Dover Equine Veterinary

09/05/2025

🎉🎉 Happy 17th Anniversary to Dover Equine Veterinary! 🎉🎉 Dr. Callie has been the owner and veterinarian for 17 years!!!

Today we’re celebrating 17 incredible years of serving our amazing clients, caring for remarkable horses, and growing a community that we are so proud to be a part of. 🐴💙
From barn calls to breakthroughs, it’s been a journey filled with dedication, passion, and purpose. Thank you to our clients, friends, and supporters who have trusted us along the way — we couldn’t have done it without you!
Here’s to the past 17 years and many more to come! 🥂🐎

08/29/2025

We will be closed Monday, September 1, 2025 in honor of Labor Day. We will reopen with our normal hours on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.

In case of emergency, call our Emergency Line
804 333 0333 press 1.

*Please note* Our text line will NOT be checked over the holiday weekend. If it is non urgent and you would like to send a message that we will see when we return to office that text line is 804 885 0051.

Emergency Line 804 333 0333 press 1

Have a great and safe Labor Day Weekend.

-- Your Dover Equine Family🐴

08/15/2025

🧹 Account Clean-Up Time! 🐴

We’re in the process of cleaning up and updating our records, which means:

✅ Deleting inactive horses
✅ Adding new horses
✅ Updating phone numbers, addresses, payment methods, and emails.

It's also a great time to call in and double-check that your horses are up-to-date on everything:

🔹 Vaccines + Wellness Exam
🔹 Teeth + Sheath
🔹 Coggins

If there’s anything you need to update or if we missed something, let us know! We want to make sure everything is in perfect order for your horses.

This is a great time to check in and make sure all of your barn's needs are in order.

804 333 0333 (Call)
804 885 0051 (Text)

08/13/2025

WE NEED FOSTER HOMES!
Thanks to our volunteers and supporters, VEWS is able to make a big impact on the horses that come to our barn. However, we are a small operation and only have room for a limited number of horses. We are looking for people who would be willing to open up their pastures, barns and stalls to foster companion horses in need!

If you are interested or have any questions, please email us at: [email protected]

08/06/2025

🚙🐴 Traveling with Your Horse? Here Are Tips! 🐴🚙

Heading out for a show, trail ride, or even just a change of scenery with your equine companion? Safe and stress-free horse travel takes some pre-planning. Here are a few tips to keep your horse healthy and happy on the road:

✅ Health First

Schedule a pre-trip checkup if your horse hasn’t been seen recently.

Ensure Coggins test and vaccinations (like EHV, influenza, and rabies) are up to date.

Always carry a copy of your health certificate and coggins—some states require it for interstate travel.

💧 Hydration is Key

Bring water from home (horses can be picky!).

Add electrolytes a day or two before and during travel if approved for your horse.

🛻 Trailer Comfort

Check tire pressure, brakes, and floorboards.

Bed the trailer well to minimize slipping and support joints.

Ventilation matters—crack windows or use fans, especially in summer heat.

🥕 Food & Forage

Keep hay accessible during travel to help reduce stress and prevent ulcers.

Avoid feeding grain right before or during the trip to reduce colic risk.

🐴 Rest Stops

Stop every 3-4 hours to offer water and let your horse rest (without unloading unless safe and secure).

On long trips, consider overnight layovers at horse motels or farms.

🧰 Emergency Kit

Include a thermometer, bandage materials, electrolytes, and any meds your horse may need. (call us if you want to purchase a first aid kit 804 333-0333)

Have your vet’s number saved in your phone!

Whether you're traveling 20 miles or 200, a little prep goes a long way for your horse’s safety and comfort. Have questions about travel health certificates, hydration support, or calming strategies? We’re here to help!

📞 Call us before your trip: 804 333 0333 or text us 804 885 0051
🐎 Safe travels from all of us at Dover Equine Vet

08/06/2025

Good Morning,
Just a few tips and reminders!

