Lameness and Performance Assessment
Dr. Hassan draws from her years of experience and speciality training to address issues affecting horse performance.
"I spent years just seeing lame horses all day"
She will assess your horse and give you options for treatments which will include many different modalities.
"My passion is lameness and performance issues. It can be a complicated puzzle since each horse is different. I'm fascinated by a horse's ability to compensate and subsequently challenged to address those compensatory issues. Sometimes the lame left front foot is just part of an overall issue in the horse. When one foot is sore especially if there is any chronicity, multiple muscle groups are also affected in compensation. This is where the acupuncture comes in."
Equine Acupuncture
Acupuncture and eastern medicine are currently being extensively researched and are becoming more and more integrated. Several veterinary schools have eastern medicine and chiropractic as part of their curriculum.
"Right out of school was exposed to acupuncture and I saw that it worked, although I was very skeptical. I approach things as a science based, licensed, medical professional. It is not my business to jump off into the abyss. I stay firmly rooted in science."
"The addition of eastern medicine to my practice is so exciting for me. I can now help those horses with subtle issues of stiffness, reluctance, one sidedness or who are just not right. Those horses who were described as having "behavioral" or "training" problems are horses I routinely improve!"
Web Information
We plan on providing a plethora of information on a variety of horse ailments, preventative medicine and the art of Chinese Medicine.
Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions about our services or about eastern medicine in general.
Diagnostic Ultrasound
We have the latest in sonographic imaging equipment to identify and define injury to soft tissue such as tendons, ligaments and muscle, joints and their supporting structures, and bony surfaces.
Diagnostic Radiology
We provide high quality and high detail radiographs.
Intra-articular Therapy
Whatever is indicated we have it! Lubrication, anti-inflammatory and more.
Stem Cell Therapy
We harvest your own horse's stem cells and use them to treat ligament and tendon injuries.
Elective Surgery
- Castration
- Tendon surgery
- Ligament surgery
- A variety of standing procedures
For other procedures requiring more extensive equipment and facility, the option for travel to Loomis, California exists. Dr. Hassan currently travels to the Loomis Basin Equine Surgical Facility to perform elective and emergency surgeries for part of each month. Our patients are welcome to undergo elective surgical procedures with Dr. Hassan at that facility.
We are currently investigating options for a site for extensive elective and emergency procedures closer to home.
Emergency Surgery
Dr. Hassan can provide emergency surgery to her clients for select cases.
Routine Care and Maintenance
- Annual exams
- Wellness exams
- Vaccines and vaccination clinics
- Dentistry
Reproductive services
- Breeding soundess (mares)
- Artificial insemination
- Pregnancy diagnosis
Conventional Medications & Chinese Herbs
Depending on what your animal needs, we provide options for medications. We have all the traditional therapies available as well as chinese herbs.
Education and Seminars
Topics have included:
- Arthritis
- Colic
- Lameness
- Insulin resistance
- Laminitis
- NSAIDS
- Integrative Medicine
- Wounds
- Day in the Life of a Vet
Dr. Hassan enjoys giving seminars. If you have a topic and or a group let us know!