Routine/Annual Vaccinations and Deworming
We carry a comprehensive line of equine vaccinations and dewormers. If you ever wonder when and for what your horse should be vaccinated or dewormed for, just ask! We are happy to visit.
ICU and Hospitalized Care
We are so excited to be able to provide hospitalized care for our equine patients if the need arises. We can keep them boarded for those frequent bandage changes, labor intensive eye issues or if your horse is experiencing colic pain and needs IV fluid therapy. While we will always still offer ranch calls, we can finally also offer a warm place to receive further care if necessary.
Such an exciting time! Congratulations on deciding to breed your mare! There's a lot of work and variables that can go into getting your mare bred, and we can help set her up for success. From pre-breeding exams to uterine cultures and artificial insemination, we are here to help you get your mare ready for breeding season.
It's been a long eleven months and that baby foal is finally here! We can help ensure it has the best kickstart to life by conducting a new foal exam, and checking that it has gotten enough colostrum (the essential liquid gold that helps give the foal it's immune system from day one while it starts to build it's own). We offer stall side IgG testing, plasma transfusions and if the unfortunate need arises, we now have the capability to hospitalize a foal for treatment.
USDA-Accredited for Equine Travel Documents/Testing
To cross state and international lines, and even to travel to some events, your horse will often require a health certificate and a coggins. We cannot sign a health certificate unless they have a current coggins - so please plan accordingly! Depending on where you are traveling, often a health certificate is good for 30 days from the day we sign it, and often a coggins is good for one year. If you're going on an extended trip, ask us about extended health certificates to see if they may be a good option for you. We can also do international health certificates!
Dental Care
Unlike humans, a horse's teeth continue to grow throughout their life. Because of this, abnormalities can form that cause discomfort and the inability to properly digest their food. This can then lead to many issues, including quidding, dropping feed as they eat, or dropping weight throughout the year. With a thorough dental exam and on-the-ranch corrections, you can improve the comfort and health of your horses or prevent issues from arising.
Equine Castrations
We are fully equipped to castrate stallions both young and old. We do our castrations laying down and we take pride in the ease that they both go down and get back up. This ensures that we are able to do a thorough job with the surgery and lessens the risk of bleeding and additional injuries as the animals recover.
Freeze Branding
Freeze branding your horses is a classy, eye appealing way to indicate ownership of your stock. Done correctly, it is more legible and less stressful than hot branding and ensures that there is no mix up in determining ownership if stock goes missing.
Field Surgery
Additional to castrations, we perform a range of other elective surgeries. From hernia repairs to mass removals, if you ever wonder if we provide the surgery, just ask!
Wound Management
Unfortunately, horses are rather prone to cuts and scrapes. When addressed early, these issues can often be healed quickly and efficiently. If more serious and needing continuous wound management, we are with you the entire way. We want you to do what you are comfortable managing, but we will always be by your side to assist and monitor progress until the issue is resolved.
Colic Workup with In-House Medical Management
Equine colic is simply defined as "abdominal pain". A variety of ailments cause this and deciphering between the more and the less severe causes can sometimes be tricky. We have several stall side diagnostic tools that can help determine the severity of the issue causing the colic. We can start the initial colic workup on the ranch, and if indicated, can hospitalize the patient on intravenous fluids and medications for medical management of the colic.
*If your horse is a colic surgery candidate, please immediately contact and proceed directly to a surgery center (Lund Equine in Billings or Montana Equine in Three Forks).*
Lameness Exams
Lameness in equine patients can vary dramatically. Whether a simple bad step, or a career altering injury/disease we are here to help you treat and manage most causes of lameness. Complete with digital x-ray equipment, we have the necessary tools to help diagnose your horse's issue and get them on the best path to recovery.
