WEDNESDAY, DATE, 201 3
THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
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VET DAY
ATTENDS EVENT
Vicki Allen is shown with Chester, a 13-year-old
Buckskin Dun Quarter Horse, at the 10th annual
Spring Vet Day at the Banks County Horse Arena
Saturday.
TOOTH PULLED
Christine Bond’s horse, Tommy T, gets a tooth pulled by Dr. Eric and Sarah Sjoberg at the 10th annual Spring Vet Day at
the Banks County Horse Arena Saturday. Photos by Wesieigh Sagon
Tenth annual event keeps horses safe, healthy
Healthy
as a horse
VET DAY HELD
Emily Allison at work Saturday at the 10th annual Spring Vet Day at the Banks County 10TH ANNUAL EVENT
Horse Arena. The 10th annual Spring Vet Day was held at the Banks County Horse Arena Saturday.
BY WESLEIGH SAGON
The 10th annual Spring Vet
Day event was held at the
Banks County Horse Arena
Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30
p.m. The event featured pre
ventative and routine care for
horses, dogs and cats.
A large crowd attended the
event. Some of the services
offered were teeth floating
where the vet sands off the
points on the back teeth so the
horses can chew their food.
Being that their jaw goes in a
circular motion when chew
ing, they can develop points
on their teeth that cause them
not to be able to eat and it can
poke holes in the top of their
mouth causing them to bleed
to death.
Coggins tests were also avail
able for horses. This is to test
for Equine Infectious Anemia
(EIA) which is a contagious
virus that is transmitted by
blood sucking insects or by
using bits and other equipment
on unvaccinated horses who
have the virus. This diagnos
tic test was developed by Dr.
Leroy Coggins in the 1970s.
Many other services
were also available such as
Deworming, vaccinations, cas
trations, health certificates and
flea and tick medications.
The event was sponsored
by the Banks Crossing Saddle
Club and Dr. Eric Sjoberg of
Maggie’s Menagerie.
TIME TO FLOSS
Tracy Mixon’s horse Turtle gets his teeth floated by Dr. Emily Allison at the 10th
annual Spring Vet Day at the Banks County Horse Arena Saturday.
RABIES
VACCINATIONS
OFFERED
Debra McManus brought
her cat Smokey for a
rabies vaccination at the
10th annual Spring Vet
Day at the Banks County
Horse Arena Saturday.
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MINIATURE HORSE
Kristin Powell and Cynthia
Smith are shown with Rowdy,
a miniature horse, at the 10th
annual Spring Vet Day at the
Banks County Horse Arena
Saturday.
BRINGS DOGS
Vickie Toporek and Kristen Neveils brought their dogs, Ima and
Willis, for flea treatment at the 10th annual Spring Vet Day at the
Banks County Horse Arena Saturday.
SPRING VET DAY
Lauren Commings is shown with her 19-year-old horse Coles at the
10th annual Spring Vet Day at the Banks County Horse Arena Saturday.
