Finger Lakes Equine Practice

12/05/2025

Drs. LaPoint and Olson are off to this year’s American Association of Equine Practitioners conference in Denver CO. This is always a great conference and an excellent opportunity to stay abreast of new research and developments in equine health. This year’s keynote will be given by the renowned behaviorist Dr. Temple Grandin which should be a fascinating discussion.

Dr Nash and the rest of the FLEP team will be holding down the fort here and available for routine and emergency visits as usual.

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving!

FLEP is thankful for all of our wonderful clients and patients. We are grateful to play our role in fostering human and animal bonds and to be a part of your horse’s care.

Wishing you a wonderful holiday full of family (and horses!), friends, and good food!

11/24/2025

We know many of you have heard and are concerned about the current Equine Herpes Virus(EHV) outbreak. Thankfully this outbreak is being watched carefully and there are many veterinarians and horse owners working hard to contain it. Please see the post below from the American Association of Equine Practitioners(AAEP) regarding the free webinar happening tomorrow to provide up to date information.

You can find more information about EHV at
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19AriSK8WR/?mibextid=wwXIfr

In light of the current EHV-1 outbreak, the AAEP and the Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) have organized a horse owner education webinar to bring you the most up to date information on this issue.

Next Tuesday, join specialists Lewis R. “Bud” Dinges (Texas Animal Health Commission Executive Director and Texas State Veterinarian), Dr. Krista Estell (AAEP/EDCC) and Dr. Katie Flynn (USEF) for an informative discussion about what EHV-1 is, how to recognize it, and most importantly, how to prevent its spread.

This webinar is FREE, but registration is required. Register here: https://events.zoom.us/ev/AnIoJrASj0vuX7Q_K87mKEjg5bxeMAkqp7fpSoOgVtVm_Zgo1g5m~AiiV7ZQ3bbmlEW2iSkeRTSAfMCYf2QhFMoprr7WRbM_MsiJRcBGT1oLj0Q

*PLEASE NOTE: the attendee limit for this session is capped at 1,000. However, all who register will be emailed a link to an on-demand recording that will become available 24 hours after the live session ends.

11/12/2025

A reminder that as of December 1st 2025 all horses competing in USEF licensed or endorsed competitions must be microchipped. Microchip numbers need to be reported in the USEF record.

If you need to have your horse microchipped, or checked for one, please contact FLEP to schedule an appointment.

10/17/2025

It is National Veterinarian Technician week!
Please join us in thanking our amazing vet techs, Gabby Blow and Jlynn Meyer! We are honored to have them as part of our team, with their commitment to animal welfare and their crucial support. Their assistance is invaluable and we are so fortunate to have them.
Thank you Gabby and Jlynn!

09/11/2025

Dr. Jeff is vetting at the New York Morgan Horse Show at the fairgrounds. It’s been beautiful weather with a great turn-out! Be sure to stop and say hello if you’re there!

08/25/2025

This year's first cases of arboviruses, EEE and West Nile virus, have been reported in horses in NY.

To date there are 3 confirmed cases of EEE in horses in Madison and Onondaga counties. All 3 horses were unvaccinated and unfortunately all died or were euthanized.

There has been 1 confirmed case of WNV in Chautauqua county, also in an unvaccinated horse, though she has since recovered.

Arboviruses are spread by mosquitos, and result in fever, lethargy, neurologic disease and potentially death (especially in the case of EEE). Vaccines for these diseases are generally highly protective when routinely and appropriately administered. These are part of the annual vaccines we recommend all horses receive. If your horses have not yet had their annual shots please call FLEP to schedule an appointment now so we can get them appropriate protection and coverage.

08/15/2025

We are excited to announce that Jill Drew, who has worked with us for many years as Client Care Services, has official moved into the role of Practice Manager for FLEP!
We are very fortunate to have Shari Rossiter remaining with us, focusing her role on managing billing and accounts receivable.
Both Shari and Jill are vital members of our team and we’re so grateful to have their skills and expertise!

07/31/2025

Slobbers!!
This time of year we see a lot of horses drooling excessively due to a condition called “slobbers”. Slobbers is caused by a small fungus that grows on white and red clover, most commonly when plants are stressed due to over grazing, heat, or drought. This fungus produces a chemical called slaframine which stimulates the salivary glands causing the excessive drool we see. Thankfully, as long as horses have good access to water, we don’t see any adverse effects, other than being gross of course! To stop the drool we simply remove the horses from the source of clover if possible and move them to another pasture. While we can’t fix the weather conditions that stress pastures we can manage them by rotating horse through different pastures to make sure they aren’t over grazed.

06/20/2025

Dr. Nash is off to Switzerland! He is traveling to the annual International Equine Ophthalmology Consortium conference. This is a fantastic meeting of equine ophthalmologists from around the world and is a great way to stay abreast of all the most current therapies and research in this field.

Dr Nash will be following the conference with a bit of vacation exploring Switzerland and will be back by the end of the month. He is looking forward to sharing some new knowledge and hopefully some awesome travel stories with you all!

IEOC/an-vision Symposium June 19-21, 2025General InformationThis is a fun, intimate meeting filled with many opportunities to share ideas, treatments and topics that are relevant today. Diversity abounds... about ½ of the attendees are from the EU, Australia and the East the rest typically attend f...

04/18/2025

Believe it or not green grass is here! At this time of year the sugar content in grass can be especially high. This means it's time to make sure our mini's, ponies, EMS/metabolic horses and laminitic prone horses are on dry lots or wearing grazing muzzles.

04/07/2025

The ice is finally gone and ticks are back! (Though they never really left!)

A reminder for careful tick checks when grooming, pay special attention to the areas under the jaw, in the armpits, and the groin.
Fly sprays, and other products like EquiSpot and Seresto collars (generally 1.5 large dog collars per average sized horse), can all work in helping to deter them as well.

If you find a tick bite we generally recommend removing the tick and treating topically with triple antibiotic ointment. If you are worried your horse is showing signs of illness from a tick bite (fever, lethargy, inappetence…) please call FLEP!