Meddleton Equine Hospital

Meddleton Equine hosted our first Farrier Clinic on Saturday Dec 3rd with 20 participating farriers. We addressed a horse with Navicular Disease using the principles of the Equine Lameness Prevention Organization (E.L.P.O.).  We evaluated conformation, hoof balance, hoof distortion, and then mapped out the foot using E.L.P.O. guidelines and Leverage Testing using the Cross-Check System to determine shoeing protocol.

We are inviting farriers, horseshoers, and blacksmiths to join us on Saturday, December 3, 2011 starting at 8:00 AM and ending early afternoon for a Farrier Clinic with Brad Dirickson and Isaac Kerr. We will be addressing lameness in a horse using the principles of the Equine Lameness Prevention Organization (E.L.P.O.).

We are offering a Holiday Special EMERGENCY KIT complete with the kinds of items that you have to get from your Veterinarian like Bute, Banamine, antibiotics, etc. over $200 worth of medications and supplies for $150.

Please join us for a Horse Owners' Veterinary Symposium. We had so many Horse Owners wanting to attend the Symposium we held for Equine Veterinarians in February, that we have decided to do a Veterinary Symposium specifically for Horse Owners. Our Horse Owner's Veterinary Symposium will present much of the medical information that was presented at our February Vet Symposium. We will bring you the latest in areas of Equine Medicine that affect so many of our Equine Companions. 

A Horse was diagnosed with Rabies this past week from Eddy County in Hope, New Mexico, between Roswell and Carlsbad. There have been several rabid skunks in the area. We strongly recommend vaccinating your horses for Rabies this fall.

Dr. Adams joins us from the Equine Services Hospital in Kentucky where she gained expertise on breeding, gaited horses, show horses, lameness, and surgery.  Originally from Auburn, Alabama she earned her degree from Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine.

Dr. Jen McDonald comes to us from The Royal Veterinary College, London, England. She brings to our New Mexico horse community a proven dedication to excellence in medicine combined with a genuine love of horses.

In response to the smoke and ash from the Arizona Wallow Fire, the New Mexico Veterinary Medical Association would like to issue a smoke advisory for pets and livestock. Keeping pets inside when possible and restricting exercise is advised. Smoke is a complex mixture of many potentially harmful substances and prolonged exposure increases the risks of respiratory damage. Animals compromised by age, obesity, or chronic respiratory disease should be monitored closely.

The New Mexico Livestock Board, Office of the State Veterinarian has posted an update on the EHV-1 outbreak on 5-25-2011. Most local horse shows have been cancelled including the NM Dressage Association Show and the Sandia Classic.

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There has been an outbreak of Equine Herpes Virus-1 (EHV-1) also known as the neurological form of Rhinopneumonitis causing paralysis. The outbreak stems from the National Cutting Horse Association's (NCHA) Western National Championships in Odgen, UT on April 30 - May 8, 2011. All individuals from New Mexico attending that show have been contacted and are isolating their horses.