Fieldstone Equine Clinic

07/09/2024

Great way to support some special animals and a wonderful program! 🐴

We’re so excited to be hosting our second annual Hoofin’ It For Hay 5K & Fun Run! 💨

The 5K & Fun Run supports StoneLedge Stables’ mission… we are raising funds for hay for our most important teachers- our animals! Join us for an amazing day filled with crafts, food, and more! 🐷🎨🧁

If you don’t know who we are, StoneLedge Stables is a non-profit farm school dedicated to creating a safe place where children can explore learning at their pace, take risks, connect with each other, the animals and the environment, play, to become healthy community members. At the core of our programming we promote social emotional intelligence as the platform for which all other learning builds.

We would like to thank for hosting this event as well as our many families and volunteers!

Link in our bio to sign up 🐎

06/29/2024

🌟 Reminder… don’t work too hard this holiday week! 🌟

FEC will be closed Thursday 4th & Friday 5th (emergencies only). Have a great & safe holiday weekend! 🎇

Photo circa 2015🐶

06/12/2024

‼️The haul-in clinic space is complete and pony approved!‼️

🐴 What will it be used for?

Anything from routine wellness and dental exams to joint injections, standing surgical procedures, and even client education seminars (stay tuned!). It can also be used for longer term patient care such as non-surgical colic, post-surgical rehab, or stall rest cases.

🐴 How does this affect me (horse owner/FEC client)?

It gives you options! Dr. Sam will still be traveling around the Upper Valley and is happy to come to you. However, we will be encouraging folks to trailer in (especially those far away) and moving forward certain procedures will require hauling to us.

✨ The biggest change is that most emergencies will likely be required to trailer to the clinic. Please, make a plan before the inevitable occurs. ✨

(we recognize that there are situations in which a horse cannot be safely loaded onto a trailer. In those instances, we will continue to provide excellent on-farm care)

🐴 Why should I haul in?

Trailering to the clinic for routine and emergency appointments will save you 💵MONEY💵! You and your horse will also be in a clean, well-lit, and temperature-controlled environment.

The equine veterinarians of the Upper Valley region are stretched thin. A haul-in appointment often allows your horse to be scheduled quicker and helps our team work more efficiently to see more patients in a day. This, in turn, benefits the entire equine community.

Come on over! It’s easy to get here!
We look forward to showing off our new space 🥳

05/09/2024

🌟 Exciting News! 🌟

Our haul-in clinic is officially (almost) done and we are scheduling appointments for JUNE 2024!

Don’t worry, we will still be on the road too 😉 but we are very excited to finally be utilizing this space. It can be used for anything from lameness exams and joint injections to gastroscopes and post-surgical rehabs.

The clinic is heated with 2 medicine/recovery stalls and a large clean procedure space….not to mention built 100% by local craftsmen in the original horse stable of our 1800s barn! 🤩🐴

Stay tuned for more details and get in touch if you’d like to save that travel fee at your next appointment 🛻

05/01/2024

🚑 🐴 ⬇️

A 501(c)(3) dedicated to providing peace, protection and possibility to animals in need.

04/29/2024

❗️Please Note ❗️

The vaccine reminders that our system sends out are automatic. They are correct for what your horse gets, but we have zero control over when they get sent out. You may get a reminder a week after your horse has had the vaccine. Whoops! They are based off of last years vaccines and don’t update accordingly with new records. We are working to figure out a way for it to sync with reality better.

Like Ranger here ⬇️ it’s a work in progress and may need a little help! Thanks for your patience.

04/04/2024

‼️ No Power ‼️

No power, no phone. Will check emergency line occasionally….but come find us if you need us!

03/30/2024

🌟 Rebates! 🌟

Have a horse on prascend? Take advantage of this rebate anytime from now until November 2024👇

03/24/2024

🌟 Three extra cheers for all the farm owners this morning! 🌟

Sure is beautiful and YOU GOT THIS! 💪❄️

03/09/2024

Tell your horses to make good choices!!

We are skiing! Far away, in a land where the sky is blue ☀️😎

02/24/2024

‼️ Let’s chat Vitamin E ‼️

Vitamin E is an essential vitamin our horses need to perform to the best of their abilities, especially young and developing horses. It is a muscle antioxidant and helps maintain peak athletic performance.

Lush green grass is the best source of vitamin E. Not only is this impractical for many horse owners (and not available year round in Vermont) but New England soil is found to be ✨HIGHLY DEFICIENT✨in vitamin E. This is why supplementing can be so important.

👇Supplement Tips👇

💰 Synthetic vitamin E is a waste of your money! Feed a NATURAL vitamin E supplement

🌟 Water soluble supplements help to increase low vitamin E levels quickly

❓What dose do I give my horse?
Get their vitamin E levels tested! This tells us whether a simple maintenance dose (2000IU/day) is good or whether they need a higher dose

⚕️What supplements do we recommend?
Our favorite vitamin E supplements are: Emcelle, Elevate, Nano-E, and Platinum

🐴 Consider getting your horses vitamin E level tested this spring! It could make a huge difference 🐴

01/22/2024

🌟Important information for FEC clients🌟

There is a shortage of equine veterinarians in our region and across the country. We do our best to provide 24/7 emergency care for our clients by working with another local practice (Citadel Equine) to share coverage when needed . However, there will be times when a veterinarian is not available to come to your farm for an emergency. There are simply not enough mobile veterinarians in this area to provide continuous coverage to all clients, at all times.

