Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center

05/29/2026

🐴 We are overwhelmed by your generosity — thank you!

The response to our towel drive for neonatal foals has been extraordinary. Thanks to your kindness, we are now fully stocked!

We will no longer accept donations, but your community spirit means the world to our tiniest patients and the team that cares for them.

05/29/2026

A mare came to the Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in February with a sick foal. Our clinician recognized her on sight, because she'd saved that same mare's life as a newborn, seven years earlier! 🐴

Continentalcongres. Born in crisis. Grew up to race. Came home to give birth. And brought her filly right back to the team that started it all.

It's a story about specialized around-the-clock neonatal care, surgical expertise, and the dedication of a special clinician, which resulted in a great outcome. We're proud to share it. Read the story → https://loom.ly/B2vlr8s

05/28/2026

A group of The Madeira School students, based in McLean, Virginia, recently toured the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center, where they were personally hosted by the center's Director, Dr. Michael Erskine.

🐴The students learnt about the center’s cutting-edge diagnostic equipment and specialized surgical suites, getting an up-close look at the world of equine veterinary medicine at the highest level.

Opportunities like this are exactly what it means to learn beyond the classroom — and to imagine what's possible for their own futures. 🌟

05/27/2026

YOU'RE invited! 🎉🐎 Open House - Saturday, June 13, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center

Whether your horse is a competitive athlete or your favorite trail companion, this free event is packed with expert knowledge to help keep them happy and healthy.

🏇 LIVE lameness evaluations & flexion exam demos (11:30 a.m. & 2 p.m.)
🐴 Bandaging demonstration — learn first aid skills that could save your horse's life
🩺 Info stations on dental & sinus disease, skin cancer treatments (featuring new H-FIRE technology), colic care, neonatal ICU, therapeutic farriery, and more
🍦 FREE Moo-Thru ice cream for all attendees!
Meet the brilliant veterinarians and staff behind the care, ask your burning questions, and get a behind-the-scenes look at one of the premier equine hospitals on the East Coast.
Admission is FREE — registration is preferred!
👉 Register here: https://loom.ly/HLa9foI
📍 17690 Old Waterford Road, Leesburg, VA 20176
📞 Questions? Call (703) 771-6800 or email [email protected]

Bring your whole barn family — we can't wait to see you! 🐎💙

Huge thank you to our sponsors: Boehringer Ingelheim Equine Health, Dechra US Equine, and Merck Animal Health Equine

05/22/2026

📢 Towel drive — our neonatal foal patients need your help!

The Equine Medical Center is urgently seeking donated towels to support our neonatal ICU. Newborn foals require constant warmth and dry bedding, and we go through towels fast!

✅ Any size welcome
✅ Gently used is perfectly fine
✅ Drop off at: 17690 Old Waterford Road, Leesburg, Virginia 20176

Please share — foaling season doesn't wait! 😁

05/21/2026

Behind every successful equine dental procedure is meticulous prep work. Our skilled veterinary technician Rosie Barwick gets the endoscope and other necessary equipment ready for action — because when it comes to your horse's oral health, precision counts! 🩺🏇

05/18/2026

🐎 You're Invited to Our Annual Open House! 🐴 Join us on Saturday, June 13, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, Virginia — and it's FREE! 🎉

Click the link below to learn more about our live demonstrations, information stations, and to register!

🍦 Complimentary Moo-Thru ice cream for all attendees!

Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center, Leesburg, Virginia, will host an Open House on Saturday, June 13.

05/08/2026

🐄🔔 More cowbell? YES, please. 🐴🎉 A huge thank you to Mary and Glenn Fruehan (pictured) from Ridgely, West Virginia, for donating a beautiful Swiss cowbell to celebrate our equine cancer patients when they leave the hospital in remission.

Just like the tradition in human hospitals, our cancer patients will now get the celebration they deserve as they walk out of our doors —a bell ringing loud in their honor. Here's to many, many bell-ringing days ahead! 🔔🐎

05/05/2026

UPDATE TO Equine Herpesvirus – Neurologic (EHV-1) case reported on April 17

ON APRIL 28, the Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) reported that the horse's home farm (13 horses) in Loudoun County, VA, has been quarantined by the state veterinarian. According to the state veterinarian's office, as of April 28, 2026, there are NO NEW CASES associated with this alert.

ON APRIL 17, the EDCC confirmed that a case of Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy (EHM), the neurologic form of EHV-1, had been reported at a horse show in Culpeper County, Virginia. The horse has since been euthanized.

05/04/2026

On May 4, the Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) confirmed that a horse at a private facility in Frederick County, Virginia, had been diagnosed with strangles by the attending veterinarian.

Four horses have been exposed, and the facility is now under voluntary quarantine.

Visit the EDCC website for more information about strangles and other infectious diseases: https://www.equinediseasecc.org/