Black Diamond Equine Veterinary Clinic

Black Diamond Equine Veterinary Clinic Whether you’re chasing cows, jumping over fences, or riding down the trail, Black Diamond Equine will help you bring out the best in your horse.

From general care, vaccines and dentistry, to lameness and performance, Black Diamond Equine Veterinary Clinic's (BDE) goal is to provide the best medical options and treatment to bring out and maintain the performance of your horse. No matter if your horse walks down the trail, runs after cows, barrels, or jumps for a living, we at BDE want to be a part of your team. Our doctors bring extensive e

xperience in both large and small equine hospitals, and with a variety of performance goals and partnering with trainers of all disciplines. We provide treatment options with honesty, integrity, and the well-being of your horse always first and foremost. BDE offers the best in care with our haul-in facility. Ambulatory services are also available.

Check out this big handsome fella we had the pleasure of meeting!Does anyone want to guess how much he weighed??
01/10/2025

Check out this big handsome fella we had the pleasure of meeting!

Does anyone want to guess how much he weighed??

Have You Ever Wondered How Your Horse's Eye Heals After a Scratch? 👁️Just like the rest of our body, the cornea has a he...
01/07/2025

Have You Ever Wondered How Your Horse's Eye Heals After a Scratch? 👁️

Just like the rest of our body, the cornea has a healing process when it gets scratched or damaged. Here’s a breakdown of how it works:

1. Initial Response 🚨
When the cornea gets a scratch or ulcer, the body sends immune cells (think of them as "first responders") to fight off infections.

2. Covering the Wound 🛡️
Next, the cells from the surrounding area start to move in to cover the ulcer. It's like putting a bandage over a cut to protect it from dirt and germs.

3. Building New Cells 🔄
The cornea then starts producing new cells to replace the damaged ones. This is similar to how your skin begins to create new tissue under a scab.

4. Sealing the Area 🩹
These new cells form a layer over the ulcer, sealing it shut. It's like when a scab falls off, revealing fresh skin underneath.

5. Strengthening 💪
Finally, the new tissue matures, and the cornea becomes clear and strong again!

For mild cases, this whole process can happen relatively quickly with some help from medications like antibiotic eye drops. For more severe ulcers, a vet might need to take extra steps to ensure proper healing, like using a special contact lens or even surgery.

Ensure Your Horse’s Comfort and Oral Health with Water-Cooled Dental Floats!Did you know that aggressive motorized denta...
01/03/2025

Ensure Your Horse’s Comfort and Oral Health with Water-Cooled Dental Floats!

Did you know that aggressive motorized dental floating can cause thermal injury to your horse’s teeth? Teeth are dynamic structures, with their own nerves, blood vessels, and lymphatic systems!

Making large corrections in a horse’s mouth requires careful planning, strategic cooling, and close monitoring of pulp horns to prevent injury. Our water-cooled dental floats, combined with mirror and oral endoscopic monitoring, allow us to safely make necessary adjustments without harming the underlying teeth.

The Winter Dental Special is back! From January through March, bring your horse to our temperature-controlled clinic for a complete oral examination using our dental scope and float. Save $47.50 per horse!

Call now to book your spot!

🎉 Happy New Year from Black Diamond Equine! 🎉We want to take a moment to thank our amazing clients and patients for your...
01/01/2025

🎉 Happy New Year from Black Diamond Equine! 🎉

We want to take a moment to thank our amazing clients and patients for your continued support. Wishing you a joyful, successful, and prosperous 2025! 🌟

📅 Reminder: Our office will be closed today, Wednesday, January 1, but we'll be back to business as usual tomorrow, Thursday, January 2.

Looking forward to another year of working together! 💼✨

#2025

🎄🎉 Happy Holidays from Black Diamond Equine! 🎉🎄Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a joyful Hanukkah! ✨🕎As we celebrat...
12/24/2024

🎄🎉 Happy Holidays from Black Diamond Equine! 🎉🎄

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a joyful Hanukkah! ✨🕎

As we celebrate this season, please note our shortened office hours:

Christmas Eve (Dec 24): Open 8 AM - 12 PM
Christmas Day (Dec 25): CLOSED
Boxing Day (Dec 26): Back to normal office hours

Thank you for your continued support! Enjoy this special time with loved ones and horses alike! 🐴💖

❄️ Winter Dental Special ❄️Give your horses the care they deserve this winter! 🐴✨ Our Winter Dental Special starts next ...
12/23/2024

❄️ Winter Dental Special ❄️

Give your horses the care they deserve this winter! 🐴✨ Our Winter Dental Special starts next week, making it the perfect time to ensure your horses are ready for the year ahead.

🎁 Save $47.50 per horse when you haul into our temperature controlled clinic for a complete oral examination with our dental scope and float!

🗓️ Starting Next Week! This special runs from January through March!

🐴 Keeping your horses’ teeth healthy is essential for their overall well-being and performance. Let us help keep them comfortable and happy this winter!

❄️🌨️ Hello, Winter! 🌨️❄️It’s already felt like winter for a little while now, but today marks the season's official star...
12/21/2024

❄️🌨️ Hello, Winter! 🌨️❄️

It’s already felt like winter for a little while now, but today marks the season's official start! Time to embrace the cold, cozy up in your favorite sweaters, and enjoy all the winter magic around us. There's something special about this season, whether you're out enjoying the snow or snuggling indoors with a hot drink.

How are you celebrating the start of winter? Share your traditions or favorite winter moments below!

HUGE news has been announced about the development of melanomas in horses!For many years it has been well known that gre...
12/16/2024

HUGE news has been announced about the development of melanomas in horses!

