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Veterinary Services

With Hope Batchelor, DVM, at the helm, Pickering Equine is proud to offer veterinary services to its clients upon request.

A mobile sport horse practice,  Batchelor welcomes ship-ins and also travels off-site to treat patients.

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Pickering Equine has a wealth of resources at its disposal, including a specialized diagnostic room. Pickering Equine also has the ability to dispense medications in addition to the many treatment options available on site.

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Pickering Equine's veterinary services include:

Acupuncture Services

  • Dry Needling

  • Electro Acupuncture

  • Aqua Acupuncture

  • Pneumo Acupuncture

  • Herbal Therapies

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Acupuncture
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Diagnostics

  • Bloodwork

  • Lameness Evaluation

    • Physical Exam​

    • Flexion Tests

    • Diagnostic Blocking​

  • Diagnostic Imaging

    • Digital Radiography​

    • Ultrasound

Treatment

  • ​​​​Regenerative Lameness Therapies​

  • Joint Injections
  • Bisphosphonates (Osphos)
  • Other Treatments​

    • Shockwave Therapy 

    • Laser services with Smart RLT 

      • Single treatments or 12-treatment plans for chronic or acute injuries

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Pre-Purchase Exams

Pickering Equine offers pre-purchase exams of various degrees of extensiveness. Pickering Equine's pre-purchase exams may range from a clinical exam to including radiographs, blood work, ultrasound and upper-airway scoping as needed or requested.​​

Certifications

  • Certified Equine Rehabilitation and Performance Veterinarian on the registers of the Integrative Veterinary Medical Institude

  • Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist on the registers of Chi University and the World Association of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine 

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