Client Education

Client's Farm/Ranch Websites
Check out our client's websites!
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Black Pearl Friesians
Black Pearl Friesians is located in Northern Illinois and is situated on 190+ acres that includes woodland as well as large rolling fields and natural spring fed ponds. I have lived on the farm for over 20 years and have owned many horses of various breeds over the years. I have also run a boarding operation on the property for over 10 years. With the help of my husband, Chris, we strive to provide top notch, detail oriented care.
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Bound's Showtime Arena
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Bristol Equestrian Estates
Bristol consists of 43, 12x12 stalls, 2 wash stalls with both hot and cold water along with a 135x73 indoor arena, 2 outdoor arenas, and over 300 acres of riding trails. We also have a heated and air conditioned lounge and tack room which consists of private tack closets. All of this is maintained and overseen daily by our onsite barn manager.
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Clean Sweep Farm
Clean Sweep Farm is located one hour from Madison, Milwaukee and Rockford. It has easy access from any direction off Interstate 90/94.
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Day Dream Arabians
Day Dream Arabians is a Straight Egyptian breeding farm located in Beloit, Wisconsin, near the Wisconsin/Illinois border. As breeders of Straight Egyptian Arabians, we strive to not only preserve the precious blood of the Desert Arabian, but also to produce high quality foals that are beautiful, as well as athletic and have charismatic, willing dispositions. We choose only the best, most sought after stallions in the world to breed to our mares, such as *Shahir, True Colours, Alixir and TSEA Magick. All of our foals are nominated for Egyptian Event futurities and all are available for sale. We encourage you to visit our website often to become familiar with our mares, our breeding program, our sale horses and the new services we anticipate adding in the near future.
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Estancia El Corcel
PERUVIAN PASO HORSES Estancia El Corcel is located in southwestern Wisconsin on three hundred idyllic acres about one hour north of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. A state of the art equine facility houses a world class Peruvian Paso horse breeding operation.
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Hickory Knoll Farm
Hickory Knoll Farm, situated on a picturesque rolling prairie with an oak savanna, trains and cares for sport and leisure horses. In addition, dressage and carriage driving lessons can be arranged in advance. Various clinics are offered through out the year. Also, during the summer you can sit back in the sun and enjoy watching polo practice on weekdays and games on Sundays. The farm is located in rural Fitchburg, on Highway M between Highway 14 and Fish Hatchery Road, six miles south of Madison. The University of Wisconsin, Alliant Center and State Capital are all less than fifteen minutes from the farm.
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Lil' Dreams Farm
Thanks for dropping by and taking a look at my photos. Please get in touch with any comments or reactions! My name is Holly Smith and I live in Delavan WI. To learn more about me and my farm just click here. You could also email me by clicking here. Remember to visit this site often as it will be changing all the time!
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Marquis Stable
a boarding and training facility located in Belvidere, IL
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Midwest Stables Directory
The Midwest Horse Stables Directory is a listing of horse stables and boarding farms, riding information, equine resources, and related operations in and around the Midwest, Chicago area, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. (and farther afield)
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New Moon Farm
New Moon Farm is a private boarding facility located in Rockford, IL.
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Panache Acres
Panache Acres Percherons is a small, family owned and operated Percheron breeding farm. We own a small band of registered Percheron and sport horse broodmares as well as a Thoroughbred stallion. We also breed to international caliber dressage stallions for those that are looking for a true diamond in the rough! Our goal is to breed a sport horse with ability, size and temperament to excel in dressage, eventing or combined driving. Our farm is located in the rolling hills of southern Wisconsin, just outside of Janesville.
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Pelishek IberAm Horse Farm
AFFORDABLE ELEGANCE and beauty with outstanding dressage capabilities is the IberAm horse. Bred for performance and intelligence, IberAms love human companionship and will become your hardy, easy keeper, non intimidating life time equine friend.

Emergency/Referral Hospitals- Large Animal
Links to emergency/referral hospitals for large animal
1.
Kendall Road Equine Hospital
located in Elgin, IL
2.
University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine
Large Animal Services
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Wisconsin Equine Clinic
located in Oconomowoc, WI

Emergency/Referral Hospitals-Small Animal
These are links to emergency/referral hospitals for small animal.
1.
University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine
Small Animal Services

