Our Specialized Services

Emergency Services

Emergency Services

**IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING AN EMERGENCY, PLEASE CALL US AT 845-876-7085** The veterinarians of Rhinebeck Equine, LLP provide emergency services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We provide both ambulatory and hospital (surgery, internal medicine) emergency services to our clients, as well as offering  referral hospital services to outside veterinarians and horse owners... continue reading

Referral Services

Referral Services

Rhinebeck Equine LLP offers referral elective and emergency surgical and hospital services to our veterinary colleagues throughout the Northeast. We strive to be a valued resource by offering the highest quality in-hospital care and superior communication with our referring doctors. Your horse’s primary care veterinarian will be kept fully up to date on your horse’s... continue reading

Surgical Services

Surgical Services

Our surgical team is led by board-certified specialists who provide experience and expertise in a full range of elective and emergency procedures. We routinely perform emergency colic surgeries, arthroscopic surgery for joint injuries, upper airway procedures, and orthopedic surgery for fractures. Our surgeons are involved in the management of each case from the diagnostic stages,... continue reading

Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine

Our internal medicine specialist is experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the respiratory, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, nervous, urinary, immune, ocular and endocrine systems.  Many diagnostic modalities are utilized to assess these body systems in critically ill patients and patients with chronic, complicated, or uncommon diseases.  Diagnostic tests include advanced collection and... continue reading

Ambulatory Services

Ambulatory Services

Rhinebeck Equine LLP provides comprehensive care to our patients in the field, whether the need is urgent or routine. We take pride in the high level of care and expertise that our veterinarians provide at their patients’ home location. Timely, progressive, high quality medical and surgical care in the field has been the foundation of... continue reading

Sports Medicine

Sports Medicine

Rhinebeck Equine LLP offers veterinarians highly experienced in lameness diagnosis and performance evaluation. This highly specialized area of practice requires a good grasp of anatomy, a keen eye for gait analysis, and sensitivity in detecting subtle abnormalities. Thorough history taking, observations of work under saddle or on a lunge line, and a combination of diagnostic nerve... continue reading

Chiropractic Services

Chiropractic Services

Equine chiropractic is a form of manual therapy that uses high velocity and low amplitude controlled thrusts. Performing chiropractic adjustments is the art of applying thrusts to specific articulations or anatomic regions to induce a therapeutic response. Horses that could benefit from chiropractic care may present with many signs, the most common of which is pain or discomfort... continue reading

Diagnostic Imaging

Diagnostic Imaging

Digital and conventional radiography are available both in the field and at our hospital. Our powerful 300mA hospital X-ray machine enables us to obtain radiographs of shoulders, backs, chests, pelvises and other areas that are difficult to image with portable equipment. In the field, each of our ambulatory veterinarians has an x-ray machine and a... continue reading

Reproductive Services

Reproductive Services

Our experienced ambulatory clinicians at Rhinebeck Equine LLP provide a wide range of reproductive services, from preventative care of the mare and stallion through delivery and neonatal care of your foal. We are experienced in managing routine natural breeding as well as artificial insemination of fresh, cooled, or frozen semen. We offer Epididymal Semen Freezing to preserve your stallion's genetic... continue reading

Neonatology

Neonatology

Rhinebeck Equine LLP provides a full spectrum of care for neonates. At the farm, our veterinarians perform neonatal examinations within 24 hours of birth, assessing IgG levels and the overall health and condition of the foal and dam. When a mare experiences a difficult birth, our experienced doctors give immediate emergency attendance at the farm... continue reading

Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology

Management of infectious, immune mediated, and traumatic conditions of the equine eye is a frequent task of our ambulatory veterinarians. Installation of subpalpebral catheters for administration of medications, diagnostic and therapeutic corneal debridement, and surgical treatment of traumatic injuries and tumors is not uncommon. Sometimes hospitalization for intense treatment around the clock is necessary to... continue reading

Dentistry

Dentistry

Equine Dentistry is a very important part of every horse’s routine health maintenance program. Annual or even biannual examination of your horse’s teeth allows us to identify and address problem areas before they cause health issues or impair performance. Horses’ teeth are continually erupting throughout their lives, so the horse’s mouth is always changing. Small... continue reading

Laboratory Services

Laboratory Services

Rhinebeck Equine has a modern diagnostic laboratory offering complete blood counts (CBC), serum chemistries, electrolytes and blood gases that are available around the clock. This allows immediate assessment of our emergency and critical care patients without delay. In addition, bacterial cultures, identification and sensitivities are routinely run in-house. IDEXX assays for Lyme Disease... continue reading

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Office Hours

Ambulatory and hospital emergency service is provided 24 hours a day.

Rhinebeck Equine

Monday:

8:00 am-5:00 pm

Tuesday:

8:00 am-5:00 pm

Wednesday:

8:00 am-5:00 pm

Thursday:

8:00 am-5:00 pm

Friday:

8:00 am-5:00 pm

Saturday:

Closed

Sunday:

Closed

Testimonials

Read What Our Clients Say

  • "Dr. Sotela is fantastic and has always been incredibly kind and patient with my mare, Mira. In May, Mira had to have surgery at the clinic for a soft tissue sequestrum. Dr Gus and the staff were wonderful to deal with."
    Danielle Meenan Heaney
  • "We love Rhinebeck Equine and their vets and staff. They've been our equine vets for about 30 years and we love working with them."
    Thorunn Kristjansdottir
  • "Amazing facility with awesome staff. My friend had a horse who needed surgery and they were awesome the entire time. We hung out in their waiting room. Staff was friendly and talkative, and let us play with their dog. Dr. Gus is a great surgeon!"
    Hanna Gavel