Client Education

In keeping with our mission statement. We strive to offer our clients ways to improve their overall understanding of the healthy horse. To this end we have developed three online tools:


Our Online Articles

Dr. Vivrette's uses every opportunity to teach.

Below, you'll find excerpts of articles written by Drs. Vivrette, McKnight, Wentz, and Derby. To read the full article click on the ...more link and the whole article will be made available as a pdf file. Check back often as these articles will change periodically.

Triangle Equine's 60 Day Back-to-work Schedule

The following are general guidelines for the Back to Work schedule: Do not skip days! This program depends on consistent work to help injured tendons, ligaments and bones adapt to the gradually increasing stresses of work. If you notice that your horse seems unsound, place your horse in a stall and call your veterinarian. Do not continue! ...more

Preventive Health Care for the Horse

Control of disease in your horse requires a combination of good management, proper vaccination schemes and a good working relationship with your veterinarian. There are three factors that impact the development of a preventive health care program: horse factors, location factors and owner factors.
  • Horse factors: number/population density, age, type and use of horses, and value of horses.
  • Location factors: facilities, climate, endemic disease, and population fluxes.
  • Owner factors: cost of prevention vs. cost of disease, likelihood of disease, potential zoonoses (spread of disease from animals to humans), and management style.... more
Dr. Vivrette instructs a young lady on proper horse care.

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Services Offered

  • Preventive Care Programs
  • Chiropractic and Acupuncture
  • Prepurchase Examinations
  • Lameness Evaluation and Treatment
  • Basic and Performance Dentistry
  • Consultation Services
  • ...and much more

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