Weatherford Equine Medical Center, PC

01/11/2025

Foaling season is here! We already have several in the hospital barn. 
This would be a great course for anyone wanting to gain more knowledge or needing a refresher! 

Foaling season is officially here! 🥳

Need a refresher course on everything foaling? We got you! Check out our "Foaling and Foal Care" online course for only $100!

https://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/erl-store/virtual-courses-2

01/06/2025

Please join us for an educational session and the grand opening of our ICU/Isolation building on January 14, 2025 @ 5:30pm.

Reminder to RSVP by January 9th, 2025.
Call or text: Karin Williamson 559-709-5962

12/26/2024

Merry Christmas to all!!

11/28/2024

The Medical Center and Breeding Center wants to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.

11/25/2024

Clean water is always important!

Water remains as important for your horse in cold weather as it is in the summer. As a matter of fact, decreased water consumption in the winter is thought to be the primary inducing factor for impaction colic — although there are other predisposing factors such as poor hay quality, lack of exercise, internal parasites and dental problems.

Impaction colic is essentially constipation and most often includes the accumulation of hard, dry f***l material in the colon. The usual signs of impending impaction colic are depression, a decreased appetite, and decreased production and dryness of manure.

Studies demonstrate that you can increase your horse's winter water consumption if you provide access to heated water, but ONLY if that is the only source of water available. As always, if you have any questions about preventing colic in your horse, your equine veterinarian remains your best source of information!

11/14/2024

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Did you know that a horse with a moderate hair coat starts requiring additional calories for body temperature regulation when the outside temperature drops to approximately 50°F?

As the temperatures start to drop, especially overnight, it's important to remember that cold weather prompts special considerations for your horse's diet and care. This is particularly important when it comes to the older members of the herd; consult your primary horse doctor to formulate a plan to keep your horses happy and healthy this fall and winter!

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!

817-594-9100

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!!