Burleson Equine Hospital

12/04/2025

This month, get 10% off vaccinations, coggins, and dental floats!
Make sure your horses are up to date on all their vaccines and preventative medicine before winter hits.

12/03/2025

Dr. Janson, Board Certified Theriogelogist, is now offering oocyte aspiration (OPU) for ICSI at BEH! She and Dr. Nilson Ribas worked together to aspirate oocytes from this mare. Call today to find out more about this procedure and how ICSI may be right for your mare! If you have a problem mare needing to be bred, embryo transfer, AI with cooled or frozen semen, or stallion collected, she can do that too.

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from BEH!
We will be closed Thursday and Friday but OPEN on Saturday! We are accepting emergencies 24/7!

11/21/2025

If your horse needs an exam, vaccinations or testing for EHV, we have veterinarians available today for walk ins(can be seen at the trailer), or farm calls. Our doors are always open! Call or come by! No appointment needed.

11/21/2025

11/20/2025

If your horse needs a Health Certificate to Nevada, you must have a permit number. It’s mandatory at all events in Las Vegas. It will take 24-48 hrs, so please come by, or we can come to you for those examinations. Call today or just come by for an appointment!

11/19/2025

Latest information from TAHC

11/18/2025

EHV-1 Cases in Horses Returning From a Recent Event

Burleson Equine Hospital wants to notify horse owners that we are aware of multiple confirmed cases of EHV-1, and several suspected cases including several horses with neurologic signs (EHM) currently being diagnosed in the barrel horse community.

The State of Texas Animal Health Commission is aware of the outbreak.

At this time, 5–10 horses are known to us to be sick, but the true number is likely higher as many cases go unreported.

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What Horse Owners Should Do Right Now:

1. Keep all horses at home!
Please avoid hauling, clinics, lessons, shows, or mingling horses for the next several weeks until more information is available.

Movement is the #1 factor that spreads EHV-1.
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2. Check temperatures twice daily!
Fever is usually the first sign (often before nasal discharge or neurologic symptoms).
• Temp at or above 101.5°F = call your veterinarian.
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3. Notify your veterinarian immediately if your horse exhibits:
• Fever
• Weakness or incoordination
• Standing with hindlimbs wide
• Tail tone changes
• Difficulty urinating
• Lethargy or decreased appetite

Early intervention improves outcomes.
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4. Discuss treatment options with your veterinarian.

For febrile or exposed horses, your vet may recommend:
• Valacyclovir
• Aspirin or other anti-thrombotics
• Anti-inflammatories
• Supportive care

(These should only be used under veterinary direction.)
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5. Biosecurity matters.
• Do not share water buckets, hoses, tack, grooming tools, or stalls.
• Disinfect trailers, thermometers, and crossties.
• Isolate any horse with fever immediately.
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About Vaccination.

Current evidence shows vaccines do not prevent EHM, but they can reduce viral shedding and shorten viremia, which lowers barn-wide spread and is important to the community.

Boosters are helpful when:
• A horse was vaccinated > 90 days ago, or
• You are preparing for high-risk environments (events, hauling, mixing populations).

What the research shows:
• Booster vaccination increases IgG1 and IgG4/7, the antibody classes linked with limiting viremia.
• Reduced viremia = reduced likelihood of severe disease and decreased transmission.
• Boosters are most effective in younger horses, previously vaccinated horses, and non-pregnant horses.

Vaccines do NOT stop a horse already incubating EHV-1 from developing signs, and they do not eliminate the risk of neurologic disease. For horses already exposed or febrile, do not vaccinate until cleared by your veterinarian.
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We Will Continue to Update You!

BEH is actively monitoring cases and communicating with veterinarians across Texas and neighboring states. We will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available. If your horse is showing fever or any neurologic signs, please contact your veterinarian or call BEH immediately.
Additional resources included below.

Stay safe, monitor closely, and thank you for helping limit the spread.

Link to ACVIM consensus statement: https://www.acvim.org/research/consensus-statements

Link to AAEP EHV documents:https://aaep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/EHV1-4-guidelines-2021.pdf

Link to Equine Disease Center:https://aaep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/EHV1-4-guidelines-2021.pdf

11/14/2025

Our techs are the best!❤️ Come in today to meet our new technicians, Catherine and Shelbe!

11/01/2025

Happy Halloween 👻 🎃 from all of us at BEH! May your trick or treating be filled with lots of fun and yummy surprises.

10/29/2025

Need a farm call? Don’t have a trailer?
We have 3 fully stocked mobile units that service over a 60 mile radius. Call us 24/7. We offer Sports Medicine, Pre-purchase Exams, Wellness/Preventative Medicine, Dentistry, Reproduction, and Emergency Critical Care on farm calls.

10/20/2025

A big shout out to all my work family that remembered my birthday today!
You know me well!