Open Sky Equine LLC

02/10/2024

This is Laura’s mom. I want friends and clients to know about the passing of Laura.
We appreciate everyone being here through this time.

25/09/2024

I am having to take 3-4 weeks off of work due to a disk in my back that is trying to herniate. I have pain down my right side and am having difficulty standing, let alone working on horses. Going to take some time off and heal up. I’ll be in touch with clients as soon as I can to continue my fall ND route. For now, movie recommendations on Netflix, Hulu or Prime are appreciated 😊. I don’t do well with bed rest lol

24/09/2024

I am having to cancel and reschedule all upcoming dentals for the next week or two. I have a disk in my back that is trying to herniate and I need to take some time off. My fall ND trip will continue into October if I can get healed up. I will be in touch with everyone as soon as possible! Sorry for any inconvenience

14/09/2024

Hazen/Beulah clients please check your messages! I have openings tomorrow and Monday

12/09/2024

Friday September 13th I have afternoon openings in Grand Forks and on the way back to Minot. Please PM me to schedule.

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12/09/2024

Hazen/Beulah clients

I am looking at spending Saturday through Monday/Tuesday in your area. Please message me if there is a particular day that works best for you. Please include morning or afternoon preference. I will be sending private messages to those on my list shortly

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05/09/2024

Hi everyone, I know a lot of you are waiting on dates for the ND trip. It is still a work in progress as I have a LOT of people to communicate with. So far here are dates for September:

Minot/Velva - 8-9
10th is full
Bismarck - 11
Bismarck - 19-21
18th is full

All other days are still in the works but I will be in touch soon. Thank you for your patience!

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26/08/2024

14/08/2024

I am still taking horses for the fall ND dental route. Dates have not been set yet, but please contact me to get on the contact list so we can start coordinating.

There will also be another fall run to Lewistown, Big Timber, Townsend, Helena, GF, Browning, Shelby and back to Malta along Highway 2.

05/08/2024

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27/07/2024

I am currently working with Apple to recover my account. I am unable to access certain phone apps until this is resolved. If you need to contact me, please call or text. I will have occasional access to facebook if I am at home and at my computer. Hopefully this will be resolved in 3 more days of waiting period according to Apple

18/07/2024

Working on a trip for dentals between Malta and Glasgow. Possibly Sunday, please contact me to discuss scheduling

08/07/2024

Planning a trip from Malta to Havre, Shelby, Cut Bank, Browning, Conrad, Great Falls, Helena, and back up to Malta. Either end of this week or early next week. Please contact me to get on the list. I’m waiting on parts for my dental equipment before I commit to dates but it will be my last run to these areas for a while. Let’s get your horses dental needs taken care of!

25/06/2024

I am almost finished moving into my new location in Malta, MT. I have veterinary conferences this weekend and will be starting to book appointments again next week. Thank you all for your patience. Locations within 100 miles or so of Malta will be frequently available. Farther than that will depend on my upcoming routes and scheduling. I do plan a Lewistown/Big Timber run. Also a Bitterroot run is pending. The ND fall route is open to get on the list, and will likely be the last week of August and into September.

Please message my page, call or text 701-712-1274 for questions and scheduling

25/06/2024

Recently, there was a news article published in ND accusing a veterinary clinic of not caring and being negligent. I wasn’t present, so I don’t know what happened. I will say this, there are two sides to every story.

I’ve been in their shoes. I’ve been accused of killing someone’s animal, not doing my job, not caring, etc.

It’s easy for people to get upset when someone in the community says, “I took my animal in to the vet for a cough, and he died. They did something wrong and killed him.”

What if I told you the animal was a 26 year old gelding with a BCS 1/5? The cough? This horse was a lifetime asthmatic who was poorly managed at best. Because of that, he was now in congestive heart failure with a bad case of pneumonia. The thin body condition? He had no teeth, but the owner would not put the horse on processed feed daily. The horse died. So is it the veterinarian’s fault?

I truly believe the end of privately owned veterinary clinics is coming to an end. (Maybe even small businesses in general.) Most rural practices are down to one or two veterinarians who are expected to be on call 24/7/365.

The amount of online courses a person can take that allows an average person to do what I sacrificed 7 years of life and $200,000 in student loans for is ridiculous. Why go to vet school anymore?

“You should take a vacation.”
“I called when you were gone (at my nephew’s birthday), and my horse died because you couldn’t come.”

“Hire some more staff.”
“You would not believe my vet bill.”

“You need to say no to more people.”
“What do you mean you can’t come this week?”

“Make some time for your kids.”
“I can only do Tuesday or Thursday after 6:00pm. My kids have things going on.”

Somehow, the world has lost touch with reality. Animals live and animals die. We do our best to intervene, but we somehow have forgotten that we don’t have the final say.

I love this job. Whether I’m looking at animals or not, it’s on my mind 24/7. But none of us are perfect, we all make mistakes. I’ve made plenty, and somehow, those clients have known this and still stuck with me. I have some good ones.

If something goes wrong, you do have a right to be angry. It’s normal. You do not have a right to destroy someone’s life and business. So before you jump in with the social media lynch mob, take a breath and remember that you aren’t hearing the whole story.

13/05/2024

We had quite the variety today for dentals! Donkey decided he didn’t want to participate in dental day, so will be examined on another day.

Thank you again to all of my ND clients - new and repeats! I’m headed back to Montana tomorrow to take some time off and will be coordinating MT summer routes and the ND fall run soon.

Oh, and I don’t recommend getting booted by a horse. Going to take a bit of time to heal up so please be patient as I get back to everyone’s messages 😬

07/05/2024

I would like to take a moment to thank all of my clients for a fast paced and packed solid spring ND run. You have all been wonderful and I’m so thankful to be able to assist with your equine dental needs. I will be making the rounds for my clients in the western part of the state this week.

Now to address some rumors that have begun to circulate. Yes, I am relocating in the next couple of weeks to Malta, MT. This is a much anticipated change and I’m very excited to see the opportunities that will be opened up. As of now, my service areas and upcoming routes will be unchanged. I will be catching up with clients when I return to Montana next week. I will be scheduling for Browning, Augusta, Great Falls and Fort Shaw before I complete the moving process. Please be patient as I wrap up this ND route and I will be in touch with my MT clients soon.

Again, thank you all for the continued support, hospitality and helping to keep the flow of the routes go smoothly. You are all appreciated!