A cornerstone of equine health, our Physical Exam service offers a thorough assessment of your horse’s overall condition.
This includes evaluating the horse’s heart, lungs, gastrointestinal system, skin, and musculoskeletal system to detect any potential health issues early on.
These exams are essential for maintaining your horse’s health and are recommended on an annual basis or as part of a pre-purchase evaluation.
Horses require yearly boosters to maintain their immune system. Some vaccines must be given more than once yearly to sustain protective levels of antibodies. There are many different vaccines, some that are necessary and some that are not.
Vaccines are broken up into “core” vaccines, which are recommended at least once yearly for all horses, and “elective” vaccines, which may be recommended based on specific circumstances.
Twin Pines Equine recommends splitting the vaccinations into at least two groups throughout the year, to reduce the immune system strain of giving 5-8 vaccines at one time. For example, the E/W/T+WNV vaccine may be given in March or April, and Rabies, PHF, and Rhino/Flu may be given in June. Consult a veterinarian directly to create a schedule that is best for your horses!
Rabies
Eastern/Western Equine Encephalitis
Tetanus
West Nile Virus
Equine Herpes Virus (Rhino)
Influenza
Potomac Horse Fever
Strangles
Lyme
Our Equine Dentistry service provides comprehensive care for your horse’s dental needs, from routine floating to address overgrowths and malalignments, to more complex dental procedures.
Regular dental care is essential for maintaining your horse’s health, as dental issues can lead to weight loss, behavioral changes, and problems with digestion. Our goal is to ensure your horse’s mouth remains healthy and pain-free, supporting overall well-being and performance.
The Eye Exam service is crucial for detecting and treating ocular conditions early, ensuring your horse’s vision remains sharp and their eyes healthy.
Our specialized examinations include checking for signs of injury, infection, cataracts, and other eye-related disorders. Regular eye exams are vital for early detection of issues that could potentially impact your horse’s quality of life and performance.
Our Parasite Control service is designed to protect your horse from internal and external parasites, which can affect their health and performance.
Through strategic deworming plans and management advice, we aim to minimize parasite load and prevent resistance, ensuring your horse remains healthy and strong.
To best assess your horse, submission of a fecal sample is necessary BEFORE a dewormer is given. To collect a fecal sample, collect about 2 fecal balls of fresh manure, place in a plastic bag and seal with air expressed. Be sure to store this sample in a refrigerator until it can be submitted for testing. Submission should be within 36 hours after production. We can typically have the results to you within 3-5 days.
*A Fecal Egg Reduction Count (FERC) should be performed 10-14 days after administration of Pyrantel or Oxibendazole, once every 2 years. We compare this repeat FEC to the previous one in order to assess resistance to the product.
Do NOT deworm foals under 6 months with Moxidectin. Oxibendazole is very similar to Fenbendazole, but may be more effective. If Oxibendazole cannot be found, Fenbendazole may be used in its place.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS ONLY A GUIDE! Numerous factors control the level of parasites in your horse. It is ESSENTIAL to consult your veterinarian to develop an individualized deworming program for your unique situation.
Deworming products are now widely available, relatively cheap and easy to use. This is very convenient, but has resulted in vast overuse and abuse of these products. When deworming drugs are abused, it can lead to resistance in the populations they are used to control. This is just like what is happening with antibiotics. Resistance to deworming drugs has become quite common. There are no new equine deworming drugs in development, so we need to use the products we have very carefully in order to reduce and prevent resistance.
There is an $100 emergency fee for all after hours client emergencies (non-business hours).
