Vaquero Equine Hospital

06/11/2024

Annual Teeth Floats 🦷🐴

Regular dental care is crucial for maintaining a horse's overall health. We recommend horses receive annual dental examinations and floating to ensure their teeth wear normally and to prevent issues like sharp points and uneven surfaces.
Staying proactive about dental health can prevent more serious issues from arising.

Call to schedule your horses appointment
254-722-2001

05/10/2024

We want to wish a big Happy Birthday to Dr. Echols!

05/07/2024

We are so sorry to say that our phones are currently down! Please text us or leave a message with our answering service and we will return your call asap!

04/28/2024

04/11/2024

It's that time of year!

04/09/2024

Concerned that your horse may be experiencing ulcers? Consider scheduling a gastroscopy appointment for a definitive diagnosis and establish a treatment plan.
Call 254-722-2001

04/02/2024

We accept walk-ins Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

03/27/2024

Take a behind the scenes look at a surgery performed here at Vaquero Equine Hospital.

03/20/2024

When it comes to your horse’s health, trust matters. Hear from our client about why she chooses Vaquero as her equine veterinarian.

03/18/2024

Introducing our Smart RLT. This laser is proven to regenerate tissue and accelerate the healing process.
Hear from Dr. Echols about how it works, what it treats, and a general treatment plan. Plus, learn why this is his preferred modality of treatment for horses. Better science means better healing, and we're committed to keeping your horses at their absolute best.

03/09/2024

Equine herpesvirus (EHV) is a family of equine viruses named by numbers including EHV-1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 with EHV-1,3,4 posing the most risk for domestic horses. EHV is a common DNA virus that occurs in horse populations worldwide. The two most common species are EHV-1 and EHV-4.

03/05/2024

We are hiring again…if you have skills related to equine and small animal medicine and surgery as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills, if you can place catheters and draw blood in dogs, cats and horses. If you are organized and capable of staying calm under stress please come apply. We have the latest and greatest of all equipment including equine gastroscope, equine upper airway scope, equine surgery facility, Sound equine regenerative laser, equine digital radiography and ultrasound. Small animal high res digital radiography. In-house idexx hematology and numerous other laboratory analyzers. Send your resume to [email protected] or drop it by in person.

01/16/2024

Our freeze branding event has been canceled for Tuesday the 16th…Alison can’t make it due to weather down south. We will do it again soon and let everyone know in advance.

12/25/2023

This event has been canceled. Alison can’t make it due to weather down south.

Tuesday January 16 Alison Rogers will be available at our clinic to freeze brand horses. Contact our office if you want to get on the schedule.

12/09/2023

12/09/2023

This incredible laceration is about an inch deep and a mile wide, which is infinitely better than the inverse

12/07/2023

What do baby llamas do when you tell them something funny?

They Llaugh of course!

11/11/2023

Placing a sub conjunctival cyclosporine implant in a horse with standing sedation. Thanks to Dr Leslie Easterwood for the pep talk before hand

10/22/2023

All Thanks to our vet tech Karissa Schlasman who found the chip had migrated to the armpit region

Remi the blue tick hound was found 140 miles away from her home.

10/07/2023

It’s floatober at Vaquero…with all these other made up holidays we figure we can make up our own equine dentistry month! Cheers

09/30/2023

Come and see us and get your pets up to date on their vaccines! We are hanging out at the Valley Mills Feed & Hardware until 12pm.

09/24/2023

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!

09/21/2023

We fix horses! Happy to report This one is back in action after a series of regional limb perfusions

A few of our diagnostic capabilities:
Radiography
Ultrasound
Endoscopy
Lameness exam
Joint injection
Emergencies
In-house blood work

09/19/2023

Come by on Wednesdays 9-3 for your pets needs.

09/19/2023

Looking to hire a veterinary technician/ admin assistant… help with horses and small animal surgery and medicine as well as answering the phone and booking appointments, making invoices and estimates. Must enjoy working with people as well as animals