An all-female team of doctors specializing in complete health care for horses does amazing things at Burleson Equine Hospital. Owner Misty Jordan DVM, MS believes an equine veterinarians’ occupation is unique, requiring they be a pharmacologist, dentist, doctor, ophthalmologist, neonatologist and surgeon — all at once. Burleson Equine Hospital offers highly educated veterinarians with advanced diagnostics and medical treatment. Some procedures haven’t changed, but veterinarians’ understanding of diseases and mechanisms has expanded, and anesthesia and surgical techniques are far superior. “In the ’50s and ’60s, they wouldn’t do colic surgeries,” Dr. Jordan said. “Now, horses recover within hours, going home in days.”
In Dr. Jordan’s hospital, horses receive personal-level care by all three veterinarians and 10 technicians. Round-the-clock, licensed technicians and interns thoroughly handle all treatments, including bandage changes, IV fluid administration, IV and IM injections and oral medications.
Serving every discipline and every breed, Burleson Equine Hospital practices advanced medicine and surgery. Dr. Abra Wright finished her internal medicine residency at Kansas State, specializing in internal medicine, neonatology and advanced reproduction — including embryo transfer and stallion collection. Dr. Breanthony Humphrey, who will join the team in June, is certified in acupuncture and chiropractics, providing general medicine, dentistry and reproductive services. Dr. Jordan’s specialty includes advanced diagnostics for sports medicine and lameness, regenerative medicine, infectious diseases, internal medicine and neonatology,
Dr. Jordan attended Texas A&M for her B.S. in Microbiology, M.S. in Veterinary Microbiology and Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine. She came to Burleson Equine Hospital in August 2007 as an associate. After four years, she bought the practice, pouring her love for horses into the hospital. Beyond decorative updates, she modified the surgical suite, adding a ventilator, arthroscopy, orthopedic and soft tissue equipment and updated old diagnostics with the latest in-house laboratory equipment, video endoscopy, wireless digital ultrasounds and a wireless digital radiograph machine.
Involved with local horse associations, 4-H, FFA and rodeos, Dr. Jordan participates with and for the community. Though Dr. Jordan mostly sees sports medicine injuries, her degrees in microbiology allow her to treat infectious respiratory, ophthalmologic, gastrointestinal diseases and infections in the hooves and skin.
During reproductive season, the veterinarians at Burleson Equine Hospital see mares to be bred and flush embryos, mares to be foaled out at the hospital and septic foals infected in utero or within 24 hours of birth. Getting the foal started quickly on IV fluids, plasma, oxygen and antibiotics, they stay with it 24/7 in the hospital, seeing positive outcomes.
With two fully stocked ambulatory units, Burleson Equine Hospital can do almost everything on farms they do at the hospital. This includes lameness and pre-purchase exams, digital radiographs, digital ultrasound, reproduction and emergency medicine (colic, lacerations, chokes and eye injuries).
“It’s critical the pregnant mare gets her pre-foaling vaccinations, prenatal vitamins and deworming treatment and that new foals are examined 12-24 hours after birth to make sure they received adequate colostrum,” Dr. Jordan said. “We’ll also investigate the mare’s nutritional status, so her milk has adequate calcium and fat content, with good antibodies to protect the foal.”
Burleson Equine Hospital posts a well-researched section on foaling online. Ask about their wellness program at a discounted rate. Dr. Jordan’s team will help you prevent diseases in your horse. Let their high-level care translate into higher-level performance in your backyard or in the show arena.
Burleson Equine Hospital
755 N. Burleson Blvd., Burleson, TX 76028 • (817) 295-2231
[email protected] • www.burlesonequine.com
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Hours:
Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 8:00 a.m.-noon
24/7 Emergency
Written by Melissa Rawlins
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