For many years it has been well known that grey horses are significantly more likely to develop melanomas (melanocytic tumors). These most commonly form on the re**um, sheath, lips and eyelids. These tumors can become quite aggressive, requiring surgical intervention or leading to euthanasia.

Some grey horses are highly prone to melanomas and develop them when they are very young. Others seem to be relatively unaffected. What makes these horses different from one another was a mystery.... until now!

The gene responsible for the high incidence of developing melanomas has been identified and a test is now available at UC Davis to screen for high incidence of melanoma development.

This means grey horses can be screened to see their risk of developing melanomas. Even more exciting - horse breeders can now screen their breeding stock and can now avoid breeding horses that will produce foals with a high incidence of melanomas!

Yay science!

Have you met our consulting board certified veterinary ophthalmologist Dr. Heather Kaese?Dr. Kaese sees appointments thr...
12/12/2024

Have you met our consulting board certified veterinary ophthalmologist Dr. Heather Kaese?

Dr. Kaese sees appointments through Black Diamond Equine on request, and appointments can be arranged by calling our front desk.

Whether your horse has new or old eye issues, or if you have questions about your horse's vision, our veterinarians and consulting ophthalmologist are here to help you!

Our Winter Dental Special is just around the corner!Between January - March, haul into our temperature-controlled clinic...
12/10/2024

Our Winter Dental Special is just around the corner!

Between January - March, haul into our temperature-controlled clinic for a complete oral examination with our dental scope and float and save $47.50 per horse!

Call now to book your spot!

Office dog Diva is hard at work watching lameness examinations!
12/06/2024

Office dog Diva is hard at work watching lameness examinations!

Gastroscopy is a powerful, minimally invasive diagnostic that allows us to diagnose gastric ulcers (and other gastrointe...
12/03/2024

Gastroscopy is a powerful, minimally invasive diagnostic that allows us to diagnose gastric ulcers (and other gastrointestinal disorders) in horses within minutes!

Did you know our scope is completely portable? Did you also know gastroscopy is the ONLY way to know if a horse truly has ulcers?

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Black Diamond Equine!As we reflect on the season of gratitude, we want to take a mo...
11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Black Diamond Equine!

As we reflect on the season of gratitude, we want to take a moment to thank each of you—our valued clients. Your trust in us and your unwavering dedication to your horses means the world to us. We are truly grateful for the opportunity to work with you and your equine companions. Wishing you and your loved ones a warm, joyful holiday filled with love, laughter, and blessings.

We will be closed on Thursday and Friday for our team to spend time with their families. We'll be back in the office first thing Monday morning.

If you've brought your horse in for a lameness examination, you've probably seen our team put your horse's limbs through...
11/26/2024

If you've brought your horse in for a lameness examination, you've probably seen our team put your horse's limbs through a few repeated, interesting stretches!

A flexion test is when the limb is held in a flexed position to put pressure on particular joints and soft tissue structures for short periods. The horse's gait is evaluated before and after each flexion to determine how that movement has been changed by the pressure.

This allows us to start to determine where a horse is sore and find mild areas of soreness that the horse may otherwise be hiding or compensating for.

If your answer yesterday was a sinus infection (sinusitis) - you were correct!Horses have large sinuses within their hea...
11/22/2024

If your answer yesterday was a sinus infection (sinusitis) - you were correct!

Horses have large sinuses within their head that can develop infections either primarily or secondary to dental disease.

This compartment is very tricky to access and clean out with antibiotic therapy alone, and flushing the sinus is often required to get complete resolution.

This horse was undergoing a procedure to collect purulent material (pus) from the sinus for culture and placement of a drain for repeated flushings of his sinus.

What procedure do you think we were doing here??? Do you know why?Comment below with your guesses! Stay tuned for the an...
11/21/2024

What procedure do you think we were doing here??? Do you know why?

Comment below with your guesses! Stay tuned for the answering post tomorrow!

Whether you call or text in with a quick question or a dire emergency, our leading ladies are here to help you!Did you k...
11/18/2024

Whether you call or text in with a quick question or a dire emergency, our leading ladies are here to help you!

Did you know that all of our office staff is cross-trained to work to answer phone calls and also to provide care to horses in the clinic and the field?

This experience gives these dynamic individuals the ability to triage emergencies, give valuable advice, and keep our clinic and schedule running smoothly.

We could not do it without you ladies!

Now that we've had a few good freezes and the flies are gone, it's a great time to deworm your herd if you haven't yet!S...
11/17/2024

Now that we've had a few good freezes and the flies are gone, it's a great time to deworm your herd if you haven't yet!

Some parasites are circulated in the fly population from manure piles. So, even if your horse cannot access other horse's manure, they might have been exposed to the flies!

The good news is, that these parasites are often very responsive to deworming with Ivermectin or Moxidectin products.

If you have questions about your horse's deworming protocol, please reach out to the office!

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4699 SW 43rd Street
Redmond, OR
97756

Opening Hours

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

Telephone

+15413167155

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The Black Diamond Story

Born and raised in Central Oregon, Dr. Paul’s first horse was a black pony named Diamond. They spent hours riding the BLM and canal trails north of Bend. Little did he know then that his love of horses, adventure and Central Oregon would lead to opening Black Diamond Equine Veterinary Clinic.

He returned to Central Oregon, where he brings over 11 years of experience as an equine veterinarian and a passion in equine sports medicine and performance. It’s this passion that led him to co-found Black Diamond Equine.

Dr. Paul graduated with his DVM from Oregon State University. He met and married his wife, Dr. Caelli, during vet school. After graduating they packed up their horse trailer and moved to Texas to start their careers.