Epona Equine Veterinary Services Ltd

04/06/2026

A friendly reminder that our office is closed today! We'll be back with regular office hours tomorrow, Tuesday April 7th 🐴🌷☀️ All emails, texts and Facebook messages will be returned Tuesday.

As always, if you have an emergency please call (250) 218-6610 and leave a message! Our on-call veterinarian will return your call.

03/30/2026

Happy Easter! 🌷🐰

Our office will be closed on Good Friday, April 3rd & Easter Monday, April 6th.

While the office will be closed, a veterinarian will be on call for all client emergencies. If you think your horse might need to be seen, give us a call and leave a message, (250) 218-6610 🌟

Text messages, emails & Facebook messages will not be monitored while the office is closed.

Need a prescription refill? Be sure to request it by April 1st to ensure you can pick up April 2nd ✨

Have a wonderful long weekend!

03/26/2026

Spring is here and the grass is growing which means an increased risk of laminitis! Check out thus webinar from the AAEP for more info on this topic! 🐴☀️🌱

HORSE OWNER WEBINAR ALERT! 📢

Join us for our upcoming Horse Owner Education Committee webinar! Our topic will be "Oh Sugar! My Horse is Foundering!"

Join AAEP-member veterinarians Drs. Allie Catalino and Chelsea Folmar for an in-depth discussion about the two most common metabolic disturbances in horses: Cushing's Disease and Insulin Dysregulation. They will take you on a deep dive into diagnosis, treatment and management of these diseases, followed by discussion about laminitis, a common sequela.

Registration is FREE but required. A recording of the webinar will be available if you miss the live event. Register at https://events.zoom.us/ev/Aqk4QqZ8CSEZVzoTjoed1OchP7YIDfrDxmN7sn3bmdtN0eMBkO1X~AhLXYhuX8F4hYAwaFVb5RYYV903KHqLrJKTrAP-zT2spI-fUNInOwEr12A

This informative session is brought to you by the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee.

03/20/2026

Our bi-annual North Island trip is coming up April 14th to 16th & Dr Annie + Kayleigh are excited to see everyone again! 🐴🌟

If you’re in Port Hardy, Port McNeill or Sointula and are not already on our spring trip list and you would like to have your horse seen or need a medication refill, please reach out to us to get your name on the list.

See you in a few weeks! 👋🏻

03/09/2026

We love a good rebate program, especially one for Gastrogard! 🌟

Boehringer Ingelheim just announced their Gastrogard rebate program, valid on purchases made between March 1st and May 30th 2026! Buy 14 tubes and qualify for a $50 rebate. Buy 28 tubes and qualify for a $100 rebate. All you need is your invoice for proof of purchase!

Follow the link below to submit for your rebate! Rebates will be paid directly to you 🎉

🔗 https://www.promo-trak.com/Default.aspx?cn=Equine

03/08/2026

Happy International Women's Day from the Epona team 🌍🩷🐴🦄

02/24/2026

It's that time of year... time to start planning your Spring Annual Exams! 🩺🐴

As the busy spring season approaches, now is a great time to start booking your appointments to ensure your horses are up-to-date on their dentals, vaccines and anything else they may need.

Did you know that you can add-on to your annual exam appointments? We offer an array of services to complement your annual exam, such as:

🔹 Bloodwork: to check for PPID, Metabolic Disease, General Liver & Kidney Function (especially for those horses on Previcox/PrevEquine daily), and Vitamin/Mineral Testing to guide dietary recommendations

🔹 SLEIP App to help gauge a baseline soundness assessment or work up a lameness

🔹 X-Rays for your farrier to guide their work

🔹 Complementary therapies, such as acupuncture & spinal manipulation therapy

And more!

Be sure to let us know at the time of booking if you would like to add-on to your annual exam appointment so we can make sure we've got you scheduled for enough time.

Call or text (250) 218-6610 to book.

Happy Spring time! 🌷🐴

02/20/2026

Exciting news! We now have a hay corer that we are able to rent out to clients! 🎉 🌾

If you have untested hay, this is a great way to ensure your horse is getting the proper nutrition from their forage, as well as determining if your hay has too much sugar, especially for our metabolic horses.

Our hay corer does require a cordless drill (not supplied) but is now available for 3-day rentals to clients. Please reach out to us to organize rental.

PS. Our friends over at Shar-Kare Courtenay lent their hay corer out last year and it went missing! If you happened to borrow it but forgot to return it, they are eagerly awaiting its return!

02/16/2026

Happy Family Day to all our clients! We are closed today but if you have an emergency please call and leave a message. Enjoy your day! 🐴

02/10/2026

Continuing education is important to our team here at Epona Equine and that doesn’t just stop at our veterinarians! Jessica & Brooke had the opportunity to attend the Prairie Equine Conference for RVTs and Assistants at Rhythm Equine Veterinary Services in Saskatoon yesterday and they were able to sharpen up their radiology skills with some hands on training🐴🩻 A big thanks to Rhythm Equine & the CE sponsors for giving our support staff this opportunity to further their knowledge! 🌟

01/21/2026

Attention Horse Council members! Horse Council is putting on an exciting webinar series in February. On the 23rd it's equine dentistry with Dr. Guillemaud's classmate, Dr. Husulak from the WCVM! It's free for members to sign up! Plus on Feb 9th there is a presentation by another friend and colleague from the WCVM, Dr. Chavarria on equine infectious disease!

Introducing February Field Knowledge, our live webinar series running every Monday night in February at 7:00 PM PST (except February 16 for Family Day) + bonus session Feb 4th 12pm

Feb 23 – Equine Dentistry: What Every Horse Owner Should Know with Dr. Michelle Husulak

✔️ Register once for all webinars
✔️ Miss a week or only attend a few—no problem (we’ll still email you the link)

Free for HCBC members (pre-registration required) | Non-members: $100 + tax

Full speaker line up and registration details: https://hcbc.ca/events/february-field-knowledge-2026/

12/22/2025

Just a friendly reminder, tomorrow is the last day to pick up prescriptions before our Epona team takes our winter holiday break! 🎄 If you need a refill, please connect with us ASAP!