Granite Glen Equine

05/28/2026

Hi Everyone! Just an FYI that I will be out of the country June 27-28!
While I do not do routine care because I can not guarantee emergency coverage, as many of you know I do my best to be there as an emergency back up or for those in underserved areas. Please for these two days if you do not have a trailer to ship to a hospital, please make arrangements with someone who has a trailer in case of an emergency.
I will be available through text or Facebook messages.
Thank you for your understanding.

05/12/2026

Let me tell you about this photo.

This is the joint fluid from a client’s horse. This is orthobiologics at work!

The fluid inside of the joint can tell us a lot about the health of the joint. Long before we can appreciate radiographic changes, the joint fluid can tell us if there are the beginnings of degenerative joint disease.

We judge joint fluid on several metrics, but mostly color and viscocity. Happy/Healthy joint fluid is usually a light amber color with the viscosity somewhere between motor oil and an egg white (yum!). When the joint is angry, we often see clear or bloody fluid that is watery.

This thoroughbred unfortunately left his racing days with a fair share of wear and tear. One didn’t need xray vision to see that his front fetlocks were in rough shape. Fully aware that this horse would like never be the athlete the client had hoped, but still in love with his personality, the client opted to give an orthobiologic a try.

For the past 2 years, this horse has received 4 total treatments with IRAP (Interleukin Receptor Antagonist Protein). At his initial treatment, the fluid from both fetlocks was so watery it shot out nearly 3 ft!! It was pure water and blood tinged. Over the past two years I have watched the
Fluid in his fetlocks get better and better, and better!

I know from this fluid that his fetlocks are healthier today than they were two years ago. He is sounder than anyone could have ever anticipated. And when horses hurt less, they’re happier.

Not every horse who’s being treated with an orthobiologc is an elite athlete. Often, they’re just a pet, a friend. A horse that the owner wanted to be more comfortable, for farrier visits
Or so they could lay down to sleep.

When folks criticize medicating joints, THIS is why I get frustrated. This horse is undeniably healthier, sounder and happier after his IRAP treatments. And my goal is always, to go into a joint the least amount possible and IRAP makes that possible. They often require less and less maintenance over time.

Making horses comfortable and happy is why I do what I do. This may look like just a weird picture but it tells a story of a dedicated owner, a horse that didn’t give up, and a technology that gave us the best possible result 🖤

04/17/2026

Dear GGE Clients, I hate to have to make this post, but unfortunately I truly have no choice. As you all know, I try very hard to keep services affordable. I never want cost to keep a client from doing the best for their horse. That means however, that any profit margin for overhead is extremely slim. If a few people don’t pay their bills, I’m drowning. I know in the past (during Fair season) I fell behind with billing and I greatly appreciate everyone’s understanding! However, more recently I have gotten invoices out the day of, or at worst 2-3 days after a visit.

If you have not received an invoice, PLEASE check your junk mail folder as DaySmart often ends up in Spam. Also please let me know if there are issues with the invoice. Im not perfect and am thankfully a better vet than office lady!

If you require a payment plan, or have already discussed a payment plan, you’re good! But I can no longer come out if you have an outstanding balance that has not been discussed. I will also be requiring payment at the time of service for new clients.

Thank you all for your continued support and understanding!

04/05/2026

Dear GGE clients, I apologize for not being as responsive with scheduling etc. I have pneumonia, and a high fever, I’ve been trying to still get to everyone every day, I’m still doing 14+ hour days 7 days a week to try to accommotade everyone, so please dont think im not trying, but that means at the end of the day I may not get back to everyone I meant to. I apologize. I’m doing my best.

03/26/2026

Being a good patient can mean the difference between life and death.

03/26/2026

Let’s talk about “Negative” Diagnostics!

Inspired by Rollo’s emergency adventure to the vet! 🐶

03/13/2026

“Trust the process,” can be tough for us horse owners. We all want results as fast as possible, and it’s so easy to listen to every opinion out there and start to doubt. And many of us know all too well that even when you do every thing right, things don’t always turn out how we hoped. But when a team of people work together with one singular goal, and it goes right- that’s magical. ✨🐴

01/22/2026

Wow! What a massive response to the post about Technical Large Animal Emergency Response (TLAER) training! Here are a few updates:

1) It looks like there will be a course offered in NH this Fall. This will be for horse men/women, vets, and first responders (and anyone else who is interested!).

2) I am working with a few local Fire Depts and ACOs to bring the course to Southern Maine as well as fundraise for Rescue Equipment! This may not happen this year, but we’re going to try!

3) A few of us who have completed the course, first responders, and some others who are just interested in helping, are working on putting together a FB page for emergency response. This page will hopefully streamline the response for equine (or any large animal) emergencies in NH/Southern ME/Northern MA.

Thank you all SO much for the outpouring of interest! I hope that we can get more folks trained and streamline the response process!
Keep reaching out, there are a few moving parts right now but hearing from individuals/organizations that are interested in being part of this is super helpful!

01/21/2026

A very interesting article about newly identified risk factors contributing to Colic from strangulating lipomas. In that past it has very much felt just like bad luck (which it also is) but this is an interesting look at potential contributing factors.

https://www.facebook.com/share/1CKQ6Ew1Uc/?mibextid=wwXIfrntih

One of the most common causes of surgical colic, strangulating lipomas were more common in horses with a prior history of laminitis or horses whose stabling had increased over the past four weeks: https://tinyurl.com/4npuy8mm

01/19/2026

Dear GGE Clients and beyond! As many of you know, with the terrible icy conditions this winter, there have been several calls for down horses. I am hoping to help bring a Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue (TLAER) class to Southern ME (or possibly back to NH). I took this class two years ago and learned SO MUCH! Equally as important, we are trying to establish a better means of contacting people who are trained, and departments that have the necessary equipment to assist with Large Animal Rescue!
Looking to gauge interest for my NH/ME/MA clients who would want to attend such a class. There would likely be a small fee to help cover costs for the speaker, etc.