Triton Veterinary Service

Imagine walking out to find your horse with an injury of this caliber. We can often tell the degree of damage by the rate of breathing on the line when we pick up the phone. It can be super scary. But, the old adage “Time heals all wounds” is true. With good wound care the body has an amazing capacity to heal. What may seem catastrophic and beyond repair can look much different in just a couple weeks. This wound was on the mid thorax of an older gelding. We aren’t sure what caused it but seems most likely to be some gate hardware. The original injury was 8/1. The last picture is from today. Kudos to his owners for first rate wound care.

Big leap forward today in keeping our equine companions healthy and happy! This has been a long time coming.

BIG WIN FOR HORSES TODAY! 🇺🇸🐎🇺🇸

The American Association of Equine Practitioners hails today’s passage of the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act (H.R. 693) in the U.S. House of Representatives! The legislation was approved by an overwhelming 333 to 96 bipartisan vote, and it will help end the cruel practice of horse soring, which is the deliberate infliction of pain to exaggerate a horse’s motion for the purpose of gaining an advantage in the show ring.

“For many years the AAEP has championed legislation to end this cruel practice, and today’s vote in the House is a victory for horses,” said Dr. Jeffrey T. Berk, 2019 AAEP president. “We now will work for passage of the Senate version of the bill.”

Our sincere thank you goes to Rep. Kurt Schrader and Rep. Ted Yoho, both veterinarians, who have been instrumental in securing this huge win for horses!

You can read our full statement here: https://aaep.org/news/equine-veterinarians-praise-passage-anti-soring-legislation-us-house
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This one kept us busy for several hours this afternoon. Gotta love a big repair. I’ve included the picture of the tiny little hook she caught herself on.