Weatherford Equine Medical Center, PC

10/16/2024

Day two of veterinary technician appreciation week!

Breakfast from Karin with Dechra US and lunch from Rory with -US. Shout out to one of our clients for providing dessert as well! Thank y'all for helping us celebrate our veterinary technicians!

WE love our crew!

10/15/2024

Day 1 of veterinary technician appreciation week!

Midwest Veterinary Supply, Inc. sent in Tailgaters BBQ- Dan Woods for lunch on Monday! What a fantastic meal to keep our technicians fueled while taking care of our patients! For dessert, Fluxergy provided crumble cookies! Sugar for the win!

Midwest provides our products to take the best care of our patients while Fluxergy has provided an analyzer that allows us to test for salmonella, EHV1, and Strep equi equi (strangles).

10/05/2024

Dr Alex Cofield is talking with vet students from all over the U.S. today in Oklahoma City at the Pathways to Success Career Symposium!

08/31/2024

Meet our new intern crew! We’re excited to have them here! They’ve been working hard and getting to know the WE client family for the past few months!
Left to right:

Genner Alvarado Soto from Costa Rica

Olivia Phelps from Washington State University

Connor Laliberte from Oregon State University

Jena Zientek from University of Glasgow

08/31/2024

Dr Heath Qualls and Dr Grady Cofield are in Lexington, Kentucky recruiting the next members of Team WE!

08/30/2024

Dr Heath Qualls will be speaking Sunday to 330 third year vet students in Lexington, Kentucky about the opportunities available in equine internal medicine!

08/25/2024

We are happy to be a Practice Partner again at this important event! An event helping to promote the career we love!

08/02/2024

Boehriger Ingelheim taking care of our staff! Thank you for the much needed sweets on a Friday!

Starting this month, Boehriger Ingelheim will be opening their study for testing of PPID (Cushing's disease). If you have concerns that your horse maybe showing symptoms of PPID, and is not currently on medication, your horse may qualify! This will be discounted testing, performed Monday through Thursday with Cornell Animal Health Diagnostic Center. Feel free to give our office a call to set an appointment!

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07/13/2024

It is such an honor to stand the amazing stud. We are looking forward to continuing see him next year and helping this fantastic ranch out as well. Get your 2025 Early Booking Contracts this month.

𝘼𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣, 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙁𝙄𝙇𝙇𝙀𝘿 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚. The Notorious B I G has 𝑩𝙊𝑶𝙆𝑬𝘿 𝙁𝑼𝙇𝑳 for three years in a row, which is every year he has stood to the public.🫶We continue to watch this horse in awe as he progresses in his show career AND now consistently produces incredible foals. The calls, emails, texts that we receive from mare/foal owners on a daily basis is so heart-warming. Bigs truly is a one in a million, and we are so grateful to be a part of his journey.
Thank you to Billie Jack Saebens & the whole crew at Dixon Flowers Rope Horses, again, for always giving Bigs the best care. Shout out to Weatherford Equine Breeding Center for navigating another busy season for our boy and taking care of so many of "his ladies," including Southern Ranches'. There are so many people that believe in this horse and go above and beyond behind the scenes to keep him happy & healthy. Breeding AND showing a junior sire, especially one who is in as high demand as Bigs, is NOT easy, but they all do it with grace, including Bigs himself. There's a lot to be said for that.
📣2025 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙤📣
In closing, to celebrate his 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗗 highly successful breeding season, we are offering early booking contracts for the rest of this month. This isn't something we normally do, as we still have 2025 breeding details to work out, but we've gotten so many calls regarding next year that we decided to give those who wish to get on his list now an opportunity to do so.
𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡 𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨972@𝙜𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡.𝙘𝙤𝙢, 𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙪𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚'𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙨.
Thank you, again, to everyone who has followed Bigs' journey. We appreciate you more than you know, and look forward to continuing to share this special horse with all of you.

07/12/2024

With Breeding Season ending, we would like to thank all of the Stallion owners and Mare owners that entrusted us with your horses this year. It was a fantastic season once again and that wouldn’t have been possible with all of you. We hope everyone has a great fall and can’t wait to see you all again next year. We have now transitioned over to our off season hours and recommend calling ahead of time to schedule palpations, pick ups, and drop offs.

07/03/2024

Weatherford Equine Breeding Center will be closed tomorrow July 4th for the holiday. We will reopen Friday July 5th at 8:00am. We hope everyone has a fantastic and safe holiday.

06/23/2024

Another great year with great people....great interns!! We had to say goodbye to the 2023-2024 interns, but look forward to watching their careers develop! We were blessed to be a stepping stone in their climb to achieve their ultimate goals!

From left to right...

Anaguadalupe Roman - working to attain U.S. license. Currently working in Granbury, TX.

Andy Castillo - working in Spain

Samantha Westrup - working in Mexico

Ellan McDaniel - surgical internship at Oakridge Equine in Edmond, Oklahoma

Julia Smith - associate at a private practice in Georgia

Grace Hunt - sports medicine internship in Ocala, Florida

Thank you all so very much!! WE wish the very best to you all!!

05/21/2024

05/20/2024

On Saturday, Weatherford Equine hosted a regional meeting for the AAEVT (American Association of Equine Veterinary Technicians). Dr Heath Qualls, Dr Andrew Willis, and Dr Alex Cofield shared their expertise with attendees in lectures and wetlabs. Thank you to the AAEVT and Lisa Richardson for putting this together!

05/16/2024

If you believe that horses need grain in their diet to meet their nutritional needs, you are not alone. However, horses should get most of their nutrients from a good quality forage source such as grass, hay, hay pellets, or a complete feed.

Horses generally eat between 1.5-2% of their body weight each day, so an average size 1,000 lbs horse should eat 15- 20 lbs of hay daily. To help fill any nutrient gaps such as essential vitamins or minerals, a ration balancer may be beneficial. Depending on breed, body condition, and exercise level, concentrates may be added in to provide additional energy but are often not needed.

When deciding on what to feed your horse, it is best to invest in high quality forages as the foundation of your feeding plan. You can even have your hay tested to see exactly what nutrients it is providing. Please consult with your veterinarian or an equine nutritionist about your horse's diet before making any major changes, and remember that any changes should be made gradually over time to avoid GI upset.
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Brought to you by the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee

05/15/2024

Career Day at Brock Intermediate School! Dr Heath Qualls is out spreading the news that being an equine veterinarian is a fun and rewarding job!

04/22/2024

⚡⚡⚡Please bare with us, as our power is out! You're welcome to message us through Facebook or leave a voicemail and we will do our best to get back to y'all as soon as we can. ⚡⚡⚡

03/14/2024

Great information for all you horse owners!!

If you own horses long enough, sooner or later you are likely to face a medical emergency.

On March 20, join AAEP members Drs. Allie Catalino, Racquel Lindroth, and Nikki Scherrer for a one-hour webinar discussing how horse owners can prepare themselves for equine veterinary emergencies. Learn to identify problems requiring immediate attention and take appropriate action while awaiting veterinary care!

Attendance is FREE but registration is required; attendees are also encouraged to submit their questions in advance through the registration form. A recording of the webinar will be available if you miss the live event.

Register now at https://aaep-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7L6QaXs_RI6UymQgAWBuvg #/registration

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