On the farm veterinary care for horses, goats, sheep, and other large animals in the central Upper Peninsula. Offering equine and other large animal routine care, sports medicine, advanced imaging, and emergency care. Now offering Veterinary Spinal Manipulation Therapy for dogs, cats, and horses.
Routine Care and Vaccinations
Annual wellness exams can help to identify potential problems before your horse starts to show signs that something is wrong. Vaccination and deworming protocols are tailored to each individual horse depending on age, lifestyle, and husbandry practices.
Equine Dentistry
We offer power-assisted dentistry care for your horse. Dr. Stephens-Brown has attended additional dental training and keeps up with dental advancements. Every sedated oral exam and occlusal correction (float) has a digital dental chart emailed after the visit.
Lameness and Sports Medicine
Offering X-rays, ultrasound, and lameness exams for horses. Joint injections can be performed if needed.
Dr. Lara Stephens-Brown
Dr. Lara Stephens-Brown grew up on a hobby farm in Skandia with horses, goats, and a few too many chickens. She attended Michigan State University and rode on the MSU Dressage Team while pursuing an Animal Science/Biochemistry degree. Dr. Stephens-Brown is a 2018 graduate of the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine where she focused on equine and small animal medicine.
Dr. Stephens-Brown completed a competitive, year long equine medical and surgical internship at Ocean State Equine Associates in Rhode Island. After working under residency trained medical and surgical clinicians on the East Coast, she is excited to serve her hometown community. She enjoys equine and canine sports medicine, metabolic disease management, and geriatric care. Now that she is back home, she has her own little hobby farm with her husband where they have a Morgan gelding, a handful of dogs and cats, and four pet sheep.
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Emergency Services
We offer after hours emergency service in the Marquette county area on the farm or on a haul in basis to our facility. Non-clients and out of the area horses may be seen on a case by case basis for haul-in appointments.
