Cleary Lake Veterinary Hospital Equine

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to all our friends, two or four-legged! 🎄🎁🎅🏻

- Your Cleary Lake Veterinary Team

Feel free to drop any holiday pictures of you & your horse below! 👇🙌

12/19/2025

JANUARY PATIENT OF THE MONTH🚨
Want to see your horse as our next patient of the month?

RULES:
-Must be a current patient of ours
-Must have been seen by an equine vet since JUNE 1st, 2025 (and we will check 😉)
-Can be an animal other than a horse, as long as it is seen by an equine vet
-Only one horse per person
-Entries close at 11:59PM on December 31st

The winner will be selected randomly from all entries received. The winner will also receive a FREE F***l Egg Count, redeemable until January 1st, 2027.

To enter, drop a picture of your horse & their name in the comments with one fun fact about them! The winner will be contacted January 2nd.

12/17/2025

As the holidays get closer please note our holiday hours:
🎁Christmas Eve 12/24: CLOSED
🎁Christmas Day 12/25: CLOSED
🎁New Years Eve 12/31: CLOSED
🎁New Years Day 1/1/26: CLOSED

We will still have a Vet available for any emergencies. We hope everyone stays warm & enjoys the holiday season with their loved ones & furry friends! 🎄❤️🐴

12/14/2025

12/13/2025

🎉HAPPY NATIONAL DAY OF THE HORSE!!! 🐴 🎉

We love working with all of our patients and today is the day to celebrate them. Here are just some of our CLVH employee horses that will be celebrating this wonderful day. ❄️☃️
Stay warm celebrating with your wonderful horsey best friends. Drop a photo of your horse in the comments! 🩷🐎

12/11/2025

This past weekend some of our doctors and technicians attended the American Association of Equine Practitioners annual convention in Denver, CO. It was a weekend filled with education & fun!

Our staff attended many different seminars given by different industry professionals, learned about new products & practices. They are coming home with the most up-to-date knowledge to better care for your horse!

12/05/2025

Despite the frigid temps, spring & breeding season are right around the corner! Now is the time to start preparing, so here are a few reminders heading into 2026:

🌸 December 1st was the key date to turn on lights- mares need around 16 hours of light a day to start cycling properly!
🌸 Ideally, lights should go on 30 minutes before sunrise and be turned off around 11pm.
🌸 Consistency is key! Even missing a day or two can affect your mares cycle.
🌸 Regular excercises, a regular healthcare routine (vaccinations, deworming, dental care) are important!
🌸 A nutritious diet and good body condition is important. Older or metabolic mares might need extra care.

We also offer full reproductive exams to evaluate any mares you are thinking of breeding. Any breeding questions can be expertly answered by your vet 😊

12/05/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out last night! In case you missed it, this video will be available for the next 30 days to rewatch.

We will have one more seminar this winter season in January. Details to come soon!

12/04/2025

12/03/2025

TONIGHT!!

Come learn about relevant infectious diseases & ways to keep your horse safe through good bio security practices. Raffle prizes are available to those who join us in person.

Can’t make it in person? We will be live streaming here on Facebook!

🎉Join us December 3rd 7pm at Cleary Lake Veterinary Hospital for ‘Snot Today! Keeping Germs Out of the Barn’ with Dr. Mackenzie Paffel. ☣️🦠

🎉There will be raffle items!! You must attend in person to be eligible. Special thank you to Boehringer Ingelheim for providing the prizes!🎁

Dr. Paffel will talk about contagious diseases and bio security measures. This information could help protect your horse and others. 🐴🩷 We hope to see you there! 💉🧫

12/03/2025

Congratulations to our December 2025 Patient of the Month, “Lugnut”, owned by our very own Tammy Erickson!

5 fun facts about Lugnut:
-Lugnut is a 23-year-old dwarf miniature horse 🐴
-He was born with some deformities and was unable to walk. He walked on the back of his pasterns at 3 months old 🤕
-He loves to torment his current farrier by leaning as low as possible or nipping him in the butt 🔨
-He is a treat monster 🍬
-He makes Tammy laugh all the time 🥰

Thank you all who commented to nominate your horse! Looking forward to next month 🌟