Calendar of Events

2010

2010 Open House Date Announced

Sunrise Equine's 5th annual open house will be held on Saturday, November 20th, 2010. 

More information coming soon!

Attention Minnesota Quarter Horse Association Members:

We are proud to announce that we are part of the MQHA discount program!  We are offering a 10% discount to current MQHA members.  Members must show MQHA membership card at time of service to receive discount.  Call today to schedule an appointment! 

Equine Metabolic Syndrome

To help find the genetic link, please visit

www.cvm.umn.edu/equinegenetics/home.html

This is the website for the U of M study on insulin resistant horses as described in Dr. Jeske Noordergraaf's article in our Spring 2010 Newsletter!

FREE Education Opportunity for Horse Owners!

Topic: Intestinal Parasites (worms)

New recommendation for deworming with Strategic Deworming

Save money by deworming less frequently

Worms are developing resistance, learn how to beat them

Speaker: Dr. Hoyt Cheramie from Merial

When: Thursday Feb 18, 2010 from 6:15pm-8pm

Where: North Branch Public Library Meeting Room

Join us for dinner - Subway sandwiches and drinks served!

RSVP: 651-583-2162 or sevs@frontiernet.net

Bring a fecal to determine your horse's parasite load - $5.00/fecal

Sponsored by Sunrise Equine Veterinary Services and Merial

Sunrise Equine is now on Facebook! 

Please become our friend!

Coggins Clinic Date Set!

This year the Coggins Clinic will be held on

April 10th and 17th

Dental Special Extended !

Due to popular demand, we have extended our fall dental special through the end of February!

Bring your horse here to our heated barn for a dental powerfloat and we will waive the $15 office visit charge!

Call to make your appointment today!!

Dental Special in December and January

When you haul your horse to our heated barn for a powerfloat, we will not charge for the office call!! 

Call us today to make your appointment!

2009

4th Annual Open House was a success!!

Thanks to all who stopped by and visited with us.  Special thanks to all those who bid on our silent auction items ~ we raised almost $1400!!

4th Annual Open House

&

Client Education Day!

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

12-4pm

We will also have a silent auction benefiting the MN Hooved Animal Rescue - donations accepted and appreciated (no used items, please)

Info on topics and speakers coming soon!

We are always looking for fresh ideas for topics to speak about.

Call or email us your idea!

Community Education Courses

(Offered through North Branch Public Schools and open to everyone!)

For registration information call 651-674-1025 or visit www.nbaceonline.org

Cost is $8 each, two for $14, or all three for $21!

Is this the Right Horse for Me?

with Jeske Noordergraaf, VMD

November 5, 2009 from 6:30-8pm Class ID #3331

We will discuss what to look for when buying or adopting a new horse.  Horses are a wonderful hobby, but an expensive one.  The purpose of this class is to help prevent people from getting the wrong horse.

Horse Hoof Care Part I: Anatomy & Function

with Kirsten Frederickson, DVM

January 14, 2010 from 6-7pm Class ID# 3385

Participants will learn about the anatomy of the hoof and how it relates to proper function.  Conformational differences will be discussed and how they affect management of the hoof.  Basic concepts of proper farrier work will be addressed, focusing on what is healthy for each type of foot. 

Horse Hoof Care Part II:  Common Problems

with Kirsten Frederickson, DVM

January 28, 2010 from 6-7pm Class ID# 3374

This class will build on concepts discussed in Part I, but is open to all who are interested.  Topics will include hoof abscesses, thrush, white one disease, laminitis, and navicular disease.  We will cover the cause, treatment, and prevention for each condition.

Scoping Presentation

When: July 29th, 2009

Time: 6pm

Open to everyone!  Join us for an educational event about Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS).  Dr. Hoyt Cheramie DVM, MS, ACVS, will be giving a presentation about EGUS and answer questions.  Refreshments will be provided.

Special: $5 fecals all day! Drop off your horses' fecal sample at any time during this event.

Scoping Clinic

When:  July 29th, 2009

Time: 8am - 4:30pm

Where: Sunrise Equine Veterinary Services

39318 Poor Farm Rd

North Branch, MN 55056

Sunrise Equine and Merial invite you to a special scoping event and educational presentation on stomach ulcers, also known as Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS).  Join us to meet other horse owners in our area and see the results of the scopings.  Interactions from the audience is encouraged and each guest will receive a complimentary gift courtesy of Merial.  Call us to see if your horse meets the criteria for gastric ulcers and sign them up for a free scoping!

Special:  $5 Fecals all day!  Drop off your horses' fecal sample any time during this event.

Dr. Voigt Attending Seminar

Dr. Voigt will be traveling to Kentucky for a continuing education seminar on Jan 16-18th.  The seminar is titled "Dr. Rick Redden's In-Depth Equine Podiatry Symposium".  The focus will be on lameness associated with the horse hoof.

Coggins Clinic Dates Announced!

We will be having 2, yes TWO, Coggins clinics this year!

Mark your calendars!!

The dates scheduled are:

 Saturday, April 4th from 1-3pm

Saturday, April 18th from 1-3pm

More Information Coming Soon!!

Dental Special Extended!!

Due to popular demand, we have extended our fall dental special through the end of February!

Bring your horse here to our heated barn for a dental powerfloat and we will waive the $15 office visit charge!

Call to make your appointment today!!

Community Education

(Offered through North Branch Public Schools and open to everyone!)

For registration information call 651-674-1025 or visit www.nbaceonline.org

Cost is $8 each or attend both for $14!

