𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘴, 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘶𝘯… 𝘴𝘰 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙪𝙨!

06/19/2025

❓𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬?

Hock health issues affect horses of 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬.

Here are just a few of the issues we see that can cause hock pain and lameness in our horses:

✅ 𝐎𝐂𝐃 (𝐎𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐬) - often seen in young horses that grow quickly
✅ 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬 - occurs after an acute injury at any age
✅ 𝐎𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬 - progressive deterioration of joint cartilage in any area of the hock joint(s)
✅ 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧 - degenerative arthritis of the smaller hock joints. Often seen in older horses and commonly causes hindlimb lameness.

If you are noticing any 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐭, 𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐫/𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 in your horse or if you just want a baseline for future comparison, this is a great time to take advantage of this program and 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝟓𝟎% 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐨𝐧 𝟒 𝐗-𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤(𝐬)!

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦!

⭐️𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 (Sacramento, Penryn, Wilton, Brentwood, and surrounding areas)
(916) 652-7645 / [email protected]
⭐️𝐒𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 (Penn Valley, CA)
(530) 272-4537 / [email protected]
⭐️𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 (Sutter Creek, CA)
(209) 296-6070 /[email protected]
⭐️𝐓𝐫𝐢-𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 (Gilroy, CA)
(408) 848-8886 /[email protected]
⭐️𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 (Fortuna/Arca CA)
(707) 726-9262 / [email protected]
⭐️𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐮𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐛𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐨 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 (San Luis Obispo, CA)
(805) 541-6367/ [email protected]

06/18/2025

Fire Season is upon us here in Northern California and sadly some evacuations are beginning to take place. We want to take a moment to remind you that we are here to help how ever we can… with emergency veterinary care in the field and at our hospital locations, as well as short term emergency boarding.
If you find yourself in need or know of someone in need, please visit our website via this link:
https://www.lbemc.com/emergency-evacuation-boarding/
And please be sure to share this important information throughout our communities 🙏❤️

EMERGENCY Evacuation Boarding is available in limited supply at LBEMG locations, see post for important steps to take if you are affected by an Emergency Evacuation notice.

06/15/2025

Happy Father’s Day!
Where would we be without the love and support of our fathers? Thank you to those who fostered and supported our dreams, our love of horses, and who are there for us through it all. And we would also like to take a moment to recognize those dads who are no longer with us but who are loved and appreciated nonetheless ❤️

06/13/2025

🎉𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝟏𝟎 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐫 𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐲!

We are so thankful to have these 2 awesome ladies on our team. This dynamic duo began their careers as veterinarians with us when they joined our internship program as newly minted doctors in 2015.

Technically Dr Grace has been with us for many years prior to starting with us as a veterinarian. She came to us through her high school ROP program, continued her career with us as a vet tech for 10 years (including while in college as an undergrad and during vet school), then joined us for her internship before accepting our offer for her to stay with us as an associate.

Dr Emma Deane came to us 10 years ago when she joined our internship program after which she continued on into our rigorous residency program for Emergency and Critical Care (Large Animal). She completed that program with flying colors in addition to becoming certified in animal chiropractic and acupuncture.

👏We take pride in the fact that, although our hospital and medical group have grown substantially in the past 10 years, we have many doctors, technicians, and office staff who have been with us for 10, 15, even 20+ years.
⭐️Please join us in thanking Dr Emma and Dr Grace for their many years of service to our community as they celebrate this anniversary!

06/08/2025

Yesterday was the Coolest Ride and Tie event in Cool, CA and our own Dr Sarah Mercer was there to help ensure that each horse was sound and healthy through the event. If you’ve never been to this event, it’s a fun event that pairs horses+riders and runners in a fun race that everyone can enjoy!

⭐️We love helping with these events in our local communities and getting to spend time with our clients/friends the horses we all love❤️
📸 We would love to see your photos and/or fun stories from the event if you attended or competed🎉

06/04/2025

🤕 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐠𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐲-𝐮𝐩?

𝐇𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 because our horses are always using their hocks... Performance Horses, Pleasure Horses, and even Pasture Puffs!
𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬/𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫:

✔️𝙃𝙞𝙣𝙙-𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨
✔️𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙩
✔️𝙒𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜
✔️𝘿𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙛𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙧
✔️𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙪𝙥 𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙗𝙨
✔️𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨
✔️𝘿𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙮 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙡
✔️𝙎𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 (𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣)

⭐️If you are noticing any of these signs in your horse or if you just want a baseline for future comparison, this is a great time to take advantage of this program and 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝟓𝟎% 𝐨𝐧 𝟒 𝐗-𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤(𝐬).
*𝘓𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮, 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴

Find the location nearest you:

⭐️Loomis Basin Equine (Sacramento, Penryn, Wilton, Brentwood, and surrounding areas)
(916) 652-7645 / [email protected]
⭐️Sierra Equine (Penn Valley, CA)
(530) 272-4537 / [email protected]
⭐️Amador Equine (Sutter Creek, CA)
(209) 296-6070 /[email protected]
⭐️Tri-County Veterinary Hospital (Gilroy, CA)
(408) 848-8886 /[email protected]
⭐️North Coast Veterinary (Fortuna/Arcata, CA)
(707) 726-9262 / [email protected]
⭐️San Luis Obispo Equine (San Luis Obispo, CA)
(805) 541-6367/ [email protected]

06/02/2025

An important member of our Loomis Basin history passed away over the weekend. Dr. Rick Frey was one of the founders of our original Loomis Basin Veterinary Clinic 50 years ago and without him we would not all be here together still helping animals today.
While he had not been part of the large animal clinic for many decades, he still offered great advice on camelids and his dedication to veterinary medicine was impressive. He will truly be missed.