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🔹Helping Performance Horses Stay Sound & Competitive
🔹Expert Equine Diagnostics, General Care & Rehab
🔹Mobile & In-Clinic Appointments
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12/26/2025

🐴Full-Time Equine Veterinary Technician

📍Location: Newberry, FL
📆Schedule: Full-time | 40 hours/week | 4 days per week (hours may vary)

PHD Veterinary Services is seeking a full-time Equine Veterinary Technician to join our dedicated and growing team. This is a physically active, hands on role ideal for someone passionate about equine health, performance medicine, and high quality patient care.

As an ambulatory practice with a strong focus on performance horses, flexibility, professionalism, and a strong work ethic are essential. No two days are the same, and technicians play a vital role in supporting our veterinarians in the field and at the clinic.

✨Key Responsibilities

Handle and restrain equine patients during examinations and procedures

Assist veterinarians with lameness and performance evaluations, dentistry, diagnostics, and more

Jog horses for soundness and performance assessments

Drive and safely maneuver a veterinary truck and trailer

Work outdoors in varying weather conditions

Maintain, organize, and restock mobile veterinary equipment and supplies

Prepare laboratory samples (blood, urine, f***s, tissues) for processing and shipment

Clean, sanitize, and organize equipment and workspaces

Provide general support to veterinarians and the team as needed

➡️Qualifications

Previous equine handling or veterinary experience preferred

Strong horsemanship skills and comfort working with performance horses

Ability to perform physically demanding tasks, including lifting and prolonged standing

Valid driver’s license and clean driving record

Dependable, detail-oriented, and able to work independently and as part of a team

Willingness to work flexible hours as required by an ambulatory schedule

👉 Apply through Indeed:
https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=fea500d9ad206877&from=shareddesktop_copy

12/24/2025

🎄 Merry Christmas from PHD Veterinary Services 🎄

Merry Christmas!
Thank you for entrusting PHD Veterinary Services with the care of your horses. We are truly grateful for the trust you place in our team and for the opportunity to be part of your horses’ health, performance, and well-being throughout the year.

We wish you and your horses a safe, happy, and healthy holiday season, and we look forward to continuing to care for them in the year ahead.

Warmest wishes,
The Team at PHD Veterinary Services 🐴✨

12/22/2025

Holiday Treats: Remember to Keep Your Horse's Gut Happy! 🎄

The holidays often mean indulging in treats for us humans, but remember your horse's digestive system is much more sensitive! While it's tempting to share the holiday spirit with sugary treats, or special snacks, overindulgence can quickly lead to serious gastric issues.

🐴 Protect your horse's health this season:

Stick to their regular feeding routine
Limit treats to low sugar options and small portions
Avoid sudden diet changes

A little extra attention to their diet now can prevent colic, ulcers, and other digestive problems that could turn your holiday into an emergency vet call.

When in doubt, the best gift you can give your horse is consistency and routine care. 💚

12/20/2025

Presented for chronic hind limb lameness, this horse arrived at our clinic after an extensive and costly workup elsewhere without a definitive answer.

At presentation, the horse was lame in the left hind limb.

🔎 Step-by-step findings:
Markedly positive to distal hind limb flexion
Improved ~80% with a left hind fetlock joint block

Radiographs revealed mild arthrosis of the fetlock joint

An important incidental finding: asymmetric tuber sacrale, contributing to pelvic imbalance.

Based on these findings, the left hind fetlock was treated with corticosteroid injection, and the horse is currently awaiting a recheck examination.

This case highlights how a methodical exam, strategic diagnostics, and decades of experience allow Dr. Porter to identify subtle contributors to complex lameness cases.

🩺 PHD Veterinary Services
When answers matter, experience counts.

12/18/2025

🎄 Holiday Hours at PHD Veterinary Services 🎄

Please note our adjusted hours during the holiday season:

• December 24: Open 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
• December 25: Closed
• January 1: Closed

As always, emergency services remain available for our clients.
📞 Please contact us if your horse needs urgent care. 352-538-9165

Wishing you and your horses a safe and happy holiday season.

12/17/2025

✨ Are You Holiday-Ready? ✨

For you or the equestrian in your life, give the gift that truly makes a difference, better health, stronger performance, and expert care for their horse.

This season, PHD Veterinary Services is offering thoughtful, practical gift options for every horse owner:

🎁 Core Wellness Exam Packages – Start the new year with a clear plan for your horse’s health.
🎄 Performance Packages – Ideal for competitive horses needing fine-tuned support.
💧 Aquapacer Conditioning Sessions – Perfect for strengthening, rehab, or low-impact fitness.

