Idaho Equine Hospital

What Idaho Equine Hospital does

Idaho Equine Hospital is a privately held, full-service equine veterinary hospital founded in 1988 and headquartered in Nampa, Idaho. It is the only equine hospital in the state staffed with board-certified specialists in surgery (ACVS), internal medicine (ACVIM), and emergency/critical care (ACVECC/AVECCS), supported by approximately 12 veterinarians and a multi-department support team of 35+ staff. The practice serves horse owners, trainers, and equine facilities across Idaho, the broader Northwest, and northern Nevada, with primary service lines in sports medicine, internal medicine, surgery, reproduction, routine care, and 24/7 emergency medicine.

The hospital's technical platform is centered on advanced diagnostic and surgical infrastructure, including MRI, digital radiography, ultrasound, endoscopy, gastroscopy, nuclear scintigraphy (bone scan), and an in-house laboratory. It also offers regenerative therapies (PRP, A2M, IRAP) and integrates on-farm ambulatory care via fully stocked vehicles with in-hospital specialty care, providing continuous case management. A 12-month internship program (established 2000) and externship program function as a training and recruiting pipeline. Reproductive services are delivered in partnership with Outback Equine Reproduction Center in Caldwell, ID, and periodic sports medicine trips extend service reach into Wood River, ID and Spring Creek/Elko, NV.

The business model is fee-for-service veterinary care across a diversified equine caseload, with no disclosed subscription, contract, or pricing data. Revenue is generated through in-hospital procedures, ambulatory farm calls, emergency coverage, and remote sports medicine visits, targeting a long-tail of individual horse owners, performance horse operations, and breeding clients. Ownership rests with a multi-partner group of veterinarians (Maupin, Scott, Knox, Wahl, Smith), with no venture capital, private equity, or parent company involvement indicated.

Name

Idaho Equine Hospital

Legal name

Idaho Equine Hospital

Website

https://idahoequinehospital.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Idaho Equine Hospital is a private, full-service equine veterinary hospital in Nampa, ID, the only one in Idaho with board-certified specialists in surgery, internal medicine, and emergency/critical care, serving horse owners, trainers, and breeders across the Northwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Equine Veterinary Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (54194), Veterinary Services (541940)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Equine Hospital & Surgical Services (HLAMABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Large Animal & Equine Emergency/Critical Care & Referral (HLAMABAI), Field Services, Mobile Imaging & On-Farm Procedures (HLAMABAK), Equine Veterinary Services (AFAEANAC)

Keywords

• Equine veterinary services
• Equine hospital care
• Equine sports medicine
• Equine surgery services
• Horse veterinary care

Headquarters

HQ city

Nampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Veterinary Services: Fee-for-service veterinary care including routine health care, dentistry, vaccinations, sports medicine, surgery, internal medicine, neonatal care, reproduction services, and emergency care. Services provided both in-hospital and on-farm via ambulatory vehicles.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Idaho Equine Hospital is a full-service equine (horse) veterinary hospital in Nampa, ID that provides routine preventative care, sports medicine, advanced diagnostics, surgery, internal medicine, reproductive services, neonatal care, and 24/7 emergency care to horse owners and trainers. Services are delivered both in-hospital at the Nampa facility and on-farm via fully stocked ambulatory vehicles, with additional periodic sports medicine trips to Wood River, ID and Spring Creek/Elko, NV.

