Sandhill Veterinary Clinic

01/07/2024

🔥Congratulations to Case Calhoun! NJHFR World Champion Boys Breakaway! 🔥

26/06/2024

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.

12/06/2024

A wonderful family to work with and an amazing pony full of heart and grit that outruns the full-sized horses. Congratulations Kort and the entire Lyon family! Ashley Blakely Lyon

Let’s take a moment to appreciate one of our world champions, brought to you by our friends at ! We are proud to have Wrangler as a long time supporter of the NLBRA!

Kort Lyon, World Champion Little Wrangler Barrel Racing is the 9 year old from Canton, MS and has been a member of the the National Little Britches Rodeo Association for 4 years. We asked Kort to tell us a little bit about the horse that helped him accomplish this goal and he stated “Princess is my barrel pony. I got her from Cara Beth Calhoun. Prisy my flag pony, Cowboy is my pole pony, and I use Hot Rod for goats”.

Winning this title was something special to Kort, “It was amazing to win this title. Not only was I the only boy in the top 10 in the world, but I was the only one riding a pony. I knew my pony could win because she has been running with the fastest horses since before I was born”.

According to Kort, in order to be a champion you must work hard, have a positive attitude, and a supportive family.In the coming years, Kort hopes to one day be a World Champion Team Roper.

01/06/2024

30/05/2024

Dr. Rachel will be out of town next week (6/1-6/6) for continued education in Texas. We ask our clients to go ahead and prepare accordingly for possible emergencies that may occur while she is out of town. Our next available appointment openings will be Tuesday, June 11th at a haul in barn facility in Pelahatchie, MS. We only have a few more appointments available for that day, so if you need an appointment please message our page or give us a call. Thank you!

29/05/2024

This duo be lookin good! Bud Mcbride Brad Bates

24/05/2024

Sandhill Equine made an appearance at the hangout! 🤣 Thank you for your support!

21/05/2024

Congratulations to Kaci Smith Johnson for winning 🥇 place at a huge professional rodeo recently! Thank you for trusting us with all of your horses’ care! Way to represent Magee, MS In professional rodeo!

19/05/2024

❗️For all my high school rodeo contestants❗️
If you want sessions done on your horses prior to State Finals you’ve got this week and next week to get with me! I will also be traveling to Misty Royals Smith and Stacey Batte Johnson barns to work on horses on the 28-29 if you need to catch me there but that will also limit my openings for next week so keep that in mind!

16/05/2024

14/05/2024

We have clinic equine apparel for sale!

Comfort color pocket t shirts $25
Richardson embroidered hats $20
Camo old school leather patch hats $25
Visors are already sold, but can order more if any client would like one!

Thank you to all of our supportive clients for their continued business and for trusting us with your horses’ care. We could not do it without y’all!

And special thanks to M&N Technologies for making the apparel for us. They were a pleasure to work with, very professional, timely, and they did great work. Highly recommend!

06/05/2024

Come watch some amazing athletes work. Sandhill Equine is a proud sponsor of this futurity.

27/04/2024