Cornerstone Equine Services

01/12/2026

Two different issues will be addressed with a new policy. 1) We are required to keep a "paper trail" for all prescription medications. Telephone approvals don't count. 2) Pirated/unapproved medications and unlicensed/unregulated online pharmacies or those with questionable practices are becoming more problematic. In fact, a majority of the world’s 35,000 online pharmacies are being run illegally and consumers who use them risk getting ineffective or dangerous drugs. These include animal and human medications.

We recommend that clients utilize our online pharmacy to make sure they consistently have the medications they need at the most economical price.

Our online pharmacy can be found at:
https://cornerstoneequine.myvetstoreonline.pharmacy/shop.

The medications found in our online pharmacy are guaranteed to be the same quality as the medications we sell in our office and off the truck, and not diverted products. We encourage clients with horses on long term daily medications to set up auto-ship with this service. This will ensure that your horse stays current on its medications, and that you get the most affordable option. Medications we dispense are priced higher than the same products available from our online pharmacy due to the higher cost to have them in the office/truck. Prescriptions placed with the online pharmacy will ship to the address you provide. We will no longer approve outside prescription requests from third-parties like Chewy, AlliVet, ect. We will not approve these as we cannot guarantee the quality of that medication because of the unknown supply chain elements. If you would like to use a different pharmacy, we are happy to provide a physical written prescription. Outside prescriptions will be subject to a records review/administrative fee. If there are medications that are not on our pharmacy site, let us know and we can try to get it added.

01/09/2026

Good news for those of you with PPID horses. Not available yet, but I'd guess it will be around 20% less than the current medication. It should be available yet this month.

https://thehorse.com/1141918/dechra-announces-fda-approval-of-zygolide-pergolide-tablets-for-ppid-in-horses/

01/09/2026

Horse walks into a bar....

Bartender: "Hey!"

Horse: "Sure"

01/02/2026

In case you're wondering about "The Year of the Fire Horse" stuff.

Just be prepared to have to longe it first, and hope it's not a chestnut mare.......

In parts of Asia - including Japan and China - a dating system based on the monthly cycles of the Moon's phases was used.  The lunar calendar was as first started in China around 425 AD; it was later brought to Japan by Buddhist monks. The calendar is based on a 60-year cycle broken into smaller cy...

12/31/2025

12/30/2025

It's just not safe *anywhere* any more.

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12/29/2025

Some of you know I occasionally work on a few animals at the zoo in Minocqua. Here's a way you can help with the environmental enrichment of some of the animals.

The evergreen trees give kangaroos, bison, lions, and more extra shelter and fun.

12/26/2025

Here's a timely seasonal article by friend and colleague Dr. Ramey.

I’ve often thought is was kind of unfair that that reindeer get to be so closely associated with the Christmas holidays, instead of horses.  When it comes to human history, horses have been a whole lot more important than reindeer (I mean, no one ever wrote a poem about the Charge of the Light Re...

12/11/2025

Seasons Greetings from Cornerstone Equine. We would love to thank all of you for the trust you have placed in us this past year. We appreciate the business. May your holidays be a time to rest and reflect on the goodness of God. Christmas is a time to seek, find, and adore the one who came to save us!
We also have news in the house! We are going to be shut down for probably 6-8 weeks, starting this afternoon. Dr. Mike will be going to Madison to have surgery on his right ankle. He had the exact same surgery on the left a few years ago and it was very successful. Due to the wide geographic distribution of our clients, we will be leaving the UW number on our voicemail for any emergencies. They can let you know your closest options for care. All orders for our online store will still be able to be approved as long as we have seen your horse in the last year. Doc probably won’t be answering questions the first week or so, but then after that if you just have a question he would be happy to answer on messenger. We will not be answering the phone.

12/11/2025

Fair is fair, after all.

11/28/2025

11/27/25 as of 6pm.

11/22/2025

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In light of the current EHV-1 outbreak, the AAEP and the Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) have organized a horse owner education webinar to bring you the most up to date information on this issue.

Next Tuesday, join specialists Lewis R. “Bud” Dinges (Texas Animal Health Commission Executive Director and Texas State Veterinarian), Dr. Krista Estell (AAEP/EDCC) and Dr. Katie Flynn (USEF) for an informative discussion about what EHV-1 is, how to recognize it, and most importantly, how to prevent its spread.

This webinar is FREE, but registration is required. Register here: https://events.zoom.us/ev/AnIoJrASj0vuX7Q_K87mKEjg5bxeMAkqp7fpSoOgVtVm_Zgo1g5m~AiiV7ZQ3bbmlEW2iSkeRTSAfMCYf2QhFMoprr7WRbM_MsiJRcBGT1oLj0Q

*PLEASE NOTE: the attendee limit for this session is capped at 1,000. However, all who register will be emailed a link to an on-demand recording that will become available 24 hours after the live session ends.