Equine Medical Center of Ocala

What Equine Medical Center of Ocala does

Equine Medical Center of Ocala (EMCO) is a privately held, 100% equine specialty hospital located in Ocala, Florida, co-founded in 2003 by Dr. Miller and Dr. Peloso to serve the specialized veterinary needs of horse owners, trainers, and breeders in Central Florida's $3 billion equine industry. The practice operates a single 24/7 hospital facility at 7107 W HWY 326, Ocala, FL, and provides an integrated portfolio of 11 service lines covering internal medicine, surgery (elective and emergency, including colic and arthroscopy), lameness evaluation, reproduction (stallion and mare services, embryo transfer), critical care for adults and neonates, regenerative therapies (stem cells, PRP, IRAP, shockwave), ophthalmology, diagnostic imaging and laboratory, ambulatory/farm-visit care, and Thoroughbred sales preparation. Technology infrastructure centers on conventional specialty veterinary equipment — digital radiography, ultrasound, video endoscopy, nuclear scintigraphy, isolation facilities, and a neonatal ICU — rather than proprietary platforms or software.

Name

Equine Medical Center of Ocala

Legal name

Equine Medical Center of Ocala

Website

https://emcocala.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Equine Medical Center of Ocala is a privately held, multi-specialty equine veterinary hospital in Ocala, Florida, providing 24/7 medical, surgical, reproductive, and ambulatory services to horse owners, trainers, and breeders across Central Florida.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Equine Veterinary Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (54194), Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers (621493)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Medical Laboratories (8071)

akta.pro primary industry

Equine Hospital & Surgical Services (HLAMABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Large Animal & Equine Emergency/Critical Care & Referral (HLAMABAI), Equine Veterinary Services (AFAEANAC), Equine Ambulatory & On-Farm Veterinary Services (HLAMABAE)

Keywords

• Equine veterinary services
• Horse healthcare
• Veterinary surgery
• Equine reproduction
• Animal emergency care

Headquarters

HQ city

Ocala

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Veterinary Medical Services: Revenue generated from comprehensive veterinary medical services provided to horses, including consultations, examinations, diagnostic testing, medical treatments, surgeries, and hospitalization. Hospital invoices are expected to be paid in full at the time of discharge.
2. Diagnostic Laboratory Services: On-site veterinary diagnostic laboratory providing testing services for in-hospital patients, EMCO veterinarians, and referring veterinarians, including Coggins testing. A lab technician is on-call 24 hours a day.
3. Pharmacy and Medication Sales: On-site pharmacy providing medications and treatments for hospitalized and ambulatory patients.
4. Thoroughbred Sales Veterinary Services: Specialized examination and certification services for Thoroughbred horses at public auctions and for race training preparation, including repository radiograph review and endoscopic examinations.
5. Internship and Externship Program: Veterinary student training program that serves as a talent pipeline and helps evaluate potential future employees. Applications and references submitted through the program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Equine Medical Center of Ocala (EMCO) is a specialty veterinary hospital exclusively treating equids, providing comprehensive medical, surgical, emergency, reproductive, and critical care services for horses, ponies, donkeys, and mules. Services are delivered both in-hospital at its Ocala, FL facility and on-farm through an ambulatory program across Marion County.

