Pine Bush Equine is located in Orange County, New York, approximately 90 minutes north of NYC. There is a strong surgery caseload.  A board-certified university faculty surgeon visits 1-2 days each month for elective procedures. On these surgery days, up to 10 elective procedures are scheduled with additional specialty lameness evaluations.  The procedures are usually arthroscopies and airway surgeries, with an occasional fracture repair.  Additionally, there is one day each week set aside for more routine surgeries.  These commonly include the following: castrations (both routine and cryptorchid), neurectomies, umbilical hernia repairs, splint bone removals, enucleations, and mass removals.  Emergency surgeries are sent to a nearby referral center. There is the opportunity for the intern to follow a case to colic surgery at the referral hospital if the schedule permits.  A consulting internal medicine specialist travels to our hospital as needed.  Gastroscopies are routinely performed by our five veterinarians. Lameness workups and joint injections are scheduled nearly every day. At least 50% of our caseload is Standardbreds, both racehorses in training and breeding stock.  Additionally, we see a wide variety of sport horses including hunter/jumper, dressage, and reiners. Also included in our caseload is a portion of pleasure horses and family horses. Cases regularly involve all age groups, from foals to geriatrics. We are the primary veterinarians for the USDA NY Animal Import Center (one of only three import centers in the USA), which provides the opportunity to treat a large number of valuable sport horses and racehorses in quarantine from Europe. We also offer chiropractic and acupuncture for a variety of horses.

Externs are encouraged to learn and assist with procedures if they feel comfortable, and are encouraged to go on emergency calls after hours with the on call veterinarian.