Equine Veterinary Services

What Equine Veterinary Services does

Equine Veterinary Services (EVS) is a full-service equine veterinary clinic and breeding facility founded in January 1992 by Dr. Kenton H. Arnold and headquartered on a 38-39 acre campus at I-20 and FM 2578 in Terrell, Texas, approximately 35 miles east of Dallas. The practice serves horse owners across Dallas, Kaufman, Rockwall, and Van Zandt Counties with a combined hospital, mobile ambulatory, and 24/7 emergency service model, focusing on performance horse lameness, equine reproduction, and wellness programs for horses of all breeds. Clinical capacity currently centers on four veterinarians — founder Dr. Arnold, senior associate Dr. Jennifer Wickline (part-time), associate Dr. Katie Traugott, and associate Dr. Maggie Rumbaugh — supported by a practice manager, front-office coordinator, communications coordinator, clinical operations staff, multiple vet technicians, and a feed/facility team.

The service offering is unusually broad for a regional practice and includes extensive lameness exams, pre-purchase and insurance evaluations, sports medicine and rehabilitation, performance dentistry, regenerative therapies (IRAP and ProStride produced from a 60ml blood draw yielding 4-6 doses after 24+ hour incubation), ProPulse shockwave therapy, and ophthalmology. Diagnostic capabilities span a 3-meter fiber optic endoscope for upper airway, pharyngeal, and gastric evaluation; digital radiology; ultrasound for lameness, abdominal, and reproductive use; and an in-house laboratory running CBC, serum chemistry, SAA, insulin, and foal IgG testing. The breeding farm line adds fertility exams, semen collection, evaluation, cooling, freezing, U.S./Canada/international shipping, embryo transfer and flushing, mare motels, pasture care, and a residential stallion breeding program with promotion and advertising support.

The business model is direct-to-consumer veterinary services revenue, billed at the time of service with MasterCard/Visa accepted and credit-card authorization forms in use; pricing is quote-based with no publicly disclosed fee schedule. Three customer segments are served — performance horse owners (cutting, barrel racing, AQHA, NCHA), commercial and private breeding operations, and general recreational horse owners — with no subscription or contract structure. The practice is founder- and family-owned (Dr. Arnold and his wife Carroll Brown Arnold serve as Practice Manager), operates with no external capital, parent company, or subsidiaries, and distributes primarily through its on-site clinic, scheduled farm/barn calls, and a dedicated emergency line, supplemented by an AAEP/ISELP-credentialed web presence and Facebook/LinkedIn channels.

Name

Equine Veterinary Services

Legal name

Equine Veterinary Services

Website

https://equineveterinaryservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Equine Veterinary Services is a founder-owned, full-service equine veterinary clinic and breeding facility in Terrell, Texas, serving performance horse owners, breeding operations, and general horse owners across four North Texas counties since 1992 with hospital, ambulatory, and 24/7 emergency care.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Equine Veterinary Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (54194), Veterinary Services (541940), Horses and Other Equine Production (112920)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Equine Hospital & Surgical Services (HLAMABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

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

Keywords

• Equine veterinary services
• Horse health care
• Equine reproduction
• Performance horse medicine
• Veterinary diagnostics

Headquarters

HQ city

Terrell

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Veterinary Services: Full-service equine veterinary care including wellness programs, lameness exams, emergency services, dentistry, diagnostics, and treatments. Payment due at time of services rendered.
2. Breeding Services: Full-service breeding farm offering reproductive services including fertility exams, semen evaluation, collection, shipping, freezing, embryo transfer, and flushing programs. Residential Stallion Breeding Program with promotion and advertising services available.
3. Pasture and Boarding Services: Mare motels and pasture care available for breeding horses at the 38-acre facility.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Equine Veterinary Services is a full-service equine veterinary clinic and breeding facility located on a 38-39 acre property in Terrell, Texas. The practice delivers comprehensive medical care including lameness exams, regenerative therapies (IRAP/ProStride, shockwave), sports medicine, diagnostic imaging (digital radiology, endoscopy, ultrasound), 24/7 emergency care, and complete breeding services (stallion collection, semen shipping, embryo transfer). Services are delivered through both an on-site hospital and mobile farm/barn calls across Dallas, Kaufman, Rockwall and Van Zandt Counties.

