Windhorse Veterinary Practice

02/18/2026

🔥🐎Happy Lunar New Year and the Dynamic year of the Fire Horse!

🔥🐎“In Eastern culture, the horse represents action, freedom, speed and breakthrough. It reflects a stage of life that moves boldly forward without the fear of obstacles, placing emphasis on being in motion rather than standing still.” (Susan Gu, a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and acupuncturist at the HVN in London)

🔥🐎Where is your Fire Horse going to take you this year?

🔥🐎Hope to see you out on the trail!

02/10/2026

Here's the thing...pets don't stop eating when they have a bad tooth. They just use their other teeth, or don't chew at all (we all know those pets who don't chew their food). Please don't wait until your pet "tells" you they have a bad tooth. Call today to schedule your dental cleaning or we can "flip the lip" for you and see if any problems are brewing in there.

02/09/2026

The calendars from the contest have arrived! Stop by to pick one up. If your photo was chosen, you get 2!! We will be mailing the calendars to the winners this week. If you want to stop in for yours, let us know, and we won't send them out.

02/08/2026

🐑🐐Attention sheep and goat producers!! Free webinar next Tuesday!🐑🐐

Small Ruminant Webinar Series: Genetics and Breeding for Performance Tuesday, February 10, 2026 • 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM Microsoft Teams Virtual Meeting

02/05/2026

🦷 We can make your pet's breath KISSABLE again!
🦷 Bad breath is not only GROSS, it's often a sign of a serious problem.
🦷 Call today and Schedule your pet's dental cleaning.
🦷 Let the kissing begin again!

02/03/2026

Donkey's aren't horses! They have some separate health issues that sometimes need different care.

02/03/2026

Taking care of your pet's teeth before there is a problem or severe disease helps your pet keep their teeth!

🦷🦷🐱🐶 Schedule your pet today for their annual dental cleaning. All dental cleanings scheduled in February receive 10% their cleaning procedure.

01/27/2026

🐴TUESDAY TIP
🐴Do you know how to use a weight tape to get a good approximation of your horse's weight? This video shows you how to do this on 2 different types of horses.
🐴There are many reasons to get a weight on your horse:
1. Giving medications like Bute, or deworming.
2. Monitoring weight gain for re-feeding or weight loss for a horse with insulin resistance.
3. Monitoring older horses or at-risk horses during the winter months for maintenance.

01/26/2026

🐴As the longissimus dorsi muscle is the largest muscle in the equine back, it has great influence on the stability of the spine.
🐴It starts on the 4th cervical vertebra and attaches to each cervical vertebra after the the 4th. It also attaches to every single vertebra down through the lumbar region. It doesn't stop here, though. Its fascia extends into the sacrum and into other muscles. That's a story for another day.
🐴It's action is to create extension in the back...Yep that's right, it's not for rounding or collection. Like the roan horse in the 2nd image. Look at that extension!
🐴The main job of this muscle is to transfer force from the hindquarters forward to the rest of the body.
🐴You can feel this muscle on your horse. It should be nice and rounded up, not dished in or concave. You can feel it in action when you ride ba****ck.
🐴It can be very atrophied in many horses' backs. The last photo is an image of many of the backs we see. The back is slightly sloped, and the longissimus muscle is very concave.

01/24/2026

Do you dress up your pets? Do they like it or just tolerate it?
Drop a photo in the comments! We want to see all the fun outfits you have for your pets!

10/01/2025

🐴🐱🐶🐾 CALL ALL STARS!!!!
IT'S PHOTO CONTEST TIME!!!!!!

🐾📸 Calling All Pet Parents! It's Calendar Contest Time! 📸🐾
To enter: Send us your favorite pet/animal photo (or3, or7). People can be in the photo. Make sure they are okay with being in calendar if the photo wins.
NO PROFESSIONAL PHOTOS!
Email to: windhorsevet1@gmail.com ONLY emailed photos will be included in the contest.
Deadline for photo entries is October 15th. Then will make a FB album and voting will happen there.
🎉 Winning pets will be showcased all year long, bringing smiles to our clinic and beyond. So, what are you waiting for? Grab your camera, and let’s see those pawsome pics!