🚑 Dr. Sam and Dr. Glass (Citadel Equine) will not be available January 2️⃣5️⃣-2️⃣9️⃣ and February 3️⃣-6️⃣. This means there will be NO VETERINARIANS AVAILABLE FOR ON-FARM EMERGENCY CARE during those dates.

What does this mean for you?

🐴 In the unlikely event that your horse experiences a life-threatening emergency during these dates, you will need to trailer to a referral hospital. Please, get your truck and trailer ready now! Don’t own a trailer? Contact a friend who does, before an emergency situation arises. Make a plan!

☎️ In an effort to streamline this process for you, we’ve been in contact with the Tufts Hospital for Large Animals (53 Willard Street North Grafton, MA) to provide emergency care without prior on-farm assessment. If your horse requires emergency assistance, please call the hospital 📞 508-839-7926 📞 prior to leaving. Do not show up unannounced! You must speak to their staff about the condition of your horse and your anticipated arrival time so they can have an appropriate team ready.

🩺 While we do our absolute best to minimize these periods without the availability of on-farm emergency veterinary care, they will occur from time to time. Thank you for your understanding and your support!

Please feel free to call/email with whatever questions you might have.

01/05/2024

Are you concerned that your horse might have gastric ulcers? The only way to diagnose them is via gastroscope 🎥 🐴

Thanks to our friends at Triple Crown Feed and Purina Horse Feed the first 5 horses we scope in 2024 will get one of these awesome goodie bags 🤩 AND $25 off the cost of the procedure!

The bags are full of our favorite product samples, feed coupons, rebates and much more! 💰

We understand that getting your horse scoped and treating gastric ulcers can be a large undertaking. Thank you for making that commitment to your horse, and for trusting us to be a part of the process!

01/02/2024

✨ Happy New Year from FEC ✨

Stay tuned for exciting announcements as we gallup into 2024! 🐎🥳

12/23/2023

🎄Happy holidays from FEC! 🎄

Our office will be closed through 12/26.

As always, emergency coverage for clients is available by calling 802-889-8901.

11/25/2023

🐴 Happy Thanksgiving from FEC! 🐴

We all have so much to be thankful for. That’s why the holidays are a wonderful time to step back and think about others…

is right around the corner!

In honor of this, we would like to recognize 3 wonderful organizations we are truly privileged to work with ⬇️

Please consider supporting them this giving season🎄After all, it is what the holidays are all about!

🎁 StoneLedge Stables, Inc www.stoneledgestables.org

🎁 Tomten Farm and Sanctuary www.tomtenfarmandsanctuary.org

🎁 High Horses Center for Equine-Assisted Services www.highhorses.org

10/27/2023

🌟A big day at Fieldstone Equine Clinic! 🌟

One step closer to the haul in treatment & medicine stall space being finished!

And a final resting place for some very special shoes 🧡

10/04/2023

We all get to use our imaginations a little less now! 😍

Our medicine stalls and treatment area are coming together! With some concrete, plumbing and heat (!) we’ll be up and running in no time! All thanks to amazing local builder & horseman Shane Young.

09/22/2023

❗️Horse owners❗️

If you watch one thing today, WATCH THIS

This video clearly explains the current equine veterinary crisis and shows how YOU can adapt and help.

Fieldstone Equine Clinic is committed to our clients and their horses, and we are so grateful for your support as we navigate these issues together.

09/19/2023

🏆 Congratulations from FEC to Genevieve!

And Thank you for all the nominations and support of this award from Area 1 trainers. Mary would have been so proud 🧡

09/13/2023

The leaves may not be this pretty yet, but fall vaccine season is upon us!

Keeping track of all this info can be confusing. Hopefully this helps 🐎

08/25/2023

🌟 FEC will now be scheduling Tuesday evening appointments 🌟

5-7pm and starting September 1

This is meant to help with the increase of appointments during the busy fall season. We want to have plenty of time to spend with our patients!

08/18/2023

⭐️ This is why FEC is only able to see emergencies for current clients.

⭐️Confused if you’re a current client?
Our website can provide a detailed answer.

https://www.fieldstoneequine.com/client-resources

It’s difficult for us horse doctors to admit we aren’t superhuman. We’re hardwired to be there for you and your horse whenever you need us. But we’re finally in the midst of an overdue reality check as a profession and admitting that our desire to be available 24/7 isn’t compatible with our own personal health and happiness.

The most significant pain point for many of us is caring for our clients during regular business hours and then being on call for emergencies after hours. If we are a single-doctor or small practice, this traditionally has been the case most nights of the week.

