Greene, Lewis, and Associates

09/02/2025

🐴 Exciting News!!!

💥 The FAMOUS
GLA Custom T’s are BACK💥

💴 $25 Cash or Check only

☎️ Call or text now to reserve your size.

Proceeds benefiting New Heights Therapy Center

08/30/2025

We will be closed on Monday, September 1st to allow our team members to spend the day with their families and friends celebrating Labor Day.

Emergency call will be available regular hours on the weekend and will be referred to LSU Large Animal Hospital from noon on Sunday, August 31st until 7am Tuesday September 2nd.

Thank you and have a wonderful holiday weekend.

From All of us at Greene, Lewis and Associates, Inc.

07/04/2025

Happy Independence Day from Greene, Lewis and Associates, Inc.

Our office and on-call services will be closed Friday July 4th We will re-open Saturday
July 5th at 8am.

LSU large animal hospital emergency number 225-578-9500
Med Vet Mandeville Small animal emergency number 985-626-4862

05/13/2025

Help us celebrate all of our May birthdays here at the clinic!!!

01/20/2025

FUN FACT FRIDAY!

Are you familiar with the many adaptations that help your horse stay warm during the cold winter months?

🌾 Hindgut digestion of hay produces the most heat, acting as a small furnace inside of the horse. This is why free choice; good quality hay is so important in the winter.

💪 Horses have a huge muscle mass and muscle activity produces heat. This includes running and playing and even shivering if their body temperature starts to drop. It is important to remember that these activities also will result in a bigger caloric demand so free choice hay and in some cases, grain, is often needed.

🧥 To blanket or not to blanket is a constant debate but either way, as it starts to get cold your horse will grow a thicker coat. If you decide to leave your horse unblanketed you may notice that they look “fluffy”. This is due to a phenomenon called piloerection where the hair stands up to better trap air within. Two layers of the coat also help with warmth. The inner layer is softer and has air pockets to create an insulating layer. The outer layer is coarse and has oils that keep moisture from penetrating the insulating layer and keep the horse warm.

⚖️ Wild horses go into the winter heavier than ideal, and the fat serves as an extra layer of insulation. However, if a horse is going to be kept heavily blanketed and in a barn during the cold weather months this is unnecessary and can lead to obesity related issues.

🦵Their distal limbs (below the knees and hocks) are made of mostly bones and tendons, tissues that are resistant to the cold temperatures.

🦶The hooves have an alternative route of blood circulation through larger vessels that can be used in low temperatures. This is why horses can stand in snow without detrimental effects.

👃A horse’s nose has a robust blood supply and is rounded so that it is less susceptible to frostbite than a human’s nose.
•
Courtesy of the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee

09/09/2024

HURRICANE POLICIES AND PROTOCOL

We are available today and tomorrow for coggins.

08/29/2024

We will be closed on Monday, September 2nd to allow our team members to spend the day with their families and friends celebrating Labor Day.

Emergency call will be available regular hours on the weekend and will be referred to LSU from noon on Sunday, September 1st until 7am Tuesday September 3rd.

Thank you and have a wonderful holiday weekend.

All of us at Greene, Lewis and Associates, Inc.

Call now to connect with business.

07/02/2024

Happy Independence Day from Greene, Lewis and Associates, Inc.

Our office and on-call services will be closed Thursday July 4th and re-open Friday July 5th at 7am.

Please call today to stock up on any medications that you may need for the holiday.

LSU large animal hospital emergency number 225-578-9500
Med Vet Mandeville Small animal emergency number 985-626-4862

03/27/2024

02/01/2024

WE ARE HIRING!
We are now hiring for part-time Stable Hands/Kennel Assistants to join our team.
Work days are Thursday-Sunday.
We offer a fun, fast-paced work environment, complete with a great group of people who are supportive, helpful and goal-oriented.
In this role, you will be responsible for including but not limited to: mucking stalls, sweeping barns, feeding animals and cleaning kennels. You may also be asked to assist veterinarians.
Horse knowledge is preferred for this position.
If you are interested in joining our dynamic and innovative team, or you have any questions related to the position or requirements, please forward your resume to: [email protected]
greenelewis.com

01/17/2024

During these cold winter days you may be thinking about offering bran mashes to your horse as a warm, comforting treat and also as a way to help prevent colic due to the higher fiber content of bran. This, however, is an outdated concept and nutritionists point out several potential problems associated with feeding bran mash too often—namely, an imbalance of the dietary calcium-phosphorus ratio that could lead to bone disorders, and a disruption of the healthy fermentation patterns in the horse’s intestinal tract.

The best way to help your horse stay warm this winter is by increasing forage 🌾 and providing shelter 🏠 during a cold snap. And as far as the risk of colic, your first line of defense is to provide plenty of water to keep your horse hydrated. 💦

As always, your equine veterinarian remains your best source of information; contact them to learn more about feeding mashes (they are typically not an issue if fed as the occasional treat) and colic prevention this winter.
•
Brough to you by the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee

01/16/2024