Services We Offer

Lameness Exams

Sports Medicine

At Grand Prix Equine, we pride ourselves on providing focused care for the performance horse. We understand your horse's performance and comfort are important to you, and everyone on our team is committed to helping you achieve your goals.

Our lameness exams are always thorough and tailored to your horse's situation. They begin with a musculoskeletal exam to look for any signs of limb trauma, pain, or swelling followed by watching your horse go in hand or under tack at the walk, trot, and canter. Equinosis sensors, flexion tests and hoof testers are also used to locate areas as a cause of lameness.

Diagnostics

Each of our veterinarians have a fully stocked vehicle to perform lameness diagnostics at your farm. Once a limb or region is identified to be the likely soure of lameness, diagnostic analgesia or nerve blocks can be performed to further isolate the lameness.

Additional imaging diagnostics can be performed on your farm including digital radiography and ultrasound exams. Once the cause of lameness is identified, your vet will discuss the treatment options with you.

Treatments

We provide many treatments and therapies for lameness including:

Intra-articular injections
Regenerative medicine (PRP, A2M, Prostride)
Shockwave Therapy
Laser Therapy
Mesotherapy
Chiropractic Care
Acupuncture

Purchase and Pre-Lease Exams

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Purchase Exams

A purchase or pre-lease exam will help you determine if your next equine partner is healthy and suited to your riding goals. Purchase exams are important to reduce the buyer's risk when purchasing a horse and to determine the horse's general health and soundness.

Our veterinarians perform a thorough clinical examination, a gait analysis with inertial sensors, and flexion tests. Elective radiographs, ultrasound, and bloodwork are often performed at the buyer's request.

Routine Wellness Care

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Preventative Care and Wellness

Whether your horse is a top athlete or a beloved companion, we are here to provide comprehensive health and wellness care. We offer wellness plans as well as a customized approach to suit your horse's specific needs. Our general wellness care includes:

Yearly Wellness Exams
Vaccinations and Vaccine Certificates
Routine Bloodwork
Parasitology
Yearly Coggins Tests

General Care and Illness

In the event that your horse needs care outside of their preventative visits, our veterinarians are prepared to help you and your horse through the process. Some of these services include:

Nutrition Consultations
Geriatric Care
Dentistry
Laboratory Testing
Ophthamology
Internal Medicine
Podiatry
Sick/Illness Care
Emergency Medicine

Surgery

Our veterinarians are equipped to perform minor surgery on your farm. Many procedures can be performed on a standing sedated horse rather than putting them uder general anesthesia at a clinic. When necessary, we will refer cases to one of the local equine hospitals for advanced diagnostics and surgical care. On farm surgical procedures include:

Laceration repair
Mass removal
Cryotherapy
Enucleation
Castration
Cerebrospinal fluid collection

Endoscopy and Gastroscopy

Endoscopy

We have multiple state-of-the-art 3 meter and 1 meter quality endoscopy units to provide the same diagnostic quality your horse would receive in a hospital setting. Endoscopic procedures (scoping) of the upper airway and stomach can diagnose a wide range of issues including:

Gastric ulcers
Upper airway obstructions (roaring)
Soft palate displacement
Nasal discharge/nose bleeds
Guttural pouch infections

Equine Chiropractic

Chiropractic

Chiropractic adjustments are provided by Dr. Luvie Abell (in Connecticut) and Dr. Nicole Zitzmann (on Long Island). Both doctors received chiropractic training at Options for Animals and are certified by the IVCA. Top indications for chiropractic care are:

Neck and back pain/stiffness
Difficult bending
Weaker one direction or on one lead
Difficult lead changes
Change in performance
Loss of topline
Geriatric care
Improving general comfort and performance

Equine Acupuncture

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Acupuncture

Dr. Luvie Abell received training in Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) and Acupuncture at Chi University in 2023 and earned her CVA in 2024. She is passionate about incorporating TCVM into sports medicine, internal medicine and geriatric care. Top indicators for acupunture include:

Neck and back pain/stiffness
Lameness
Nerve damage or injury
Anxiety
Geriatric care
Internal medicine: gastrointestinal issues, immune health, asthmas, etc.

Emergencies and Urgent Care

Emergency Medicine

We provide 24/7 emergency service to our full-service clients. To qualify as full-service, your horse must have an annual wellness exam and at least a rabies vaccine within the past year. We cannot guarantee emergency services for horses not seen annually for wellness care. While we travel quite far for our sports medicine clients, we are limited geographically for our full-service clients. Please contact us if you are unsure if you are in our area for emergency coverage. Some common emergencies are:

Colic
Non-weight bearing lameness
Wounds
Fevers
Eye problems
Choke
Nail in the hoof

If you are unsure if your horse's condition is considered an emergency, please call (203) 733-0789 extension 0 to speak to our veterinarian on call.

Contact

Have questions or need to schedule an appointment? We're here to help! Whether you're a current client or considering our services for your horse, reach out to us and we will be happy to assist you!