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"My 22 year old Thoroughbred came to Circle Oak from UC Davis, in a nearly-full leg cast from a severe hock injury.  She was carefully and constantly monitored, her wounds were expertly treated and her medications were administered precisely.  She thrived on the comfortable housing, daily attention, grooming and proximity of the other horses in the rehabilitation barn. After two months, out of her cast and hand walked and lightly longued, she recovered.  She was able to use the Hydrohorse™ and the results were amazingly beneficial!" – Circle Oak Equine client

Circle Oak Equine featured in Cutting Horse Chatter magazine.
This article courtesy of Cutting Horse Chatter, January 2009 issue.
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Rehabilitation Services

Circle Oak provides a fully equipped, peaceful, luxurious environment for horses recovering from injuries, surgery or other health problems. Our aim is to restore your horse to full health through rehabilitation, therapy, exercise and reconditioning. We work with your referring veterinarian and other health care professionals to design and implement a program specifically geared toward your horse’s needs. Led by our Medical Director, Dr. Carrie Schlachter, who oversees all programs, our staff is well versed in a wide spectrum of horse care including hydrotherapy, nutrition and fitness.

We will help you determine the goal of your horse’s rehab program, whether it be recovery from surgery, from a specific injury, to improve the overall health of your horse or to reduce layup time. Using a combination of therapies, such as the HydroHorse™ underwater treadmill, the ECB cold saltwater spa, chiropractic, acupuncture, microcurrent, etc, we will develop a program for your horse that we administer and monitor, adjusting as the horse’s response dictates.

Throughout, we stay in constant communication with all interested parties, such as the referring veterinarian, owner and trainer. Horses receive top-notch care, whether it be veterinary, therapy, grooming or feeding, and we take both still and video photographs to chronicle progress and communicate with owners or caregivers who are unable to visit. All horses are discharged with complete medical, pharmaceutical and farrier records, to allow a seamless transfer of care. You may visit your horse and observe treatments or participate in therapies if you wish.

A Partial list of rehabilitative therapies available:

  • HydroHorse underwater treadmill
  • ECB cold saltwater spa
  • 70′ all-weather free-flow exerciser
  • GameReady cold compression therapy
  • Jack’s Ice whirlpool boots
  • Microcurrent

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Rehabilitation Programs:

 

Standard Package: $50 per day, includes:

  • Individualized rehabilitation program designed by your veterinarian and you, in consultation with Circle Oak’s Medical Director and on-site veterinarian, Dr. Carrie Schlachter. Or, at your option, designed by Dr. Schlachter in consultation with your veterinarian and you
  • Execution of your horse’s rehabilitation program by experienced and professional staff, led by our Registered Veterinary Technician and supervised by Dr. Schlachter
  • Initial wellness examination by Dr. Carrie Schlachter, if requested
  • Initial nutritional consultation from Platinum Performance, if requested
  • Leg wraps as prescribed
  • Regular bathing
  • Administration of routine medication, grain and supplements
  • Vet and farrier scheduling and assistance
  • Blanketing on/off daily
  • Deeply bedded 12 x 16 stall, with rubber mats
  • Feed high quality hay 2 or 3 times per day
  • Stalls cleaned 2x per day
  • Daily body check, grooming and picking of feet
  • Covered, 72 foot panel walker 6x/week (with or without weight belt), or turn-out, or 10 minute hand-walk 2x/day, 6x/week, as applicable

Additional services available:

  • Hydrotherapy (HydroHorse or ECB Spa) is $50 per session for residents—also included is warm up and cool down on panel walker
  • VibePlate therapy--$20 per session
    • Programs using Hydrotherapy and/or VibePlate therapies at least four times per week may be eligible for a further discount
  • Game Ready or whirlpool ice boot leg treatments (one leg $20, two legs $30 (per session)
  • Microcurrent treatments by North Coast Equine Physical Therapy--billed by NCEPT
  • Veterinary treatments by your vet or ours—billed by veterinarian
  • Extraordinary hand-walking @ $20 /hour
  • Pressure bandaging or major wound cleaning and bandaging --$40 plus materials
  • Emergency, intensive care, or after hours—as quoted
  • Platinum Performance:
    • Wellness @ $1.25 per day
    • Complete Joint (CJ) @ $4.50 per day
    • Other Platinum products—as quoted
  • Grain or other supplements—as quoted or supplied by owner
  • Riding @ $30 per session

Haul-in Hydrotherapy (limited availability): $65/session

  • Residency for 4 days of introductory training (@ $75 per day) required for all new horses
  • 10 HydroHorse session package = $550
  • 6 ECB cold saltwater spa session package = $330

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