•Dover Equine is entirely farm ambulatory. We have no home-base medical clinic. Due to the nature of this, your appointment time can vary by 60 minutes or so depending on farm conditions, traffic, etc. Flexibility on the day you would like your appointment is very much appreciated. The receptionist is building a schedule and route for the doctor that allows her to spend more time with you and your horses rather than driving. We do our best to create a schedule/route that is good for both you and the doctor, so please try to choose days you will have some flexibility when you call or email to make your appointment.

• Please be respectful and follow the proper lines of communication– Only use the office phone numbers or email to contact Dr. Callie unless specifically asked by her to text or call her cell phone to follow up on a current issue. For ALL emergencies, you must use the emergency paging system through our office phone system. Cell phone service in our area can be unreliable, and she may not get your message!

• Full payment is due at the end of each visit. We do not offer financing. For your convenience, we accept cash, checks, most major credit cards, and CareCredit. You may go to www.carecredit.com if you need financing or would like more information about applying for CareCredit.

• Dr. Callie is the sole veterinarian at Dover Equine. If another client has an emergency, your appointment time can be pushed back significantly or possibly rescheduled to another day. In the event that your horse has an emergency, you can be sure she will respond as promptly to your needs, so we appreciate your patience and understanding when this occurs. If you do need the doctor to come to your farm immediately, there will be an urgent call or emergency fee in addition to your normal farm call fee.

• Farm call fees vary depending on your exact location. The receptionist can give you an estimate of the range you will be in, but the doctor will determine the charge once she drives to your farm and knows your exact location. Be sure to tell the receptionist if the horse is boarded in a different location than the mailing address you provided.

• Please have your horse(s) ready for the doctor to examine when she arrives.
This includes catching/haltering/stalling your horses in an area where your horse, the doctor, and her assistant will be safe.

• Communication is the key to all good relationships. If the doctor is running exceptionally early or late outside the time window you were given, we will contact you. Please be sure to leave the best number to reach you or your agent the day of your appointment with the receptionist when you make your appointment. If you ever have a question or need advice or information, just call the office (804) 333-0333 or email us at [email protected], and we will try to help in any way we are able.

🐴🐎 Thank you for choosing Dover Equine Veterinary. 🐴🐎

07/24/2025

🐴✨ Meet the cutest foal we met yesterday at Dover Equine Veterinary! This little one stole every heart in the barn & ours too — wobbly legs, fuzzy ears, and the sweetest/friendliest you’ve ever seen. 💕

We’re so lucky to be part of her first big check-up and can’t wait to watch her grow strong and healthy. Welcome to the world, little star, named Firefly 🌟

07/21/2025

What is a coggins, you ask? Read Below for information. Call us if your coggins is not up to date and you would like to change that.

804 333 0333
Dover Equine Veterinary

Most equine owners know that a negative Coggins test is a document required to be able to transport their animal across state lines, enter them in a competitive event, or board at someone's barn. But what does the phrase "negative Coggins test" actually mean?

A "Coggins" is a blood test that can only be performed by USDA-approved laboratories and checks for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) antibodies in the blood. EIA is a potentially fatal blood-borne infectious viral disease that is primarily transmitted by biting flies, particularly horseflies—which means that your animals are at risk even if they never travel or live in a closed herd.

The clinical signs of disease can vary dramatically from an acute infection to an inapparent form, but what is important to know is that it produces a persistent infection. Once an animal tests positive for EIA it becomes a lifelong source of disease transmission, so the owner can only choose between quarantine for life or humane euthanasia to ensure that large outbreaks of the disease don’t occur. There is no vaccine and no treatment for EIA.

Take-home message: While a Coggins test is a necessary travel document, don’t forget that it's also first and foremost a way to identify and remove EIA carriers to keep the disease under control.

To learn more about EIA, visit our website at: https://aaep.org/resource/equine-infectious-anemia/
or visit the Equine Disease Communication Center's website: https://www.equinediseasecc.org/

07/15/2025

Happy National I Love Horses Day!!
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Show us how much you ❤️LOVE❤️ your horse! Add your photos below in the comments and spread the love on National I Love Horses Day!