Equine Information
Learn more about your equine companion.
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10 Tips for Caring for an Older Horse
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10 Tips for Preventing Colic
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10 Tips for Reducing Your Horse's West Nile Risk
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Be Prepared for an Equine Health Emergency
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Broodmare Preventative Medicine
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Deworming Recommendations
This is Badger Veterinary Hospital's recommended deworming schedule.
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EPM
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Equine Dental Information
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Equine Infectious Anemia
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Foal Preventative Medicine
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Gastric Ulcers
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Laminitis
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Poisonous Plant Guide
Use this guide to search for plants to see if they are poisonous or harmful to your livestock.
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Smart Pak- Equine
We market leading name brand supplements custom-packed for your horse in a patented unit dose package, the SmartPak™. SmartPaks are individually labeled and sealed packs that contain one day's dosage of supplements. They also protect supplements from the harmful effects of oxygen and moisture, thereby ensuring maximum potency. SmartPaks are automatically shipped every 4 weeks and can be sent to your home, office or barn.
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USDA-APHIS Equine Health Monitoring & Surveillance

Equine Nutrition Information
Check out these informative articles to learn the latest in equine nutrition!
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10 Tips for Choosing the Best Hay for Your Horse
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10 Tips for Weight Reduction in the Overweight Horse
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5 Tips on Forage Use
Here are some tips on how to use your hay more economically.
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Balancing The Equine Diet
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Equi-Shine Products and Information
Learn more about Equi-Shine products
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Fit versus Fat
Read this article to learn how to manage a "fat" horse
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Help Your Foal Grow With Proper Nutrition
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Safer Grass
This website talks about management of founder, risk factors, and prevention.
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Senior Horse Nutrition
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Use Caution When Transitioning to Alternative Forages

Other Websites
Links to various veterinary type websites
1.
Badger Animal Fund
This site explains how the fund works and who is eligible for funding.
2.
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
The USDA maintains this website with information on a variety of animal health related topics, including the latest news on such things as Mad Cow Diseases, foot and mouth disease, and many other things.
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Veterinary Schools in the US
This is a great link to all of the websites of veterinary schools in the United States.

Small Animal
Small Animal Information
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Association of Pet Loss and Bereavement
We have all experienced the pain of losing a pet. The Association of Pet Loss and Bereavement has set up this site for support during this most difficult time. You will find inspirational stories, grief counseling resources, hotline number and many other resources.
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Care For Animals
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Choosing A New Puppy
This is a nice starter guide of things that you should consider when you are thinking about getting a puppy
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Dog’s Best Friend, Ltd
This site is for an obedience training facility in Black Earth, WI. This facility comes highly recommended.
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FAQs
Frequently asked questions at Badger Veterinary Hospital
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Frontline TopSpot by Merial
Sponsored by the makers of Frontline TopSpot for flea and tick control, this site has basic information about fleas and ticks as well as TopSpot questions and answers
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Gentle Leader
This site is sponsored by Premier Products. It provides valuable information on pet behavior products. If you are interested in any of their products please contact Janet at Badger Veterinary Hospital.
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HealthyPet.com
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Heartgard
Visit this website to learn more about Heartgard and why we recommend it.
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Kenlyn Kennels
This is the site for a local grooming, boarding, and dog training facility.
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Laser Surgery
This site explains the what, why and how of laser surgery. Your pets are counting on you to learn about laser surgery.
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PetDental.com
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Rainbow Bridge
Anyone who has ever lost a pet should visit this wonderful site. It is a terrific tribute to our lost family members
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Veterinary Partner
This site contains a search engine for pet owners to find useful information
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VPI Pet Insurance
Get Peace of Mind with VPI Pet Insurance America's #1 Trusted Choice If you want to protect yourself and your pet, you’ve come to right place. VPI is the trusted choice of America’s pet lovers and the nation’s oldest and largest provider of health insurance for pets. A VPI Pet Insurance policy helps you pay for your pet’s treatments, surgeries, lab fees, X-rays, and much more. We provide you peace of mind knowing you can care for your pet no matter what the cost.

Veterinary Organizations
Links to various types of veterinary organizations
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American Association of Equine Practitioners
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) is the world's largest professional association of equine veterinarians. This site provides valuable information regarding equine health.
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American Association of Equine Veterinary Technicians
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American Association of Feline Practitioners
The AAFP is like the American Medical Association for cat doctors, and has lots of good information regarding feline health
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American Veterinary Medical Association
This site is a good starting point to learn more about a variety of topics, including feline injection-site sarcomas and the latest subjects in veterinary medicine
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North American Veterinary Technician Association
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Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association
Information about the Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association
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Wisconsin Veterinary Technician Association

What is poisonous to your animal?
Links to websites with information about what is poisonous to your animal.
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National Animal Poison Control Center
This is the website of the National Animal Poison Control Center. It includes a library, links to other sites, and phone numbers for the poison control center.
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Plants Toxic to Animals, Introduction -- Vet Med Library, UIUC
A lot of information about toxic plants can be found here. You can search under common name or scientific name of the plant.