Preventive Care

• Dental Care
  Regular preventive dental care every 6 months to one year helps support your horse’s overall health and wellbeing.
• Vaccination
  Pine Bush Equine Services and Veterinary Hospital places a strong emphasis on preventive care for all of our equine patients. Routine vaccinations, health monitoring, parasite control and dentistry are key aspects to the general health and wellness of your horse. Staying on top of the routine maintenance of your horse can catch small problems before they become large, potentially life threatening, issues later.
• Nutritional Counseling
  Signs of Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) include decreased appetite, weight loss, poor attitude recurrent colic, sub-optimal performance, diarrhea and dull coat. Ulcers can develop in both high-level performance and recreational horses alike. Various factors can increase your horse’s risk of gastric ulcers, including intense physical activity, high grain and pellet diet, stress, NSAID anti-inflammatory drugs.
• Comprehensive Examination

Illness Treatment

• Parasites Treatment and Control
  Recently there has been an emergence of resistant parasites. It has become very important to monitor the parasite burden of each horse and create a customized strategy for parasite management at the farm. No longer can horse owners rely on following a cookie cutter deworming strategy. Protocols must be based on age and medical history of the horse as well as the number of horses per acre and the pasture conditions including whether pasture rotation is performed. Treatment plans are based on this information along with knowledge of local parasitic resistance and fecal exams including fecal egg counts.
• Pain Management
  Made using your horse’s own blood, this joint injection provides anti-inflammatory relief and pain control. Safe and highly effective, Pro-Stride is a steroid-free alternative to traditional joint injections, and a lower-cost option than traditional IRAP and other regenerative therapies.
• Diarrhea Treatment
• Upper Respiratory Illness Treatment
  We are fully prepared to diagnose and treat even the most unusual diseases and ailments encompassing neurological, gastro-intestinal, vascular and respiratory problems. Our diagnostic tools include a full in-house laboratory, video endoscope, ultrasound, radiographs, and Nuclear Scintigraphy.

Emergency Care

• Wound and Fracture Care
  Our fully equipped ambulatory vehicles can provide you with many services and procedures at your convenience at your barn. Surgeries can also be performed in the field, including castrations and laceration repair. When necessary, we also bring in board-certified surgeons to your location for a consultation.

Surgery

• Veterinary Surgery
  Dr. Ross hails from Chestertown, NY near the beautiful Lake George area. He grew up there riding and showing Western Pleasure Horses with a special affinity for reining horses. He received his undergraduate degree at Cornell University and then went on to become a graduate of Cornell University’s New York State College of Veterinary Medicine in 1981. After veterinary school and a 1-year internship at Cornell, he was accepted into a 3-year equine surgery residency program at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center where he was appointed Lecturer in Surgery from 1985 to 1988, Assistant Professor of Surgery from 1988-1993 and Associate Professor of Surgery from 1993-1999. In 1999, Dr. Ross became a full professor of Surgery. Dr. Ross became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1986 and an active member of the American Association of Equine Practitioners. Dr. Ross had broad clinical interests including equine gastrointestinal, respiratory and musculoskeletal surgery but in recent years has concentrated efforts in orthopedic surgery with a particular interest in arthroscopic surgical techniques. Equine lameness diagnosis and management has always been a passion and clinical focus with a special emphasis in the Standardbred and Thoroughbred racehorse. New Bolton Center is where he put down his roots and he is currently a consultant as a Professor of Surgery. Dr. Ross developed and is the Director of the Nuclear Medicine program at New Bolton Center. He is the author of over 420 scientific papers, books, proceedings, abstracts and book chapters. Ross and Dyson’s lameness textbook with companion CD...
• Laser Surgery
  We perform a wide range of surgical procedures including arthroscopy, endoscopy and laser surgery. Supportive services include Farrier Services, Reproductive Services, Imaging and Advanced Therapeutics.

Lab and X-Rays

• Laboratory Services
  Our in house laboratory allows us to process bloodwork for a variety of tests and allows us to provide quick diagnostic results for treatments. We are able to evaluate semen, embryos and process regenerative therapies such as stem cell extraction, platelet rich plasma (PRP), and Prostride. Fecal samples are also able to be processed for routine parasitology. Samples that need to be sent to an offsite laboratory are processed in 24-48 hours.
• X-Ray
  PBES + VH offers the latest in portable digital radiography (DR). Digital radiographs capture an image using a detector panel which is then sent to a computer for viewing. Images can also be sent to a server for further viewing and interpretation. Images appear instantly and are ready for review so that a diagnosis can be made efficiently

Specialty

• Equine Vet