Equine Emergencies and First Aid

With Kirsten Voigt, DVM

Feb 24th, 2009 from 6:30 - 7:30pm  ID# 3385

Learn about common equine emergencies and first aid techniques.  Subjects include: bandaging, wound care, normal clinical values, and how to build your own first aid kit.

How to Keep Your Old Horse Healthy

With Jeske Noordergraaf, VMD

March 5th, 2009 from 6:30 - 8pm  ID# 3331

Learn about how to keep your older horses healthy and happy.  Subjects include: nutrition, teeth, and health issues.

AAEP Convention

In December, Dr. Stacy Bethke traveled to San Diego to attend the AAEP Convention.

Click here to view the press release

New Coggins and Health Certificates

Starting Jan 1, 2009...

We will be using the new Digital Coggins Certificate!

Click here to view a sample

2008

Winter Care and Q&A Session

Dr. Stacy Bethke, DVM

Friday, October 17, 2008

3:30pm - 4:30pm

@ Ace Tack in Cambridge, MN

 3rd Annual Open House

&

Client Education Day  

Saturday, November 15th

12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Please come and meet our staff & enjoy refreshments with us!
Place your bids on the silent auction items! 

Register for great door prizes to be given away throughout the day!

(Must be present to win door prizes!)

Schedule of Events!

12:30 pm: Digital X-Ray ~ Dr. Kirsten Voigt

1:15 pm: Purina Metabolic Syndrome ~ Kris Hansen, Purina

2:00 pm: "The Glass Horse" Colic Presentation ~ Dr. Jeske Noordergraaf

2:45 pm: Saddle Fitting ~ Cordia Pearson

3:30 pm: Power Dental Float ~ Dr. Stacy Bethke

Ongoing Events!

Bring in a fecal sample (1 fresh apple in a baggie will do!) for a free

parasite check provided by Intervet

Test your horse knowledge with a fun quiz and get a prize!

Poisonous Plant Display

Meet representatives from Fort Dodge, Purina, Intervet and More

Silent Auction!

Great products and services donated from local horse related businesses

Proceeds benefiting the MN Hooved Animal Rescue Foundation

Fall Regional Horse Owner Education Program

Cambridge-Isanti High School

430 NW 8th Ave., Cambridge

Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Topics:

Not Lame but not Right:  Evaluating Difficult Lameness (Anne Nicholson, DVM)

Winter Care (Marcia Hathaway, PhD)

Rehabilitation & Complementary Therapies (Holly Bedford, DVM)

Unwanted Horse Roundtable

Elderly Horse Care (Jeske Noordergraaf, VMD)

Optimizing Your Hay Supply (Krishona Martinson, PhD)

Preregistration is required by November 17 with the University of Minnesota Extentsion 

Register online at  http://umnext.cmiregistration.com/ProgramDetail.aspx/CambridgeHorse

or call 612-624-2722 

 Fee is $15

Small Acreage Grazing Workshop
Focusing on Horses
Tuesday, August 19th  5pm - 8pm
@
Monty Twingstrom Farm
8595 321st Ave NW
Princeton, MN  55371

Topics include:
How to successfully establish a rotational  grazing system
Managing your forage grasses and legumes
How soil fertility affects forages
Fencing & Watering techniques and recommendations
Manure and compost management

Food will be available to purchase from the local 4-H club
Please RSVP to the Chisago SWCD @ 651-674-2333 by 8/13/08

Sunrise Equine Coggins & Vaccination Clinic
Saturday, April 19th, 2008  1pm-3pm
Click here for more info

SEVS Barn Seminar
Monday, March 24th, 2008 6:30pm-8:00pm

Join us for a Subway sandwich and refreshments to learn
about the many things that can cause horses stress & ulcers.
Jim Kokett from Merial will be giving a presentation on the
prevention and treatment of Equine Gastric Ulcers.




MARE & FOAL CARE
 Dr.Jeske Noordergraaf
Saturday, February 23,2008
@ Peterson's Country Mill, North Branch

BROODMARE BASICS
Dr. Emily Steele
Tuesday, February 19, 2008  7-8:30pm
@ North Branch High School Community Ed
Call to enroll @ 651-674-1025

HOW TO AVOID BUYING A PROBLEM HORSE
Dr. Kirsten Voigt
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 7-8:30pm
@ North Branch High School Community Ed
Call to enroll @ 651-674-1025

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2007

Open House and Client Education Day
November 10th, 2007
12pm to 4pm

Click here for more info!!

Basic Horse Emergency Care
Dr. Emily Steele
North Branch Community Education
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
Call to enroll @ 651-674-1025

Saturday, April 21st, 2007 Coggins & Vaccination Clinic
@ Sunrise Equine
Click here for details



                    

Tuesday, March 27th,2007  Purina Horse Owners Workshop
6:30 pm @ Chisago Country Store
Dr. Emily Steele will be presenting a talk on Bandaging Techniques for legs and hooves
Click here for details
 

Saturday, March 17th, 2007  Reproduction Seminar
@ Sunrise Equine
Click here for details

       March 10, 2007   U of MN Horse Owner Education Day , Foley, MN
                          Dr. Jeske Noordergraaf's topics will be " Mare and Foal Care" and                      "To Breed or  Not to Breed".  For more information and
                    to register you can call 1-888-241-0719
                    or visit www.cvm.umn.edu/outreach/events/horseowner.html

           January 13-17th  North American Veterinary Conference

Dr. Emily Steele will be attending the NAVC conference in sunny Florida to bring back the newest equine veterinary techniques and hopefully some warm weather for us.