Product overview

Equine Veterinary Services is a full-service equine veterinary clinic and breeding facility offering comprehensive medical care, diagnostics, and reproductive services. The practice operates as a single unified service offering that combines core veterinary services (hospital care, farm calls, wellness programs, emergency services, lameness exams, dentistry) with specialized advanced therapies (ProStride/IRAP therapy, shockwave therapy, regenerative medicine), diagnostic services (in-house lab, endoscopy, digital radiology, ultrasound), and breeding farm services (stallion programs, embryo transfer, semen services). The facility is a 39-acre property in Terrell, Texas, providing both inpatient hospital care and mobile ambulatory services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• IRAP therapy yields 4-6 doses per blood draw with standard protocol of one injection per week for 4 weeks
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Texas Equine Veterinary Association (TEVA) - Equitarian Outreach Project GuatemalaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Dr. Arnold serves on the membership committee of TEVA and participates in the organization's Equitarian Outreach Project in Guatemala, providing veterinary care to horses in developing regions.
• Animal ImagingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Kenton H. Arnold is a founding associate of Animal Imaging, an outpatient imaging facility providing state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging services to veterinarians located in Irving, Texas. This partnership provides EVS clients access to advanced diagnostic imaging capabilities.
• The Arnold Reproduction CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Jennifer Wickline previously worked with Dr. Leea Arnold at The Arnold Reproduction Center in Weatherford, Texas, during her time away from EVS. The centers maintain a professional relationship and referral network for reproductive services.
• Weems & Stephens Equine HospitalminorOthersDr. Katie Traugott completed an internship at Weems & Stephens Equine Hospital in Aubrey, Texas prior to joining EVS. This represents a training/employment pathway rather than a formal partnership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hagyard Equine Medical Institute: One of the largest equine veterinary practices in the United States, headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, with a comprehensive referral hospital, ambulatory services, and specialty reproduction/breeding services. Broader scale and broader geographic reach than EVS, but directly comparable in service portfolio (lameness, sports medicine, reproduction, emergency).
• Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital: Major equine referral hospital and ambulatory practice based in Lexington, Kentucky, with satellite locations. Offers advanced lameness, surgery, reproduction, and sports medicine comparable to EVS's service lines, but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Large Animal Hospital): Academic large animal referral hospital in College Station, Texas, providing specialty equine services including surgery, internal medicine, reproduction, and emergency care. Represents an alternative for advanced cases and competes for referral of complex cases that EVS might otherwise handle.

Direct peers

• Weems & Stephens Equine Hospital: A full-service equine hospital and referral center in Aubrey, Texas, that provides ambulatory, surgical, and emergency equine services in the broader North Texas region. Directly comparable to EVS in service mix (hospital + farm calls + reproduction) and competitive geography.
• Pioneer Equine Hospital: Equine referral hospital in Oakdale, California, with comparable service lines in surgery, internal medicine, lameness, and reproduction. Similar single-site full-service model, but serves a Western U.S. region rather than Texas.
• Reata Equine Hospital: Equine hospital and ambulatory practice based in Weatherford, Texas, offering lameness, surgery, reproduction, and emergency services. Overlaps with EVS on performance horse lameness, sports medicine, and reproductive services, and competes for the same North Texas performance horse clientele.
• Brazos Valley Equine Hospital: Texas-based equine hospital and ambulatory practice with similar service mix including lameness, surgery, reproduction, and emergency care. Comparable in size and operational model to EVS, serving the Texas performance horse market.
• The Arnold Reproduction Center: Equine reproduction center in Weatherford, Texas, operated by Dr. Leea Arnold, focused on stallion and mare reproductive services. Directly overlaps with EVS's breeding and embryo transfer services and has a documented professional relationship via Dr. Wickline.

Regional players

• Equiplex Veterinary Hospital: Texas equine hospital where founder Dr. Arnold previously worked as an associate. Provides ambulatory and referral equine services in the North Texas region, representing an early professional lineage and a comparable regional competitor to EVS.

Others

• Animal Imaging: Outpatient diagnostic imaging facility in Irving, Texas, founded as an associate venture that includes Dr. Arnold. Provides advanced imaging services (MRI, CT) to referring veterinarians, complementing rather than competing with EVS's in-house diagnostics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/EquineVetServices
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/equine-veterinary-services---texas
• Xtwitter.com/MyEquineDoc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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