Central Georgia
Equine Services, Inc.
Volume 2,
Number 2
February/March 2005
CGES News
"Large enough to
handle any
challenge, yet
small enough to
treat each horse
as if it personally
belonged to us."
As promised in the last newsletter, we have installed a new
computer program. DVM Manager is a program that allows
us to track patient data like never before. We hope to
institute some new and exciting programs soon using the
DVM Manager program to help us sort horses into age groups
and discipline groups. The format of invoices and statements
has changed, if you have questions, do not hesitate to call
and ask. We are always here to help.
New Arrivals
CGES welcomes new arrivals into the world:
Melanie Harnist: A beautiful chestnut Arabian colt with high
white stockings out of her Arabian mare Koweta Parfaye.
Central Georgia Equine
Services, Inc.
3398 Lakeview Road
Fort Valley, GA 31030
Phone:
(478) 825-1981
Fax:
(478) 825-9267
E-mail:
cges@equineservices.com
Please visit our Website!
www.equineservices.com
Debbie Erick: Untouchable Design, Debbie’s Appaloosa
stallion who is both a National and World Champion has sired
two cute Appaloosa fillies having been bred to two of Debbie’s
top mares.
Vicky Crowell: Creekside Quarter Horses has had a rash of
fillies born this year. Last year Vicky decided to breed two of
her best mares to the foundation Quarter Horse stallion, Blue
Yahooty Hancock who at the time was in Iowa. The mares
stayed at CGES until they were ready and both were bred
using transported semen. She now has two beautiful grulla
fillies. Vicky’s other filly is a cute bay filly by Vicky’s stallion,
Zip’s Midnight Chip.
Terry and Wanda Ache: An adorable miniature horse filly,
who looks like she will turn grey, out of their mare Foxfire.
Wendy Marston: Two gorgeous fillies, one chestnut and one
black, by the stallion, Telynau Flight of Fancy, who Wendy
recently sold. She also has a beautiful black colt by her
Thoroughbred stallion, Mandingo out of the mare Jacket’s
Song and Dance. The mare was artificially inseminated here
at CGES. Song and Dance has produced many great foals for
Wendy. We were not sure that the mare would be able to
conceive as she had had Cushing’s Disease for many years
and has been battling bouts of founder. However, with
medical and reproductive management and Wendy’s TLC, the
mare carried the foal to term.
Debra Hines: A huge, bay Arabian filly by the Arabian
stallion, Versace, out of Debra’s Anglo-Arab mare Sonateena.
Sonateena foaled here at CGES last year and stayed here
until she was ready to be bred again. Sonateena was bred
using transported semen. Versace stands at Rojo Arabians in
Florida.
Tom Batten: A handsome grey Quarter Horse colt destined
for the race track.
Ralph Jowers: A sorrel filly by our wonderful black TWH
stallion Step Up for Easy Cash owned by Lisa BowmanAnderson.
Amy Brannen: A wonderfully put together bay colt out of her
Quarter Horse mare Dymond Maker Queen.
Debbie Sayre: Debbie’s Appaloosa mare had an outrageously
cute, bay, half-Arab filly.
Jim Conner: Jim’s mare, Matter of Money, had a sorrel filly
this year. Money came to CGES from South Georgia to be
bred to a stallion named, It’s Royal Time. It’s Royal time
stands in South Dakota and Jim’s new filly was conceived
using frozen semen.
Debbie Minix: The cutest black Arabian filly out of her mare
Basko’s Tsultry. Debbie’s filly is by Holly Anderson’s stallion
Egypt’s Minstril. Tsultry had trouble maintaining her
pregnancy, but with the help of hormonal testing, we were
able to determine that Tsultry needed progesterone
supplementation. Debbie diligently gave Tsultry injections
three times a week through most of her pregnancy. Debbie
worked hard to get this filly and she is one proud “Grandma”!
CGES Remembers
CGES would like to remember equine companions that have
been recently lost. These horses were beloved members of
their families.
“Clyde”- Nancy Atkinson’s big bay horse will hold a special
place in all of our hearts. Clyde was his usual, ornery self all
the way to the end.
“Cowboy”- Heather Arnold lost a dear friend when her
wonderful companion of many years lost a battle with colic.
“Toy Man”- This race horse turned trail rider brought much
joy into the life of Bob Fiske. Toy Man will be missed by all of
the folks at the base stables.
“Copy”- A thoroughbred mare owned by Robin Ginn and
cared for by Brenda Thompson was lost due to colic.
It’s time for
spring shots.
Make sure your
horse is
protected. Every
horse living in the
state of Georgia
needs at the very
least
vaccinations for:
Rabies
West Nile Virus
Eastern &
Western
Encephalomyelitis
Tetanus
Horse Trailer Safety
It’s that time of the year. Time to start showing, trail riding,
camping. Time to start hauling your horses in your horse
trailer. Many of us spend great amounts of time training our
horses to load into the trailer so we can enjoy our favorite
horses and horse events somewhere other than our
backyards. However, few people spend enough time making
sure the horse trailer is a safe place for their horse to be.
One of the worst calls to get as a veterinarian is “My horse
fell through the bottom of the trailer” or “The doors came
open and the horse fell out the back of the trailer”. The
thought scares the daylights out of me.
This month’s newsletter is intended to make you think about
routine horse trailer maintenance.
The biggest concern with horse trailers is the floor. Please,
Please, Please, pull the mats out of your trailer and check
your floor. If you have a wood floor in your trailer, check for
any rotten or sagging boards. Do not take a chance with
your horse. If a board is questionable, replace it!
DO NOT WAIT!!
Steel trailers will invariably rust if left out in the elements. A
little rust won’t hurt anything but the resale value, but make
sure important structures such as braces and connections are
not rusted out. Also, if your trailer has a steel manger, make
sure it isn’t rusted through. You would hate for your horse to
put his head through a rusty manger searching for that last
little piece of hay.
Have you checked the tires? What about the spare? Just like
on your truck, the horse trailer tires need to be rotated and
the bearings need to be re-packed. Also, do you have a jack
that will hold your trailer up if you get a flat? Is the spare
inflated or is it flat also? Can you get the spare off of the
side of the trailer or are the bolts that hold it rusted solid?
Does your trailer have trailer brakes? If so, make sure the
brake box is not in need of repair and the brakes themselves
are in good condition. Also, check the brake wiring to assure
that it is in good running order.
Do all of your lights work? If you want to turn left, does
everyone driving behind you know it? What about if you are
stopping? Do you have running lights? Check all of your
light bulbs and replace any that are burned out. Crawl under
the trailer and make sure none of the wires are chewed
through (squirrels can do a number on wiring!). Hook your
trailer to your truck and make sure both turn signals, brake
lights and running lights are all working. If you have a light
inside the trailer be sure that it is working.
The biggest piece of advice we can offer you is DON’T
ASSUME everything is fine. A small investment of time really
pays off in the long run, both with safety and the value of
your trailer.
We hope you enjoyed it!
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Please let us know if your special horse has made the news,
we are proud of our patients’ accomplishments and would
love to share them with everyone! If you have any questions
please feel free to contact us at:
Phone: 478-825-1981
e-mail: cges@equineservices.com
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