Product overview

Equine Medical Center of Ocala (EMCO) is a premier equine specialty hospital offering comprehensive veterinary services through a multi-specialty approach. The hospital provides an integrated portfolio of 11 distinct service lines: Veterinary Diagnostic Labs (in-house Coggins testing and sample analysis), Emergency Care Services (24/7 on-farm and in-hospital), Lameness & Surgery (diagnostics, elective and emergency procedures), Internal Medicine (specialty care with neonatal ICU), Reproduction (stallion, mare, and embryo transfer services), Critical Care (adult and neonatal intensive care), Ambitory & Preventative Care (farm-based wellness services), Regenerative Therapies (stem cells, PRP, laser, shockwave), Thoroughbred Sales (pre-purchase evaluation), Ophthalmology (exam and surgical services), and an Internship/Externship training program. The hospital operates 24/7 with board-certified specialists and accepts 3rd/4th year veterinary students for training rotations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ophthalmology Complete equine ophthalmology services including exams and surgery, delivered by Board Certified ophthalmologist Dr. Brendan Mangan for horses with eye injuries or conditions.
• Thoroughbred Sales Pre-purchase and sale veterinary services for Thoroughbred racehorses at public auctions and race training facilities, including lameness evaluations, repository radiograph review, and endoscopic laryngeal examination; Dr. Worden is licensed in FL, KY, NY, MD, and CA.
• Regenerative Therapies Advanced regenerative treatments for tendon, ligament, joint injuries and wound healing, including stem cells, platelet rich plasma (PRP), IRAP, class IV laser therapy, and extracorporeal shockwave therapy.
• Emergency Care Services 24/7 emergency veterinary care delivered on-farm and in-hospital for all equine emergencies across Marion County, FL; after-hours requests (after 5 pm, before 8 am, or weekends) subject to emergency fees.
• Critical Care (Adult & Neonatal) Intensive care for adult horses and neonatal foals with 24/7 specialist monitoring, advanced diagnostics, therapeutics, and dedicated ICU for foaling-season cases.
• Reproduction Comprehensive reproductive services for stallions and mares, including stallion fertility evaluations, semen collection and freezing, mare evaluations, embryo transfer, vitrification, imported frozen semen, and foaling high-risk mares.
• Internal Medicine Specialty internal medicine for horses covering cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, ophthalmology, dermatology, gastrointestinal, oncological, and muscular conditions, with neonatal ICU and isolation facilities.
• Ambulatory & Preventative Care On-farm veterinary services including routine wellness, vaccination, dental floating, lameness evaluations, and round-the-clock emergency farm calls across Marion County, FL.
• Lameness & Surgery (Elective & Emergency) Comprehensive lameness and surgical services including diagnostic radiography, tendon/ligament ultrasound, joint injections, nuclear scintigraphy/bone scan, arthroscopy, laparoscopic procedures, soft tissue surgery, upper respiratory surgery, colic surgery, emergency c-sections, fracture and laceration repair.
• Veterinary Diagnostic Labs In-house diagnostic laboratory providing Coggins testing and sample analysis for in-hospital patients, EMCO veterinarians, and referring veterinarians, with a technician on call 24/7.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital: Large multi-specialty equine referral hospital based in Lexington, KY with surgery, internal medicine, reproduction, and ambulatory services. EMCO shares the same multi-specialty referral, internship, and Thoroughbred-sales service model, and both treat elite racing and sport horses at the high end of the U.S. market.
• Wellington Equine Medical Center: Wellington, FL-based equine practice focused on sports medicine, lameness, and imaging for show and sport horses. Comparable to EMCO's ambulatory/sports-medicine and regenerative-therapy offerings, with overlap in the high-end Florida equine market.
• Palm Beach Equine Clinic: Wellington, FL-based equine referral hospital with surgical, internal medicine, diagnostic imaging, and ambulatory capabilities serving the Wellington/Palm Beach equestrian and Winter Equestrian Festival market. Direct specialty competitor to EMCO in the Florida equine corridor with a similar service mix and board-certified specialist roster.
• Hagyard Equine Medical Institute: Lexington, KY-based equine specialty practice with a deep team of board-certified specialists across surgery, internal medicine, theriogenology, and ambulatory services. Comparable to EMCO in multi-specialty depth, Thoroughbred industry focus, and internship-driven talent development.
• Brown Equine Hospital: Pennsylvania-based equine referral hospital offering surgery, internal medicine, and emergency services. Comparable specialty-hospital model to EMCO; listed among prior employers of EMCO's emergency staff surgeon, indicating professional cross-pollination within the equine specialist community.
• Peterson & Smith Equine Hospital: Ocala-based equine hospital providing surgery, internal medicine, reproduction, sports medicine, and ambulatory services. Competes with EMCO in the same Marion County market for breeding-farm, training-operation, and sport-horse caseload.
• Ocala Equine Hospital: Ocala, FL-based equine specialty and emergency hospital offering surgery, internal medicine, reproduction, and ambulatory services. Operates in the same Marion County market as EMCO and competes head-to-head for the same trainer, breeder, and owner caseload; EMCO's Dr. Tull practices full-time there as well.
• Littleton Large Animal Clinic: Colorado-based equine referral and ambulatory practice with surgery and internal medicine capabilities. Comparable specialty-led equine model to EMCO; internship and residency rotation site for EMCO partners Adams and Cullen, illustrating shared training pathways and practice architecture.
• Rhinebeck Equine: New York-based equine specialty practice offering internal medicine, surgery, sports medicine, and ambulatory services. Comparable multi-specialty referral structure to EMCO; listed as the rotating-internship site for EMCO's Dr. Welch prior to her ACVIM residency.

Regional players

• Brandon Equine Medical Center: Brandon, FL equine hospital offering surgery, internal medicine, and reproduction services within the broader Tampa Bay/Central Florida region. Adjacent competitor to EMCO with overlapping service lines but a different local catchment; one of EMCO's previously listed associate-employer stops.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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