Morgan
Equine
Veterinary
and Farrier Hospital
Jessica Morgan, DVM
Dallas W. Morgan, CJF, Dip.WCF
Veterinary
Services
Acupuncture, Chiropractic
Early in Dr. Morgan’s career, she realized the importance and the
necessity of taking care of the whole horse. Through extensive training
she developed skills that allow her to evaluate a horse in a less traditional
but more thorough manner. With that information, she has a distinct array
of therapeutic options. Many of her treatments will combine “Eastern
and Western” Medicine. Acupuncture and Chiropractic are two primary
examples of treatment modalities in use at Morgan Equine.
Dentistry
Most
veterinarians don’t like dentistry. Dr. Morgan says she belongs
at the front end of a horse!
It’s easy for her because she has invested in excellent equipment, has a safe environment to work in and just plain enjoys dentistry.
She says that it can be one of the best client learning experiences because once a client sees “all the way back there” they have whole new perspective and understanding of what their horses needs are in multiple areas of horsemanship and stable management.
Lameness
Evaluation, Diagnostics and Therapies
When a horse comes in for a lameness evaluation, they typically get
an evaluation session with Dr. Morgan and Dallas Morgan. They believe
that with a Farrier and a Veterinarian looking at the same thing, at the
same time and making decisions together, it saves a whole lot of time
and confusion for the client and allows the horse to make progress sooner.
Some clients even bring their own Farriers with them. We encourage the
clients regular Farrier to be as involved with the problem solving process
as much as possible. Once a horse is evaluated, the appropriate diagnostics
are performed. That could mean anything from nerve and joint blocks to
radiographs or ultrasound. Once a diagnosis is made, therapeutic planning
begins. Development of short term and long-term plans with parameters
and time lines for progress generates a road map that is critical in solving
lameness issues. Horses that need shoeing as a part of their therapeutic
regime can have their shoeing done during the same appointment or they
can have their regular Farrier do the work at home.
Ultrasound Clinics at Morgan Equine
If
you have unresolved lameness issues that would benefit from further diagnostics,
you’ll want to bring your horse to Morgan Equine on Wednesday’s
during the months of July through November 2007.
You
must be willing to have your horse:
1.
clipped in the designated area if needed
2. be video taped during a standard lameness examination of walk and trot
at a straightaway and on the lunge line.
A complete ultrasound of the area will be done with reference images and lesions if appropriate printed out for you to take home.
An appointment is necessary
If the horse needs sedation to perform the ultrasound, there will be an additional charge. Sedation charges typically range from $20-$45.00.
It will take approximately one hour to complete the Ultrasound and Lameness exam.
Schedule
July
The Hock and Stifle
August The lower front limb and Knee
September The Neck and Back
October The Hip and Back
November The lower hind limb
To make an appointment, please call 607-898-9777
Performance Horse Wellness
The primary goal at Morgan Equine is to keep performance horses happy,
health and sound so they can do their job to the best of their ability.
We have a wellness protocol that includes the following:
a. Nutritional advisement based on meeting the required energy, vitamin
and mineral needs of that athlete.
b. Joint Therapy advisement based on current research.
c. Routine Blood work to evaluate systemic function.
d. We often survey horses limbs radiographically on an annual or biannual
basis. It allows us to address issues sooner and likely with more success.
e. Preventi-Care enrollment and information about vaccination and deworming
protocols. Preventi-care also offers colic surgery financial assistance
and planning.
More about Pfizers Preventicare program here.
Farrier
Services
Therapeutic Horseshoeing
With our lameness evaluation and diagnostic procedures, getting a good start to soundness can happen in one visit.
Dallas Morgan draws on years of therapeutic shoeing experience. While at Kansas State, he developed and perfected a lacerated tendon shoe, had tons of laminitic cases and an excellent opportunity to figure out the navicular horse of the flint hills.
He
has a profound understanding of functional anatomy. Add that to an uncanny
ability to build and forge any shoe necessary and you have a recipe for
therapeutic horseshoeing success.
Remedial
Horseshoeing
This means everyday shoeing. Dallas travels to private stables to shoe
horses 2 to 3 days per week.
Although he likes to shoe sport horses, particularly dressage horses, he also shoes Arab show horses, trail horses, field hunters, show hunters, jumpers, Dutch harness horses, Friesians, Polo ponies, Missouri Fox Trotters, pasture ornaments, draft horses, reining horses, cutting horses, penning horses, roping horses, barrel horses and when he was in Kansas, some of the worlds best endurance horses.
Of course, he shoes Dr. Morgan’s horse right on schedule every time and that’s not easy!
169 Tucker Hill Road Locke NY 13092
Office: 607-898-9777 Fax: 607-898-5733
email: vet@morganequine.com or farrier@morganequine.com
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