Thorough Evaluation. Targeted Treatment. Happier Horses.
Whether your horse is a top-level competitor, trusted trail partner, or cherished retiree, every horse deserves thoughtful, high-quality veterinary care. At Miamitown Equine, we combine personalized service with advanced diagnostic equipment to provide a wide range of medical, lameness, and preventive care both on the farm and at our convenient haul-in facility.
Advanced care close to home, with the trusted local veterinary team that knows your horse by name.
Comprehensive Equine Care
From routine wellness and preventive care to advanced sports medicine, Miamitown Equine offers the expertise and compassionate care your horse deserves.
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Advanced Services
We invest in state-of-the-art equipment so you receive fast, accurate answers and your horse has convenient access to high level care.
Gastroscopy (Stomach Ulcer Scoping)
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Accurately diagnose the type of ulcers so treatment is targeted and effective.
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Evaluate the respiratory tract to investigate poor performance, abnormal breathing, coughing, nasal discharge, or airway obstruction.
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A non-invasive treatment that promotes healing, reduces pain, and supports recovery from a variety of tendon, ligament, and musculoskeletal injuries.
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Advanced biologic therapies, including Pro-Stride® and Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP), help support natural healing for joint disease and tendon and ligament injuries.
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We use video motion analysis to objectively evaluate your horse’s movement and detect subtle gait abnormalities. This technology provides detailed reports that help track performance changes over time and support more accurate lameness diagnosis and treatment planning.
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High-resolution digital images available instantly, including advanced podiatry imaging for detailed hoof angle measurements.
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Detailed imaging is utilized for both diagnosis and targeted treatment.
WELLNESS CARE
When you partner with Miamitown Equine, we will work with you to tailor wellness care to each horse’s needs while also factoring in your budget and goals. Whether we are treating a pasture pet, trail buddy, or show horse, we provide each with the same level of compassionate care and personalize it to the individual situation. We strive to be an active member of your horse's care team by performing annual or semiannual wellness exams so that we can catch problems early.
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Wellness exams once or twice a year to evaluate overall health and catch problems early
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Vaccination program based on your horse's individual needs
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Dental care once or twice a year, performed by a qualified veterinarian
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In-house fecal egg count testing with a customized deworming plan for the year
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Individualized nutritional consultations
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Electronic Coggins testing and health certificates for horses who travel
DENTISTRY
Gone are the days of waiting for your horse to show outward signs of pain or weight loss before addressing dental care. The truth is, even major problems can go unnoticed in stoic horses because they are prey animals that can hide pain and continue to eat. Equine dental care has evolved into so much more than just "floating teeth" and aims to keep your horse's mouth healthy for years to come. Every horse should have a comprehensive dental examination at least once a year to identify and treat issues before they cause larger problems. Our team provides high quality, thorough dental care that only a veterinarian can provide.
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Every single tooth is examined with the same tools that a human dentist uses, just with longer handles! A bright light, mirror, picks, and probes can fully evaluate the teeth and gums. Dental endoscopy is also used in certain cases.
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Sedated dental exams provide a safe and thorough evaluation of your horse's mouth. The horse is relaxed but remains standing for the procedure.
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Horses have "hypsodont" teeth that continue to erupt throughout their life, and their chewing pattern can cause painful, sharp enamel points and areas that are overgrown and unbalanced. Instead of indiscriminately floating teeth, precise dental equilibration restores balance in the mouth as well as smooths sharp points.
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Periodontal disease is a painful condition of infected pockets in the gums that can only be identified with a thorough, sedated examination. It can be treated by cleaning, flushing, and addressing the underlying cause.
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Diseased teeth can be evaluated with digital radiography (x-rays). If the affected tooth is infected or compromised, extraction is recommended. Infected or fractured teeth can lead to issues such as sinus infections.
PODIATRY
The adage "No Hoof, No Horse!" is very accurate with the majority of lameness originating in the hoof. Lameness can be treated with corrective podiatry, and a baseline podiatry evaluation can keep sport horses sound and balanced.
Veterinarians and farriers work together to address cases with a team approach. This includes a podiatry package of digital x-rays that includes a series before, during, and after trimming and shoeing. Digital parameters and scores guide the correction of hoof issues in real-time. Services can be performed at your farm, and Veterinarian/Farrier Clinics are also offered on a 5-8 week rotation for specialized corrective podiatry services.
SPORTS MEDICINE AND LAMENESS
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Lameness evaluation involves a hands-on examination which may include flexion tests and nerve blocks as needed.
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We use video motion analysis (advanced gait evaluation) to objectively evaluate your horse’s movement and detect subtle gait abnormalities. This technology provides detailed reports that help track performance changes over time and support more accurate lameness diagnosis and treatment planning.
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Portable digital radiography and ultrasound units provide instant images for diagnosis.
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Treatment is tailored to your horse's condition, including shockwave therapy or regenerative medicine orthobiologics such as Pro-Stride and PRP.
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Customized rehabilitation therapy consults help ensure quality healing and prevent re-injury.
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Pre-Season performance horse evaluations keep sport horses in top condition.
CHIROPRACTIC
Dr. Anna Hood is a veterinarian and Certified Veterinary Medical Manipulation Practitioner. Many horses scheduled for chiropractic can also benefit from traditional medicine such as Shock Wave Therapy, Mesotherapy, soundness evaluations and rehabilitation. The great thing about having a veterinarian perform your chiropractic work is that they are qualified to comprehensively treat the WHOLE horse and can address any health or lameness issues that are connected to or causing the chiropractic issues.
Top reasons for equine chiropractic visits:
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Tension or stiffness
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Preventative care for performance horses
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Changes in gait rhythm or patterns
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Difficulty turning or working in one direction
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To maintain mobility in geriatric horses
REHABILITATION
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Everyone knows that a horse with a bowed tendon needs “rehab”. But did you know that every lameness causes some degree of back and core muscle loss? It is essential that we treat the WHOLE HORSE!
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If your horse has a new or chronic injury, ask us about a custom rehab plan. Customized rehabilitation therapy consults help ensure quality healing and prevent re-injury.
FIELD SURGERY
Do you have a rambunctious colt that you would like to turn into a cooperative gelding? We offer field surgery procedures such as castration. Your horse will be closely monitored while under anesthesia by a Registered Veterinary Technician and safety is our top priority.
ILLNESS
We have a reliable team of multiple veterinarians so that someone is always available if your horse is having an urgent illness. Our primary goal is to keep your horse healthy with preventative wellness care. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure! However, if your horse does become ill please call us right away. We will be there when your horse is not feeling well to provide diagnostics and treatment to get them on the road to recovery. We utilize stall-side infection testing for rapid results, allowing us to begin the most appropriate treatment without unnecessary delays.
EMERGENCY CARE
Emergency services are available 24/7/365 for our regular equine clients. There is always an equine veterinarian on-call to triage and treat emergency situations such as colic, lacerations, and choke. Unfortunately, there is a dire shortage of equine veterinarians. We do what we can to help everyone, but in order to provide the best service for our patients and prevent being stretched too thin, we can only provide emergency service for our current patients. To be considered a current patient, your equine needs to have an annual wellness exam within the last 12 months. We highly encourage every horse owner to have an active relationship with their veterinarian to ensure that you are covered for emergency service.