Whether you’re treating your own horse or surprising a fellow rider, these options are meaningful gifts that last far beyond the holidays.

✨ Ready to purchase or want more details?
Call 352-538-9165 or text us to get started.

12/16/2025

The holiday spirit is alive at PHD Veterinary Services 🎄
Grateful for a team that works hard, supports one another, and knows how to have fun together. We’re lucky to do what we do with such an incredible group.

12/14/2025

👀 What does Dr. Porter see?
We snapped this photo during a lameness evaluation. Take a guess in the comments. What do you think he’s pointing out?

Drop your answer below, and stay tuned…

12/13/2025

Did You Know? 💡

You can actually influence your mare’s breeding season with artificial lighting!

Here are some key facts about using light therapy to advance your mare's cycle:

🌅 Natural timing: In the Northern Hemisphere, mares typically begin ovulating around April 10–12.

📆 Duration matters: Mares need ~60 days of exposure to extended daylight hours (or shortened dark periods) to advance the onset of cyclicity.

🌤 Ambient conditions: Mares kept under natural light (ambient photoperiod) usually do not ovulate for the first time until mid-April or May.

✨ Why use artificial lighting?
Housing mares under an artificial photoperiod stimulates follicle development earlier in the year. This helps them ovulate sooner than mares kept under natural light alone.

💡 What kind of light do you need?
A 100–200 W incandescent bulb or a standard fluorescent light in a 12' x 12' stall is typically sufficient to achieve the desired effect.

Two popular lighting options:

1️⃣ Barn lighting:
Bring your mare into the barn before dark and keep lights on until approximately 11 p.m.
(This extends her perceived daylight and helps shift her cycle earlier.)

2️⃣ Equilume Light Mask:
A convenient, effective option that delivers targeted blue light without changing your mare’s turnout or routine.

🌱 Planning to breed early in the season?
Placing your mare under lights now can assist your mare in ovulating sooner.

📞 Contact PHD Veterinary Services to discuss your breeding goals.

12/11/2025

📍 Where Are They Wednesday?
Dr. Hodge is in Denver this week attending the annual AAEP Convention. Staying on the cutting edge of equine medicine to better serve our horses back home! 🐎

12/09/2025

🐴This horse presented to our clinic with swelling around the hocks and noticeable lameness. After a thorough physical examination and radiographic imaging, Dr. Porter diagnosed a classic case of sequestrum formation in the proximal lateral metatarsal bone.

❓What is a sequestrum?
A sequestrum is a piece of dead bone that has separated from healthy bone tissue. In this case, the sequestrum most likely developed secondary to blunt-force trauma such as a kick, impact, or other direct injury to the area.

🩻Key radiographic findings:
The radiographs revealed the hallmark appearance of a sequestrum: a distinct fragment of non-viable bone surrounded by reactive inflammatory tissue.

✨Treatment approach:
This horse was started on long-term systemic antibiotics with the goal of allowing the body to naturally resorb the sequestrum, potentially avoiding surgical intervention. However, surgery may still be required if the fragment does not resolve on its own and needs to be removed. Additional therapies, such as shockwave, can also aid in reducing inflammation and promoting healing.

➡️Is your horse suffering from an unresolved lameness? Contact us at 352-538-9165 to schedule an evaluation.

12/06/2025

Alcohol Arthrodesis: Treating Advanced Arthritis of the Distal Hock Joints

Most recently, Dr. Porter performed alcohol arthrodesis of the distal hock joints a procedure for horses with advanced arthrosis (arthritis) of the distal hock joints.

This technique involves two careful steps: First, he injected contrast material and took radiographs to verify precise positioning and ensure the contrast stays exactly where he needed it and nowhere else.

Then, he injected medical-grade, 200-proof alcohol directly into the affected distal hock joints. This targeted treatment promotes fusion of the arthritic joints, which can resolve lameness and get horses back to comfortable movement.

For horses suffering from chronic hock pain, alcohol arthrodesis offers a minimally invasive option for care, with excellent results in many cases.

Have questions about this procedure or your horse's joint health? Call or text us as we're here to help your horse move comfortably again. 352-538-9165

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47 SW 165th Street
Newberry, FL
32669

Website

http://phdveterinaryservices.com/

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About PHD Veterinary Services

The PHD Equine Veterinary Services specializes in veterinary diagnostics, treatment, and rehabilitation for the performance horse.

Dr. Michael Porter, an internal medicine specialist, will be opening the doors to his clinic in Jonesville, Florida this coming fall/winter. In addition, he will continue to provide mobile veterinary services to north central Florida and southeastern Georgia.