The good news is that the AAEP along with private veterinary practices and veterinary schools are focused on developing new models for emergency care which ease the strain on individual practitioners. This includes the growth of emergency cooperatives where two or more practices in a geographic area work together to share after-hours care, as well as more emergency-only practices and the use of tele-triage services to address client concerns after normal business hours.

As equine veterinarians reevaluate what after-hours care looks like for their practices, we know that the support of our clients is critical to creating a balance that works for both of us. If your horse doctor talks with you about changes in how after-hours care is delivered, we hope you’ll welcome the adjustments, knowing that this evolution of emergency care must take place in order for equine veterinarians to avoid burnout and continue to be available to treat all of our patients. We appreciate our partnership with you, and your horse does too!

08/11/2023

We love being a part of this team 🐴

Big Thanks to Platinum Performance and Megan for their support on this case!

Do you know what is very cool? When the 30 year old horse from an animal seizure looks great, feels good and knows he is home.

Winky continues to thrive at Tomten but his off and on stool issues are always on our radar. The truth is with a 30 year old, it could be lots of things and so, we are addressing this via one "vehicle" at a time. In fact, our fabulous vet, Sam Scheu, Fieldstone Equine Clinic is too. Dr Scheu continues to grace us with his expertise, compassion and above and beyond care for the equid lives here. In fact, of his own accord, he recently reached out to Platinum Perfomance and asked them to help us help Winky. Wow. Talk about committed to the equids in his care! We are truly blessed to have him on our team.

This fabulous company gifted us a 17lb bucket of Platinum GI. Amazing! This is one of their foundation formulas and has added probiotics and prebiotics in it for GI support. We are so excited to try it and so grateful for Megan and Platinum Performance for their generous help. We just love their products, especially the Healthy Weight Oil which is perfect for lives like Wren.

It really takes a team to provide peace, protection and possibility. Thank you Dr. Scheu, Platinum Performance and all of you who care enough to help us make the Rescues dreams come true. Every effort makes a difference as together we provide peace, protection and possibility.

08/04/2023

‼️FEC has a new emergency phone number‼️

Emergency line: 802-889-8901

Our office number remains the same and will also direct you to the emergency line if needed.

07/29/2023

A local opportunity to learn incredibly important skills. Your animals deserve it!

Imagine if this was your donkey and she couldn’t get up. Would you know how to help?

Join us one week from today to learn how.

National Safety Expert, Roger Lauze is coming to Tomten Farm and Sanctuary to teach his lifesaving Large Animal Rescue Course on Saturday, August 5th.

We all know how scary large animal emergencies are and how challenging it can be to help, especially here in Northern New England where ice and snow can complicate things even further. Whether you are a horse owner, a veterinarian, first responder or a large-animal caretaker, this one-day event is for you! Together we will learn the unique equine and large animal rescue techniques needed to help our animals, no matter what situation might arise.

With a combination of expert classroom instruction and hands-on practice in different rescue scenarios (learning how to effectively operate glides and lifts with an equine training mannequin, etc.) you'll return to your barns or first responder careers armed with the specialized knowledge that could save a life. Even if you just audit, you'll leave with valuable insights that could buy your horse time before the professionals arrive.

We hope you will join us. Please share this important event opportunity with your trail-rider friends, vets and techs, local barns, first responder friends and everyone you think could benefit from being prepared for unexpected equine/large animal emergencies.

Location: Tomten Farm and Sanctuary, Haverhill, NH
Date: August 5th, 2023
Time: 9 am - 3 pm

Cost: In an effort to make this important course available to all in our community it is FREE to Upper Valley/Grafton County First Responders (Police, Fire and Animal Control Officers), $35 to all other participants and $20 for auditors.
RSVP is required. Please read registration details closely to ensure an educational day for all.

To reserve a participant spot click here, https://tomtenfarmandsanctuary.networkforgood.com/events/59679-participant-registration-large-animal-rescue-course

To reserve an auditor spot click here, https://tomtenfarmandsanctuary.networkforgood.com/events/59681-auditor-large-animal-rescue-course

To reserve an Upper Valley/Grafton County First Responder spot, click here, https://tomtenfarmandsanctuary.networkforgood.com/events/59680-first-responder-large-animal-rescue-course


We can't wait to welcome you and spend a special day at Tomten learning with this widely respected clinician.

07/13/2023

A HUGE Thank You to the road crew, fire dept and everybody that has been working overtime to keep us all safe and our roads open. Fingers crossed the worst of it is behind us.

We are playing catch up with appointments over the past few days, but we will get to you! 🩵

07/08/2023

Dr. Sam is at Huntington Farm Horse Trials all weekend. If you have an Emergency and need to reach us please call the Huntington Farm office at 802-765-4511.

Thank you 🐴

06/26/2023

A very special award in memory of an extra special lady! 💛

06/14/2023

Dr.Sam managed to squeeze in a surgery day amid all the craziness of spring 💉 and 🦷!

This horse developed chronic uveitis due to a past eye injury. She was already non-visual and it was a source of constant pain. Removing the eye also removed the pain! She is healing well and enjoying life again.

📸 Thanks to Eliza and Shari