Designing an Equine Wellness Plan for Your Practice

Wellness plans are a win-win-win for clinic, client, and patient. Learn how to implement one in your vet practice.
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If a vet is routinely evaluating a horse, he or she is better equipped to pick up on developing issues such as lameness, exercise intolerance, or endocrine disorders before they become bigger and more expensive problems for the client. | Photo: iStock

Equine wellness plans are popping up in veterinary practices with increasing frequency. And for good reason—these packages are a win-win-win for clinic, client, and patient.

Some of a wellness plans’ benefits include:

  • Maximizing a veterinarian’s opportunities to check in and evaluate how a horse is doing throughout the year and to provide preventive medical services when appropriate;
  • Taking the responsibility off the horse owner to remember to schedule appointments because the clinic sends out reminders;
  • Ensuring owners provide proper medical care for their horses;
  • Providing clients with more interaction with their veterinarian; and
  • Reinforcing the veterinarian’s role as a guiding resource for medical decisions for the horses.

Benjamin Buchanan, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVECC, of Brazos Valley Equine Hospital, in Texas, described how equine practices can integrate wellness packages into their business models

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Nancy S. Loving, DVM, owns Loving Equine Clinic in Boulder, Colorado, and has a special interest in managing the care of sport horses. Her book, All Horse Systems Go, is a comprehensive veterinary care and conditioning resource in full color that covers all facets of horse care. She has also authored the books Go the Distance as a resource for endurance horse owners, Conformation and Performance, and First Aid for Horse and Rider in addition to many veterinary articles for both horse owner and professional audiences.

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