Equine Sports Medicine & Surgery, TX

Description of Elective Experience: 

We encourage veterinary students participating in our externship program to visit us for an average of two weeks. Externs have opportunities to assist the interns, technicians and doctors in the daily work of the practice. We welcome students throughout the year.

Institutional and Educational Resources - staffing, equipment, etc.: 

Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery (ESMS) is a large and growing equine practice headquartered in Weatherford, Texas, with racetrack locations throughout the United States. We offer a full spectrum of services including medicine, surgery, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, critical care & ICU, racetrack, reproduction, emergency, ambulatory, chiropractics, acupuncture, and more. We treat a variety of horses including performance (racing, cutting, rodeo and show), breeding animals, and companion horses. Our caseload includes a large component of lameness, surgery (elective & emergency), ambulatory, internal medicine cases and a large racetrack caseload.

ESMS’ flagship hospital is located in Weatherford, Texas, just thirty minutes west of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Known as the “Cutting Horse Capitol of the World,” Weatherford is home to one of the largest concentrations of the cutting horse population. We are only an hour away from the Class I racetrack, Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie. Facilities include a cutting-edge critical care/intensive care unit, hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber, hospital, surgery suite, exam rooms, and in-house laboratory. 

ESMS Weatherford employs twelve veterinarians, including three boarded surgeons, a boarded internist, a boarded theriogenologist, and a large support staff.

ESMS on the Brazos, located 10 miles south of the Weatherford hospital, is a full-service reproduction facility. Services include breeding soundness evaluations, mare management, full foaling service, semen collection, cryopreservation of semen, sub-fertile mares, embryo transfer and an in-house laboratory.

In addition to our hospital, ESMS serves racetracks in Texas, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. throughout the year.

Student Responsibilities - what is expected of students in terms of hours, days of the week, shadowing or actual support?: 

Assisting and observing doctors and technicians with all services.  The main clinic is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Saturday from 8:00 to noon.  The hospital and ICU are open 24/7.  Students are welcome to be present after-hours for surgical and critical care emergencies.

Student Housing (include costs, amenities, pet friendly, contact info if different from elective contact info): 

Externs stay free of charge in our on-site, 3-bedroom apartment, which includes a full kitchen and available washer & dryer.  No pets allowed.

Supervisor: 
Reese Hand, DVM, DACVS
Website: 
www.equinesportsmedicine.com
Address: 
2991 W. Interstate 20
S. Frontage Road
Weatherford, TX 76087
United States
Specialties: 
Practice or Institution Type: 
Is student housing available?: 
Yes
Hours of supervision by a licensed veterinarian per week: 
24/7