Presidio Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation

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Presidio Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation

Our clients are our top priority. Maintaining your horse's health should be a team effort!

Presidio Equine is an ambulatory equine veterinary practice specializing in sport horse medicine. We provide on-site services in the San Diego, Los Angeles and Orange County regions, and routinely travel with the performance horse circuits, including to the Desert International Horse Park in the Coachella Valley. We pride ourselves on thorough musculoskeletal and pre-purchase exams, challenging la

meness evaluations, and general sport horse performance. We are also available for second opinions, and are happy to work closely with your primary veterinarian when they are unable to travel to horse shows. Radiography, ultrasound, acupuncture, intra-articular and regenerative therapies are a few of the services that we offer.

11/13/2025

11/10/2025

Can you spot the bone cyst? The presence of osseous cyst-like lesions in the subchondral bone is often multi-factorial. Osteochondrosis and local trauma are the most common etiologies that have been implicated in their development.

OCLLs are often located near the joint surface, which can progress to focal defects in the articular cartilage overlying these defects. When lameness does occur, the onset can be both insidious or acute.

09/14/2025

Interesting research about injecting a horses own macrophages into a joint:

"injecting autologous macrophages, derived from the horse’s own bone marrow, into inflamed joints can significantly aid in resolving inflammation. This approach not only mimics the natural process of inflammation resolution but does so in a way that restores joint health providing a more durable solution than traditional anti-inflammatory treatments. This method has shown promising results that are both comparable to corticosteroid injections and more effective in the long term without the side effects commonly associated with conventional treatments.

Researchers are exploring macrophage-based therapies to resolve inflammation and improve long-term joint health in horses.

08/07/2025

Keeping a horse moving is one of the primary ways to reduce pain associated with osteoarthritis. I’ve had a lot of old campaigners that have bad hocks and need some time off, then getting them back in work is more difficult; whereas if you keep them working, I think that helps.

Keeping horses with arthritis moving can support joint mobility and long-term comfort. One expert shares some exercises to try.

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Encinitas, CA
92023

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+18588800557

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http://presidioequine.com/

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Jillian Mills, DVM, DACVSMR, CVA

Dr. Jillian Mills is a California native, earning both her BS and DVM degrees from the University of California, Davis. Following graduation, Jillian completed a one-year internship at the University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center. She returned to Northern California after completing a three-year residency program in Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation through Michigan State University (MSU), under the direction of Dr. Duncan Peters. During her residency, Dr. Mills traveled to Northern Michigan during the summer months, the Coachella Valley during the winter months, and spent the remainder of the year in Lexington, Kentucky. She has since relocated to Southern California and continues to travel to Thermal, CA in the Coachella Valley during the winter.

While completing her board-certification program at MSU, Dr. Mills focused on in-depth musculoskeletal and radiologic examinations. She acted as an official veterinarian at the HITS Coachella Desert Circuit (Desert International Horse Park) and at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival, and was invited to work as an on-course veterinarian at the Rolex (Land Rover) Kentucky 3-Day Event. Since then, Dr. Mills has returned each year to Lexington, KY to work at the CCI 5* eventing competition.

Prior to veterinary school, Jillian worked for both the UCD Center for Equine Health and the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) department of radiology. At the VMTH, Jillian conducted CT, MRI, nuclear scintigraphic and radiographic exams, which further supplemented her knowledge and understanding of musculoskeletal imaging.

Dr. Mills understands the need for both a traditional and integrative medical approach, and has completed advanced training programs in both equine acupuncture and equine rehabilitation. Additionally, she is an active member of the International Society of Equine Locomotor Pathology (ISELP) as well as a FEI permitted treating veterinarian.