Back Cove Equine Veterinary Care

10/07/2025

Happy National Farrier’s Week to the all the hardworking farriers out there who keep our horses feet balanced and comfortable. Such hard work! We appreciate you all!🙏🏻❤️🐎🧲

(🖼️ Edward Robert Smythe, A Farrier Shoeing a Plough Horse with a Donkey in a Forge Interior 1899)

29/06/2025

The 4th of July is right around the corner! More animals go lost during this holiday than at any other time of the year. Make sure you’re giving good thought to the situations you expose your animals to, and keep them secured properly! Staying with them during the peak of fireworks is also a smart thing to do.

If you think your animal might need some medication assistance, please consult your veterinarian!

Take a few simple steps to keep your horse calm and safe during local firework displays this Fourth of July.

27/06/2025

Training the next generation of veterinarians at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University 🐴❤️

24/06/2025

The heat coming tomorrow is no joke. Please make sure to give your horses a break from their normal activities tomorrow, and allow them plenty of water, shade, and good air circulation.🥵🐎💦

Being mindful and planning ahead can help prevent heat-related problems in horses.

26/05/2025

Lest we forget on this Memorial Day the role animals have played in the defense of our country…this boggles the mind: 1.5 MILLION equines gave their life during the American Civil War alone. Unbelievable.

This 'war horse' sculpture memorializes the horses and mules who gave their lives during the American Civil War. “In memory of the one and one half million horses and mules of the Confederate and Union armies who were killed, were wounded, or died from disease in the Civil War.”

Thank you to all our veterans, both human and animal, who have made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of your country. 🇺🇸🙏🏻

23/05/2025

This is a great article about laminitis.🐴

Please remember that after all this rain and (hopefully) a few days of some sun early in next week, the grass is going to grow, grow, grow. Please be exceptionally careful with your horses on grass turnout in the coming days… even if they have been worked up to longer pasture times, they are still potentially susceptible to laminitis.

The key to preventing laminitis in your horses is to regulate their time grazing on grass high in nonstructural carbohydrates. Inadequate exercise is another cause of this painful hoof condition.

22/05/2025

Pretty neat!🐴

Once extinct in the wild, the Przewalski's horse — pronounced SHEH-VAL-SKI — is the rarest horse on Earth. So how did this strange animal end up on a rescue ranch

05/04/2025

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30/03/2025

Saw this neat shadow at a farm a few weeks ago… luckily it wasn’t a certain woodchuck in Pennsylvania🫣😆

This winter doesn’t seem to want to give up, but spring is just around the corner… we just know it🌷

25/03/2025

Ahhh, spring in Maine. (It is spring, right?!)
Can’t say it was the most fun day out on the road, but we made it through!

Warm weather and spring flowers are coming, folks!🤞🏻❄️🌷

06/03/2025

Katy Morris has been with BCE since 2021. She is the office assistant and your initial contact during regular business hours. She works on our medical records and billing, schedules appointments, and handles correspondence.

A bit about Katy:
Katy grew up in the central Maine woods and was lucky enough to have many different pets during her childhood. Horseback riding lessons eventually led to ownership of a young mare, “Ellie”, who was an eager companion for many explorations! Katy holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Services, and for a number of years she worked connecting seniors to various resources/services. Katy is an avid nature enthusiast, which is reflective in her love of gardening! She loves exploring the natural habitat around her, and has traveled around the country, from New England to Alaska, and many places in between. In her opinion, Maine has always been, and will always be, the most beautiful place in the world! She loves all our state has to offer, and is always up for a new adventure with her miniature pinscher sidekick, Jada!

We appreciate her affable nature, reliability, and commitment to BCE. Thank you, Katy!