East Feliciana Animal Clinic

05/27/2026

These are priceless.

05/24/2026

Thank you to all who served our country. Our office will be closed Monday May 25 for Memorial Day. We will reopen on Tuesday morning. If you need emergency veterinary care, please contact Sherwood South Animal Hospital located in Baton Rouge, LA. Their phone number is 225-293-6440.

05/19/2026

Does anybody know this pup?

05/17/2026

Congratulations to Hannah & Cassy on their graduation from SCCS! We are proud of you and wish you all the best !

05/05/2026

Poor little Poppy was whining and shaking her head. Look at these ugly bugs that were in her little ears! These are ear mites. You can see them moving in this video. She’s getting medicine to rid her of these critters.

03/17/2026

Happy St.Patrick’s Day !

02/11/2026

01/25/2026

Keep those babies warm!

As temperatures drop and the National Weather Service forecasts extreme cold for Louisiana and beyond in the coming days, we remind pet and livestock owners to take extra precautions to keep animals safe.

Here are winter weather tips to help you prepare and take action: https://www.lsu.edu/vetmed/news/2026/winter_weather_tips.php

01/08/2026

01/03/2026

In Memoriam: Sergeant York
April 25, 1991 – January 1, 2026

It is with deep sadness and a very heavy heart that I announce Sergeant York, one of the best-known and beloved Caisson Horses of all time, passed away yesterday at Equine Advocates Rescue & Sanctuary, where he had been retired for the past three and a half years. He was 34 years old.

Sergeant York gained worldwide attention when he performed as the Riderless Horse at the funeral of former President Ronald Reagan in 2004. He served this country with honor for 25 years as a Caisson Horse with the U.S. Army’s Caisson Platoon, performing in thousands of Armed Forces Full Honors Funerals and other official ceremonies.

He was retired by the Army in 2022 and arrived at the sanctuary on June 12, 2022, where he immediately became a local celebrity and one of our most popular residents. On Veterans Day that same year, New York Governor Kathy Hochul awarded Sergeant York a Special Citation for his quarter-century of loyal service to the country. In March of 2023, he was the recipient of the Medal for Distinguished Service from Animals in War and Peace at an official ceremony on Capitol Hill.

Prior to his retirement, Sergeant York had been diagnosed with severe osteoarthritis of his stifle joints, which are the largest joints in a horse’s body, located in the hind legs. It was a condition that we managed since his arrival, knowing that it was degenerative and would worsen over time. Those issues never dampened Sergeant York’s spirits or his zest for life. He adored being the center of attention every day, but it was at the special events we held on Veterans Day, on our Public Open Days, and at the celebrations we threw for him on his birthday each year that he loved the most.

Sergeant York passed away peacefully, surrounded by those of us who loved and cared for him at the sanctuary. The equine veterinarian who performed his euthanasia, Julia Gloviczki, DVM of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Saratoga Springs, said, “…For the past few years, Sergeant York has been aggressively treated for chronic, progressive, degenerative orthopedic disease (significant bilateral stifle joint osteoarthritis). Sadly, despite our best efforts, Sergeant York’s rapidly progressing vestibular (neurologic) signs, compounded with his ongoing orthopedic disease, overcame his ability to rise. The decision was made to humanely euthanize Sergeant York so he would not suffer.”

This first public announcement of Sergeant York’s passing will be followed by a more extensive obituary next week. On behalf of everyone here at Equine Advocates, I just want to express how much we will miss him. It was an honor to have him here and provide him with lots of love and the care he needed during his well-deserved retirement years.

Susan Wagner
President and Founder