First Equine Veterinary Services

12/22/2025

We will be doing our Christmas giveaway tomorrow!!! Make sure you’ve shared our giveaway post and followed our page to be eligible for the drawings!!

12/20/2025

🔷Why choosing a ✨veterinarian✨ for chiropractic care matters🔷

When it comes to your horse’s health, choosing a veterinarian truly makes a difference. You’re not just paying for a service—you’re paying for advanced clinical training and the ability to diagnose the real issue, not just the symptoms. Yes, you may pay more—but you’re paying for the knowledge to understand the WHOLE horse, not just find restrictions.

Veterinarians trained in chiropractic care have:

🔹 YEARS of education in anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, and neurology—not a quick online course. They are also required to continue education yearly to maintain their licenses.

🔹 Extensive hands-on dissection training of muscles, bones, nerves, fascia, and tendons/ligaments. They’re required to understand the use of each of these structures and how they relate to each other.

🔹 Ability to accurately diagnose issues like lameness, neurological problems, hoof imbalance, and other issues contributing to poor performance—because if you don’t treat the primary problem, the patient won’t improve.

🔹 Legally regulated care. All veterinary work is governed by strict regulations, and non-veterinarians are required to practice under veterinary oversight for patient safety. This includes human DC’s certified to work on horses.

🔹 An oath to first do no harm. Some techniques can cause injury. Effective chiropractic treatment isn’t about force or the use of tools—it’s about precision, deep anatomical knowledge, and appropriately applied HVLA techniques.

If you needed your own body worked on, who would you trust?
A doctor with years of education and clinical experience—or someone with a short weekend course and a YouTube video?

12/17/2025

Christmas time means our annual Christmas giveaways!! Our giveaways this year include:

🔷 $100 off your choice of spinal manipulation or acupuncture
🔷 FREE Class 4 Laser session for one horse
🔷 FREE oral exam/dental for one horse (sedation not included)

Next Tuesday December 23, we will do our drawing ✨LIVE✨ to determine our winners!

How do you enter the drawing??
➡️ Follow our page!
➡️ Like and share this post!
(Check your privacy settings so we can see your shares)

‼️ Be aware of scammers messaging you! Remember these are GIVEAWAYS so we would never ask for your account info through a message ‼️

12/16/2025

Trivia Tuesday!! 🎅🏻

In what countries does Santa's sleigh get pulled by horses instead of reindeer???

Tell us what you think below!

12/05/2025

Fridays with the Firsts

At First Equine Veterinary Services, we’re proud to be a ✨privately owned, family-run ✨ practice—not a corporate chain, not a faceless brand. In a time when nearly 50% of vet clinics in the U.S. are owned by corporations and private equity, we’ve chosen a different path: one that keeps us small, personal, and deeply connected.

Founded in 2016 by Dr.’s Patrick and Brittany First, our journey began with just a husband, a wife, and an old pickup truck. Today, we’ve grown into a four-DVM team with eight incredible support staff and a full haul-in facility—without losing the personal touch that started it all!

➡️ What does that mean for you?

🔷We tailor diagnostics and treatments specific for your horse without having to follow preset protocols established by corporations.

🔷We host local education events to empower horse owners and elevate equine care across our region.

🔷We support horse rescues with donations, discounts, and pro bono services—because every horse deserves a chance.

🔷Our team is made up of dedicated horsewomen and men who serve with heart, grit, and a deep love for the horse.

🔷We sponsor and attend local horse shows, cheering on our clients and patients as they shine in the arena.

🔷And we reinvest in our community—because we’re not just here to treat horses. We’re here to build something lasting!

As we near our 10 year anniversary, we thank you for trusting us with your equine companions. We’re honored to be part of your journey! 💙

12/03/2025

📢 EHV-1 Outbreak Update – First Equine Veterinary Services

We’d like to share the latest information regarding the EHV-1 situation associated with the Texas/Oklahoma outbreak.

🗓 The last reported EHV-1 cases linked to this outbreak were on 11/26/2025, and no new cases have been identified since then… knock on wood 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

➡️No additional states have reported any new cases tied to the TX/OK outbreak during this time.

As always, please be sure to double-check travel and document requirements with your destination before hauling. Each venue or state may have temporary rules in place, and requirements can change quickly during an outbreak.

📄 Barring any new confirmed cases, EECVI participation is scheduled to be reinstated on 12/19 🙌🏻

We will continue to maintain our elevated biosecurity protocols until the situation is fully resolved. Thank you for your patience, cooperation, and dedication to keeping our horses healthy.

— First Equine Veterinary Services

12/01/2025

We have a good bit of Sagittarius zodiacs on our team!! 💪🏻

If you call the office today and speak to ✨Anna,✨be sure to wish her a happy birthday!

Also Dr. Zach and Dr. Brittany had birthdays this weekend. If you see them today be sure and wish them a happy birthday too! 🎉

11/26/2025

This is amazing!!!! We are so proud to be a part of these changes to help advocate for horses!

A year after establishing new policies to establish the safety and wellbeing of horses, riders and spectators during Mardi Gras parades, Mobile city officials have announced revisions to those policies for the upcoming season. >>> https://www.fox10tv.com/2025/11/26/mobile-revises-horse-rider-policies-2026-mardi-gras-season/

11/26/2025

🦃 Holiday Hours 🦃

Our office will be closed Thursday November 27th and Friday November 28th for Thanksgiving.

Today, we are open for 1/2 day so our team can enjoy a Friendsgiving together this afternoon! 🍗🥧🌽

11/25/2025

Trivia Tuesday! 😷

Based on the recent equine herpes outbreak, which of the items listed should be considered potential fomites (objects that can hold and carry pathogens) that can carry and transmit the virus between horses?

a) hands
b) clothes and shoes
c) buckets
d) water sources
e) grooming equipment
f) tack including halters and lead ropes
g) trailers
h) A through C
I) A through D
j) all of the above

11/24/2025

⚠️ Horse Travel Updates ⚠️

➡️Due to the current EHV outbreak, most states are currently NOT accepting EECVI/6 month/extended health certificates.

➡️If you are traveling to WEC, they are requiring health certificates within 14 days of arrival instead of 30.

➡️If you are traveling to any state with your horse, we encourage owners to get information regarding CVI (health certificate) requirements directly from the Ag department of the destination state.

➡️These requirements are changing as the outbreak unfolds. We will do our best to keep our clients in the loop!

As of now, there are no confirmed cases in Alabama, Mississippi, or Florida.

11/24/2025

Last week we teamed up with Boehringer Ingelheim who sent a team down to help our FE team with a gastroscope lab! Dr. Kristin, Dr. Zach, as well as all of our vet assistants got to participate by passing and driving the scope to help make our scope appointments run as smoothly and efficiently as possible.

BI also gave us a review on gastric ulcers as well as recommended treatment and prevention strategies! We are always striving to maintain continuing education for our team to bring our patients the best care possible!