Hunt Country Equine Mobile Veterinary Service PLLC

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Dedicated to exceptional service, compassionate patient care and strong client education

10/28/2026

Looks like someone wants to be a truck tech

10/22/2026

Our other superstar veterinary assistant, Mackenzie is always lending a helping hand. From long days out on the road in inclement weather to popping in the office to help on crazy days, she is a person that wears many hats at Hunt Country Equine. Her confidence, sense of humor and passion for horses adds so much to our team and we are so grateful for her hard work and dedication to improving the lives of our patients.

10/19/2026

We are kicking off the tech week celebration with an appreciation post for our veterinary assistant, Alexis. Alexis ALWAYS has a great attitude. Freezing Rain? Working late? Traffic? Change of plans? No problem for Alexis. She walks into the practice every day smiling and ready to go with the flow. In addition to that, she is a wonderful horsewoman and always a team player. We are so grateful she chooses to be a part of our team and wish her the best week celebrating all she does for the practice, clients and patients of Hunt Country Equine.

10/12/2026

This horse had a wound that dehisced on a high motion area of the body. Management and topical treatment alone was not enough to encourage healing, so Phovia was used to decrease granulation tissue and encourage faster and healthier wound healing. Three Phovia treatments and four weeks later, the wound was completely healed!

10/07/2026

There are multiple species of bot flies that complete their life cycle with the horse as their host. Adults have short life spans of only a few days and are most active in the afternoons of warmer days. They lay eggs most commonly on the lower limbs and areas easily reached by the horse when grooming itself. Some species lay eggs on the face. The eggs only hatch when stimulated by sudden increases in temperature from the warm environment in the horses mouth after being licked off the body. The larvae can spend up to a month in the mouth hidden in the periodontal spaces before being swallowed to end up in the stomach. Mature larvae overwinter in the stomach then detach in the spring and pass through the f***s. They then pupate and become adults. Here are a few of the most common species.
G. intestinalis
- most common species
- larvae attach on the squamous portion of the stomach near the margo plicatus
- can see larvae during gastroscope procedures
G. nasalis
- lays eggs on the face and activated when licked by horse
- larvae migrate toward the nose and can leave tracks of alopecia (hair loss) where they travel
- larvae attach in the pyloric region of the stomach and sometimes the small intestine
G. pecorum
- the least common
- larvae mature on the soft palate inside the mouth instead of the stomach

The good news is that there is minimal to no tissue damage to the horse's gastrointestinal system during the life cycle! The most common lesions to see are small ulcer like areas on the stomach where the larvae were attached during maturation. The best thing to do to decrease numbers of larvae is remove eggs when seen on the horse’s body.
Treatment: Due to their long-life cycle, it is recommended to wait to deworm until December/January after a freeze when the larvae are dormant in the stomach. This kills the larvae and stops the life cycle. Multiple deworming attempts or deworming before the larvae are in the stomach will not kill the larvae and could just cause resistance to bots and other parasites.

10/03/2026

Thank you to everyone that came out to our client appreciation event today! We had a wonderful time catching up with everyone and somehow managed to dodge bad weather! A huge thanks to The Accentrix for the amazing entertainment. We are so appreciative of our wonderful clients 💜

09/23/2026

Searching for snacks 🍿

09/21/2026

The life of Earl

09/18/2026

Today is the last day to RSVP for our Client Appreciation Party! Clients-please check your email for more details and call our office ASAP to RSVP. We are so excited to see everyone!

09/15/2026

Only a few weeks left to take advantage of our September promo for 20% all gastroscopes!

Gastroscopy, or a stomach scope, is a routine procedure that can be performed on a fasted sedated horse in 30 minutes. The procedure provides real value to you as the owner and us as the veterinarian because it clearly shows if there is ulcerative disease, where it is occurring, and to what severity. Not only does it allow us to identify disease presence and extent, but it can also provide information as to how long it has been there and what environmental or management practices may have contributed to its development.
If you are interested in gastroscopy or have concerns that your horse may have gastric ulcers, now is the time to schedule! We are offering a promo now through September 30th for 20% off all gastroscopes!

Address

106 Camp Road
Rutherfordton, NC
28139

Telephone

+18288942627

Website

http://www.huntcountryequine.com/

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