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We want to wish you all a happy and safe Independence Day! Thank you to all of our military personnel who have selflessly fought for our country and all that we stand for; to the ones who made the ultimate sacrifice for us and to the families of all of those who have served. We think of you everyday, but today we celebrate you! As always, we are available for any equine emergencies today. Be safe and have a wonderful day!

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Trivia Time! How many of you can tell us what sterile procedure is being performed in this photo? **No DVMs or professionals, please!**

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It's a wrap on the 2016 Low-Cost Castration Clinic! Because of the hard work and dedication of Shirley from the National Equine Resource Network (aka NERN), we were able to castrate 20 stallions!!! Big thank you to Shirley, NERN, the doctors and technicians who volunteered their time to make this day happen!

The 2016 Castration Clinic has been under way for a few hours and 6 new geldings have been made! 12 more to go and pictures to follow!

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What a close call! This horse presented to Pioneer Equine Hospital when the owner noticed he was severely lame on his right front. The owner noticed a needle punctured into his frog and brought him into the hospital immediately. Thankfully, the owner left the needle in the foot, which allowed our doctors and staff to x-ray and determine how deep it was and which possible structures were involved. Radiographs showed that the needle had punctured the navicular bursa! Unfortunately, this generally has a poor prognosis, but as we knew which structures were involved, he was immediately taken to surgery to flush and medicate the bursa. He was hospitalized for over a week and treated with multiple antibiotics, pain medications and bandage changes. Fortunately, this little guy made a great recovery and was sent home! The lesson from this: if you ever find a needle/nail/foreign object in the foot, please leave it in place -- this allows the doctors to assess and determine what damage has incurred and how to treat your horse appropriately. Leaving the needle in the foot in this case saved the horses life as we knew straight away the bursa was punctured. EXCEPTION TO THE RULE: if the foreign object is sticking out of the foot and could be pushed deeper into the hoof if it is left in place, then pull it out as the deeper the object the worse the damage. If you do pull the offending object, use a marker to mark the puncture site and bring the object with to the hospital. If you are unsure whether the object might go deeper, error on the side of caution and remove it. As always, never hesitate to contact our hospital with any questions or concerns!

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Breeding season is well under way at Pioneer Equine Hospital!

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Another happy client and embryo #2 of the season thanks to the work of Dr. Kevin Hyde! Have you been thinking about breeding your mare? Not sure if you want her to carry? Call us today to learn about our embryo transfer program and our other mare reproductive services!

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We had a great time with our clients this past Saturday at our annual Client Appreciation Seminar! Everyone had great questions and we all learned a lot! Big thank you to our sponsors and Dr. Darci Roberson for making this day possible! Sponsors: Platinum Performance, Merial, Premier Equine Center and Patterson Veterinary Supply, Inc.

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With spring right around the corner, a fecal egg count is the best tool for determining when a dewormer is needed.

We have another orphan foal in need of a nurse mare. We are looking for a mare that may have lost a foal recently or one that has just been weaned as we had great success with the last weaned mare. Please call the office if you or someone you know has a mare. Thank you.