Snowfall Equine Veterinary Services

03/13/2026

Looks like I picked a good time to escape New York! ☀️ 😎
I'm out of town for a few more days while I recover from planning Stress Fest and also mentally prepare for the busy spring season to kick off! 🐎 🌷😬
I'm going to be a bit slower in answering messages/emails/texts but I promise I'll get caught up with everyone when I get back to normal on Monday. 🤓
Stay warm friends! 😘

03/11/2026

Today was the first day that the gastroscope was back in action after taking the freezing winter off, and we had some significant findings!

The first case is a teenaged gaited pony mare who has been showing signs of flighty and nervous behavior, bolting under saddle, discomfort while being tacked up, and teeth grinding (bruxism) while standing on the cross ties. She is managed in a herd of similar horses with 24/7 access to turnout and forage. Gastroscopy confirmed the presence of classic squamous ulcers.

The second case, a young Mustang mare, has recently been displaying signs of agitation and adverse behavior under saddle, such as bucking. This mare has had a stressful early life with several significant medical experiences. She was potentially experiencing chronic pain for several months from an undiagnosed tooth fracture while in mustang holding. Her gastroscopy showed some glandular ulceration around the pyloric outflow.

Gastric ulcers were strongly suspected in both of these cases by their owners/trainers.

Photos are shared with owners permission.

03/08/2026

I want to give a HUGE thank you to everyone that came out yesterday for Stress Fest! It was a great success! 🥳 🐴

Thank you to Dr. Goodale for the fascinating lectures on behavior- I sure learned a lot! 🤓

Thank you to Helping Hounds Dog Rescue for bringing out some furry friends to visit. And thank you to everyone that donated to them, I think they left with quite a haul! 🐾

Thank you to the sponsors that Made this event possible:
Boehringer Ingelheim Equine Health
Midwest Veterinary Supply - Midwest Equine Division
Platinum Performance
Zoetis Equine
ELvation USA
Purina Horse Feed
Triple Crown Feed
Kelato Animal Health
MAI Animal Health

If anyone has photos from the event they want to share, post them in the comments! 📷🐴

03/03/2026

For those of you going to Stress Fest this weekend- there was an email sent out with some information for the event. Let me know if you didn't get it!

02/20/2026

🚨Missing! 🚨
One surefoot x-ray block.
I've been assuming for the last 2 months that my second block was hiding somewhere in my van. I have finally gone through it enough times that I need to admit I actually left it somewhere. But my mind is a sieve and I have no idea where that is. 🫠
If I've been to your barn in the last 2 months and have talked about sure foot pads and you see this kicking around please let me know! I remember discussing surefoot pads and grabbing one block and bringing in to show people what they were like. I *think* that's the last time I had both blocks so I assume I left the one there.
Do I remember the barn? Nope.
Do I remember the client? Nope.
Is it possible that that encounter was some sort of fever dream and never happened? Yup.
Is it possible that I left it on the roof of my van while packing up and it flew off and is now living free in the wild now? Yup

02/17/2026

UPDATE: Registration has been closed due to capacity! If you still want to come but didn't register please reach out to me directly.

The registration form for Equine Stress Fest will be turned off in

02/06/2026

🚨🚨This is an urgent PSA for all horse owners getting joint injections. There is a recall of a contaminated hyaluronic acid (HA) product that some veterinarians have been using off-label as part of their intra-articular medications. The product is called HyCoat and is manufactured by Neogen Labs.

Importantly, this is not a product I have ever used, so my own clients have no need for concern. However, many people who see my Facebook posts are not my clients.

If you plan on having your horse's joints injected, please ask specifically what products are used. HyCoat is not an FDA-approved product and was never manufactured for use within equine joints. The only products that should be used are FDA-approved medications such as Hyvisc , Hyalovet or Legend.

Use of the recalled product has been shown to cause joint infections, which can be not only career-ending but also life-threatening.

If you own a horse that has recently been injected with HyCoat and is now experiencing fever, significant lameness or swelling of the treated joint- please bring them to your local equine hospital ASAP as early and aggressive treatment is important for joint infections.

Please advocate for yourself and make sure your veterinarian uses an FDA-approved product on your horse. Please share this so as many people as possible are aware.

02/04/2026

The only thing that equestrians love as much as horses are dogs. 🐾
That is why I am making it a tradition each year to have the very popular raffles at the educational seminar support a local dog rescue. This year for Equine Stress Fest we are partnering with a rescue that is very near and dear to my heart- Helping Hounds Dog Rescue❤️

There are already multiple amazing raffles set up for this year, including
🐾 Chocolate from Gretchen's Chocolates
🐾 Equine Massage Session
🐾 Gift certificates to local feed stores
🐾 Two free shockwave sessions from Snowfall Equine
🐾 One free gastroscopy from Snowfall Equine
🐾 Triple Crown Stress Free Forage
🐾 Full case of Purina Outlast Treats
🐾 DJ Supplement from Platinum
🐾 $400 in SmartPak Gift Cards
🐾 ProTekGI Supplements.. and more to come!

How the raffles work is each attendee will receive 5 tickets on arrival to use as they choose. However, if you make a donation to Helping Hounds Dog Rescue you will be given 10 additional tickets to spend! There will be representatives at the event to accept donations and distribute tickets. They have provided a wish list of items that they are in need of. If you purchase an item for them before the event- bring in proof of purchase (screenshot of receipt or confirmation email) and show it to the representative for tickets. You may also bring in physical items for donation to the event.

You will want to plan to get to the event early as there will also be some canine representatives present to greet guests outside as they arrive! 🐕

Here is the wish list to shop from:
https://helpinghoundsdogrescue.org/donate/wishlist/

If you would like to donate a raffle item to the event please let me know and I'm happy to add!

If you haven't registered for the event do so NOW! We are already at about 3/4 capacity- so you don't want to miss out!
The event is 100% FREE and open to EVERYONE, not just clients!
https://form.jotform.com/snowfallequine/equine-stress-fest-registration

01/31/2026

I'm thrilled to introduce our guest speaker for the Equine Stress Fest 2026- Dr. Lindsay Goodale, DVM! 🤓🐴
Dr. Goodale is an equine veterinarian and senior lecturer at Cornell University where she teaches classes on equine behavior and animal welfare. I can't wait to hear all the wonderful knowledge she will share with us to help our horses live their best life!🐎

https://cals.cornell.edu/news/2025/03/meet-our-faculty-lindsay-goodale

Have you not registered yet? Better do it now! There is a near 100% chance that the seats will be all filled before the February 19th deadline. 😲 I'll put the registration link in the comments!

In a typical week, Lindsay Goodale, DVM ’12, senior lecturer in the Department of Animal Science, might be found teaching the fundamentals of horse husbandry, guiding student discussions on animal welfare or advising on equine farming issues. Her unique role bridges classroom learning and real-wor...

01/28/2026

An exciting thing happened last week which flew under the radar a bit with all the other exciting announcements... I reached 1,000 followers on my page ‼️🤩 Thank you all!
Also- have you registered for the educational event (Equine Stress Fest 2026)? If not- do so now!
https://form.jotform.com/snowfallequine/equine-stress-fest-registration