River Grove Veterinary Service

River Grove Veterinary Service CALL 805-HORSE-29
Mobile large animal vet serving Salinas to Santa Maria and Cambria to Coalinga. Melissa was born and raised on the Central Coast.

River Grove Veterinary Service is run by Melissa Patten DVM, MS. She completed her undergraduate degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a major in Animal Science and an Equine Science Minor. It was during her time at Cal Poly that she developed an interest in Equine Reproduction after completing an internship at Valley Oak Ranch in Oakdale CA. From Cal Poly, Melissa went to Colorado State University to complete a Master's degree in Equine Reproduction. Her project focused on different super-ovulation protocols, flushing and freezing embryos. She took a year away from school after completing the Master's to be home and work for the Estrella Ranch assisting in building their equine reproduction facility. She was then accepted to veterinary school at Colorado State University. While in veterinary school Melissa was active in both the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) and American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) clubs. A final step in Melissa's journey back to the central coast was a year long internship at Pioneer Equine Hospital in Oakdale CA. This was an intense year where she received excellent mentorship and was able to expand her clinical knowledge. During this year Melissa was responsible for after hours emergencies, in hospital patient care and assisting with daily appointments. Currently Melissa is happy to be back on the Central Coast, establishing a veterinary practice with an emphasis on equine reproduction, medicine and emergency care.

✨✨✨It’s that time of year where dust and allergies are kicking off!! We are really excited to now offer Alpha2EQ which c...
06/30/2025

✨✨✨It’s that time of year where dust and allergies are kicking off!! We are really excited to now offer Alpha2EQ which can be nebulized to help out horses with inflammatory airway disease!!! ✨✨✨

This is literally the coolest technology 👁️
06/16/2025

This is literally the coolest technology 👁️

UC Davis is one of only a few veterinary hospitals in the country that offers optical coherence tomography, which uses light waves to capture cross-section images of the cornea and retina at nearly microscopic levels. Learn more about OCT and other equine ophthalmology tests and diagnostics available at the Large Animal Hospital: https://cehhorsereport.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/equine-ophthalmology-uc-davis

Mare stare 2025….lets go ladies😉😉
03/23/2025

Mare stare 2025….lets go ladies😉😉

I know you all have been patiently waiting for it!!! Happy Valentine’s Day!!❤️❤️❤️
02/14/2025

I know you all have been patiently waiting for it!!! Happy Valentine’s Day!!❤️❤️❤️

Chorion is red ❤️, allantois is blue 💙, here's a placenta heart just for you! Happy Valentine's Day from the ERL.

🦄It’s that time of year!! 60 days until breeding season starts and this is when we get to start preparing!! 🦄💎💎We are pu...
12/02/2024

🦄It’s that time of year!! 60 days until breeding season starts and this is when we get to start preparing!! 🦄

💎💎We are putting in an order for Platinum Reproduction formula so please let us know if you would like to get a bucket!💎💎

💡 if you want to start breeding in Feb your mare should be under lights now! 16 hours of daylight is needed for mares to start cycling💡

Happy Halloween!! 🎃 🧙 🪄 🔮
10/31/2024

Happy Halloween!! 🎃 🧙 🪄 🔮

The season will be here before you know it!! Check out this webinar for some great tips on getting ready for breeding se...
10/18/2024

The season will be here before you know it!! Check out this webinar for some great tips on getting ready for breeding season🤓

We are very excited to be offering this new shockwave therapy!!! Call or text to find out about our introductory pricing...
10/11/2024

We are very excited to be offering this new shockwave therapy!!! Call or text to find out about our introductory pricing on 3 treatment seasions!!!

Effective Pain Relief for Your Horse 🐴🩺
PiezoWave2T Vet offers a unique approach to pain relief and healing for horses. It can be used to treat tendon issues, arthritis, non-healing wounds, muscle pain and more. Treatments are safe, non-invasive, and effective.

What a great opportunity to get in on a young and talented stallion and support an amazing association at the same time!...
10/11/2024

What a great opportunity to get in on a young and talented stallion and support an amazing association at the same time!! 🎸

We would like to thank the Pinwheel Partners, Morgan and Wyatt Cromer for their generous donation of a 2025 breeding to their stallion Cool Guitar for our playday auction fundraiser! https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565086203632
https://santaluciafarm.com/cool-guitar/
www.coolguitar.win

This up and coming sire has won over $300,000 in the NCHA and Morgan feels that Cool Guitar and his progeny will excel at a wide variety of events from roping to reined cowhorse, and will also be solid ranch horses.

Cool Guitar stands at Santa Lucia Farm. The winning bidder will be responsible for the stallion chute fee and any shipping that’s required through them. Dr. Mellisa Patten at River Grove Veterinary Services has generously offered to donate the mare chute fee if you choose to use River Grove for this breeding. https://www.facebook.com/RiverGroveVeterinaryService/about

This is an incredible opportunity to breed to a young stallion that has a great future ahead. SLO cattlemen thank them for this generous donation. Auction will happen at the Cattlemen's Playday October 26th.

We have a mystery…does anyone recognize this halter as yours and did you by chance grab a tan rope halter instead of thi...
06/04/2024

We have a mystery…does anyone recognize this halter as yours and did you by chance grab a tan rope halter instead of this one??? Thanks for any clues!!!!

04/05/2024

If you are in the central coast area next Friday, April 12th, we invite you to join us for an educational event with two of our UC Davis equine internal medicine specialists! This free event will feature the latest information about treatment and prevention of common equine ailments such as gastric ulcers and endocrine diseases (Cushing's disease (PPID) and equine metabolic syndrome). Templeton Farms is located just 15 minutes away from the Paso Robles Horse Park and Twin Rivers, so if you are showing next week, we hope to see you there!

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Paso Robles, CA
93446

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(805) 467-7329

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