Product overview

Idaho Equine Hospital is a full-service equine hospital in Nampa, ID, offering a comprehensive portfolio of veterinary services for horses. The hospital combines cutting-edge diagnostic capabilities with experienced veterinarians to provide exemplary care. Services include Sports Medicine (with advanced diagnostics and regenerative therapies), Internal Medicine, Surgery (arthroscopy, laparoscopy, orthopedic), Routine Care (dentistry, vaccinations, wellness), Reproductive Services (semen breeding, embryo transfer, stallion collection), and Advanced Diagnostics (ultrasound, digital radiology, MRI, Nuclear scintigraphy, endoscopy, in-house lab). The hospital provides 24/7 Emergency Veterinary Care and offers ambulatory on-farm services through fully stocked vehicles. For remote clients, Sports Medicine Trips serve Wood River, ID and Spring Creek/Elko, NV. The hospital also operates veterinary training programs including a 12-month internship (established 2000) and externship for veterinary students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sports Medicine Comprehensive sports medicine program for equine athletes including performance evaluation, nutrition consultation, exercise programs, footing assessment, advanced diagnostics (MRI, digital radiography, endoscopy, ultrasound, bone scan), and therapies including physical therapy, surgical procedures, and regenerative therapies (PRP, A2M, IRAP).
• Internal Medicine Medical service staffed by board-certified specialists (ACVIM and ACVECC) covering gastrointestinal disease, cancer, neonatal care, respiratory disease, ophthalmic issues, skin disease, and geriatric care.
• Surgery Surgical services performed by three ACVS board-certified surgeons with experience in arthroscopy, laparoscopy, orthopedic surgery, airway surgery, and colic surgery.
• Routine Care Preventative care including dentistry, vaccinations, Coggin's testing, health certificates, wellness exams, nutritional consultations, and parasite control programs.
• Reproductive Services Comprehensive reproductive services including routine fresh and frozen semen breedings, embryo transfer, stallion collection, semen freezing, and specialized care for difficult problem mares, supplemented through partnership with Outback Equine Reproduction Center.
• Advanced Diagnostics Hospital-based diagnostic capabilities including ultrasound, digital radiology, MRI, nuclear scintigraphy (bone scan), endoscopy, gastroscopy, and an in-house laboratory for complete blood analysis with rapid results.
• Sports Medicine Trips On-site veterinary services for clients in Wood River, ID and Spring Creek/Elko, NV, including lameness exams with radiographs and ultrasound, joint injections, routine care, dentistry, and minor surgical procedures.
• Ambulatory Services On-farm veterinary care delivered through fully stocked ambulatory vehicles, with seamless transfer to the hospital for advanced diagnostics or specialist care when required.
• Emergency Veterinary Care 24-hour emergency veterinary care available 365 days a year for urgent and critical equine care situations.

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Outback Equine Reproduction CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIdaho Equine Hospital partners with Outback Equine Reproduction Center in Caldwell, ID to provide comprehensive reproductive services. This partnership offers routine fresh and frozen semen breedings, embryo transfer, stallion collection, and semen freezing. The collaboration particularly focuses on difficult problem mares, helping them pass their valuable genetics on to the next generation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Chinook Equine Hospital: Calgary, Alberta-based full-service equine hospital offering surgery, internal medicine, sports medicine, reproduction, ambulatory care, and 24/7 emergency — a very close structural analogue to IEH in a different regional market. Useful peer for unit economics and specialty hospital scaling benchmarks.
• Equine Medical Center of Ocala: Florida-based equine referral hospital specializing in surgery, internal medicine, sports medicine, imaging, and reproduction serving the large Ocala equine corridor. Comparable full-service specialty positioning and advanced diagnostic capability profile to IEH.
• Pioneer Equine Hospital: Oakdale, CA-based equine referral hospital offering surgery, internal medicine, sports medicine, reproduction, and emergency services. Comparable specialty practice in a different regional hub; useful for understanding West Coast equine hospital unit economics.
• Hagyard Equine Medical Institute: Lexington, KY-based equine hospital with a comprehensive specialty veterinary offering including surgery, internal medicine, sports medicine, theriogenology (reproduction), and 24/7 emergency care. Directly comparable to IEH's specialty + reproduction + emergency positioning, and Dr. Liz Scott's reproduction overlap is directly analogous to Hagyard's renowned theriogenology group.
• San Luis Rey Equine Hospital: Bonsall, CA-based multi-specialist equine hospital offering sport horse medicine, surgery, reproduction, and 24-hour emergency with board-certified specialists. Comparable specialty hospital structure and Intermountain West/Western equine clientele overlap.
• Arizona Equine Medical and Surgical Centre: Gilbert, AZ-based referral equine hospital offering surgery, internal medicine, sports medicine, reproduction, and emergency care with board-certified specialists. Directly comparable full-service specialty profile; Dr. Higgins interned there, signaling IEH–AZ Equine personnel interchange and structural similarity.
• Loomis Basin Equine Medical Center: Northern California equine specialty hospital with board-certified surgeons and internists, advanced diagnostics (MRI, CT), and 24/7 emergency care. Comparable in scale and service mix; Dr. Jamie Higgins worked there as a consulting specialist before joining IEH, indicating direct functional comparability.
• Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital: Lexington, KY-based full-service equine hospital and the largest in North America, offering the same mix of surgery, sports medicine, internal medicine, advanced diagnostics, and ambulatory services as Idaho Equine Hospital. Operates a multi-specialist referral model with extensive internships and externships — the national benchmark against which IEH benchmarks its specialty and referral capacity.

Regional players

• Bend Equine Medical Center: Central Oregon-based equine practice offering ambulatory, sports medicine, and emergency services — comparable to IEH's ambulatory plus sports medicine trips offering and competing for some of the same Northwest US clientele in adjacent geography.

Broad incumbents

• UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Large Animal Clinic): University teaching hospital with the West Coast's deepest concentration of board-certified equine specialists, advanced imaging, and emergency services. Dr. Higgins completed two residencies at UC Davis and IEH regularly sources talent from there; UC Davis sits above IEH in the regional referral chain for the most complex cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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