Old Waterloo Equine Clinic

05/15/2025

Company at the office! Ivan!

04/30/2025

https://www.platinumperformance.com/articles/feeding-metabolic-horses.html

With the SPRING GRASS coming in (please & thank you I think!), we have challenges managing our "easy keepers". Platinum Performance has a few extra "tools" to help, but much is related to pasture management. We can help devise a plan to help your individual management set up!

Equine Metabolic Syndrome is treatable with proper management, and nutrition plays a key role. Learn how reducing caloric intake and specific nutrients can help.

04/19/2025

Godspeed Joan Fox Miller. You are an inspiration- dignity, grace, sportsmanship, horsemanship - all of us learned by your example and you will not be forgotten

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04/16/2025

📣 Important Announcement for Our Clients! 📣

CareCredit recently reached out to let us know about a special spring promotion available to all pet owners who open a new CareCredit Account.

The new care holders will receive:
~ $50 statement credit on purchases over $300
~ $100 statement credit on purchases over $1,000

This could be great option for those planning ahead for procedures such as dental work, imaging, or other routine care. We’ve attached a flyer to this post with more details—including a QR code you can scan to learn more or get started! If you're unable to use the QR code, just visit carecredit.com/offer2025 for more information.

*** Promotion runs from April 1st, 2025, through to June 30th, 2025.

04/10/2025

03/05/2025

02/20/2025

🥛 ❤️ With mare #10 out for the season, it feels like an appropriate time to officially spill the beans! At year 7 now of providing ethical nurse mares and with tremendous support from the industry, we asked ourselves how we could do more - and ColdSpring Mares Inc was founded. We are excited to announce the official launch of our non-profit operating as “ColdSpring Mares Inc” and hope you’ll join us on our new endeavor and growth. To the best of our knowledge we are the first non-profit doing this sort of thing in the US with retired broodmares! ❤️🥛

📍Offering a safe, loving, purposeful home for retired broodmares while striving to cause change within the nurse mare industry and shift to an ethical treatment of the mares that step in and save orphaned foals’ lives every year! 📍

Most horses will reach a point in their life where they’re no longer riding or broodmare suitable but they aren’t quite ready to “retire” to the life of snacks and sunsets only. This is where ColdSpring Mares Inc comes in! Horses are very social, intelligent beings and can get quite bored without mental stimulation. Being a nurse mare gives these horses an opportunity to still maintain that mental stimulation while also fulfilling the critical need for nurse mares within the Equine industry. Orphaned foals are statistically at significantly greater risk to develop health and behavioral problems down the line. Additionally horses learn vital life skills and have a high nutritional demand at the very start of their life. This makes having a “mom” very important in securing that animals future. Our girls are truly one of a kind and very special, each one has so much compassion, kindness and skill to offer to a new foal. There is no greater feeling than the first moments in the pairing of watching the mares eyes light up as she meets her new baby with sweet nickers and a gentle embrace. ❤️

Traditionally, the nurse mare industry has a tragic reputation for breeding mares and then stripping away their biological foal in favor of the orphaned foal. We DO NOT do, support or condone this type of practice. It is outdated and completely unnecessary! Via a carefully curated protocol we are able to medically induce lactation in the mares, creating a win-win situation for everyone.

Read more about our program :
www.coldspringnursemares.com

Featured in this photo is “Roxy” an incredible mom that is no longer able to have her own, but LOVES babies! Bio-mom suffered birthing complications, leaving her fighting for her life while also trying to support the c**t. In order to give both mom and baby the best chance for survival, Roxy was brought in to alleviate the extra stress to mom. ❤️

02/11/2025

Are you foal-ready?

This Wednesday, join AAEP member veterinarians Drs. Chelsea Folmar & Taylor Huffman for a webinar discussion that will help you prepare for the foaling season. Learn how to create a foaling kit, the timeline of parturition (foaling), and how to recognize when veterinary intervention is needed.

Registration is FREE but required. A recording of the webinar will be available if you miss the live event.

Register here: https://events.zoom.us/ev/Ats8dN0E2JxrJYoBUPKU7BW_HtYcwxW988ZYvpWRruqNFu98_uws~AnoL_ZTlIx2iZDbk457AKzpEPWgwMyM1m36OoJWUUyiXJPOgKi4PHJJYdQ

This informative session is brought to you by the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee.

02/11/2025

February 8, 2025
Dear Clients and Friends of OWEC,
We hope that all of you are faring well this challenging winter season! We appreciate all the great care that you have been providing for your horses and hope that good weather will return soon.
We wanted to make sure that everyone was made aware of a few changes at OWEC. First, Julie Pulliam who has been a dedicated and highly valued staff member for 16 years is no longer with us full time. While Julie is pursuing other opportunities, she has still been continuing to provide support to us and we hope that will continue for some time yet.
Next, Kayla and her husband, Wes, have welcomed their baby boy, Ivan late in January. The family of three is doing well! We miss Kayla while she is on maternity leave but can’t wait to get to know sweet Ivan.
Last, we have changed to a new practice management software platform this month and are working hard to become proficient. You may access your account to pay outstanding invoices, request appointments or prescription refills from our portal: https://petportal.vet/old-waterloo-equine-clinic . If your preference is receiving invoices or statements via US Mail, that will continue as usual. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us!
You may on occasion reach our answering machine during office hours (8 AM – 4 PM). If this is the case, please leave a message and your call will be returned as quickly as possible. As always, you can also email us at [email protected] .
We appreciate you for choosing OWEC for your horses’ veterinary needs!
Sincerely,
Your OWEC Team
Dr. Tena Boyd, Dr. Victoria Simpson, Lee Ann Smith (Julie & Kayla in absentia)

Old Waterloo Equine Clinic
P.O. Box 3026, Warrenton, VA 20188
540-347-0807
www.OldWaterlooEquine.com

02/04/2025

That wonderful time of year!

01/23/2025

Please welcome Ivan Alan Solibakke to the world! Born to proud parents Kayla and Wes Solibakke on January 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM. He came into this world at 7 pounds 5 ounces and 21 inches tall! Now that’s the way to ring in a new year!!!

01/22/2025

Especially with this extreme cold weather and hard ground conditions ....our older horses need just a little extra!

It’s not uncommon to find horses and ponies living well into their 20s and 30s, thanks to continuous advances in nutrition and health care.

Horse owners have a big impact as well and can help their horses thrive in their golden years through proper management practices like those illustrated in the graphic. But remember, although there is much you can do on your own to keep your older horse happy and spry, some conditions associated with aging require medical intervention.

Scheduling regular visits and keeping a good line of communication with your veterinarian will allow you to respond quickly to any ailments or injuries that could cause your horse a serious or prolonged set back. That means less worry for you, and a better quality of life for your old friend!