Black Brook Veterinary Services

03/07/2025

We are the official show Veterinarian at HITS Vermont Summer Festival! Dr. Duggan or Dr. Cook will be on the show grounds for anything the competitors may need. Good luck to all of our clients competing in Vermont!

We will continue to have full coverage for our clients at home during the horse show ☀️

18/05/2025

Protect your horse on and off the farm with the down and dirty of biosecurity!

Next Tuesday, join AAEP member veterinarians Drs. Elizabeth Gorrell and Nikki Scherrer for a webinar discussion that will help you reduce your horse's risk of exposure to infectious diseases when traveling off the farm - and how to prevent bringing those risks back home.

Registration is FREE but required. A recording of the webinar will be available if you miss the live event.

Register here: https://events.zoom.us/ev/Amr5b5WbvVA3csrVdx-tEuBwA0ZyKuQMZVQ5rWTff7jEHRW3Dwq9~AtDnhD9gYDSqbj3DVwxvS_WSZ1hC9ZCDBxkNtFYtp-BO7sH9__0xyZ5H9A

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

14/05/2025

I was so honored to be asked to return to Cornell for the white coat ceremony last week. I got to coat our friend and former summer intern, Ella, as she begins her final clinical year at the vet school. Everyone at BBVS is so proud of her!

07/05/2025

Flexion tests are a valuable tool for assessing joint health and mobility in horses, helping pinpoint areas of stiffness, discomfort, or early signs of lameness. By temporarily stressing specific joints, these tests reveal subtle issues that may impact performance before they become bigger problems.

With summer around the corner we are looking forward to helping you and your equine athlete feel your best! Please call our office if you are interested in having a soundness evaluation performed on your horse.

20/12/2024

We are thrilled to announce that a third veterinarian will be joining our team in January. Please help us welcome Dr. Victoria Duggan to Black Brook Veterinary Services! Dr. Duggan is originally from Canada and has spent the past several years working on sport horses in New York and Wellington. We are excited for the fresh perspective and valuable experience she will bring to our practice.

Having Dr. Duggan will also increase our availability for elective appointments, including spinal manipulation visits, and will allow us to further expand the services we provide our patients. We can’t wait for you all to meet her!

07/05/2024

I was so honored to return to the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine for the annual white coat ceremony. Some of you may recognize Blaise, our former summer intern. He is now entering his 4th year of vet school and is starting his clinical rotations. The white coat ceremony welcomes 4th year vet students into clinics, and they each ask a veterinarian to “coat” them during the ceremony.

08/04/2024

Here is an update on a horse diagnosed with severe non-glandular stomach ulcers several weeks ago. The patient was treated with a prolonged course of omeprazole (GastroGuard) and has been doing well. A repeat gastroscopy was performed, showing that the ulcers have resolved completely. Here are some nice images from before and after treatment.

09/02/2024

Dr. Sara and Dr. Derek recently collaborated with representatives from Boehringer Ingelheim and our friends at Great Bay Equine to offer a free gastroscopy clinic at the NHSPCA and MSPCA where we scoped rescue horses for stomach ulcers. BI was generous enough to donate GastroGuard to treat the affected horses. I also posted photos of some fairly severe ulcers that we recently found on another horse at a different barn that is feeling much better with treatment.

13/01/2024

Wondering if your horse would like to be blanketed or not? What if you could just ask?

https://equusmagazine.com/horse-world/training-technique-helps-horses-talk-54852/?fbclid=IwAR1vXM3t7nTbgUcwzH0ScZYNRG7xoDt6CGYRe2fWbEeXF-OdVhJzAJBoUM8_aem_AbGzAhKcbI_2rWvuB240QyppEIfgie1Z0wjantrvcFcNc02o0xp0WT5plHyIqkbi6RI

Norwegian researchers have been able to teach horses to indicate their preference when it comes to blanketing.

27/12/2023

This music (as well as massage therapy) has been shown to reduce stress and improve performance in horses. Try it in your barn and let us know what you think!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66Z1cGh3qi0

Study link here:https://international-animalhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Massage-or-Music-Meant-to-Be-Relaxing-Result-in-Lowering-Salivary-Cortisol-Concentration-in-Race-Horses.pdf

This is a music track, but not just any music track. It’s specially designed to help relieve stress in your horse. Download the Relax Trax audio at https://e...