Arizona Equine Medical & Surgical Centre

Wow! Awesome work, to all the doctors, nurses, and techs that worked on Tucson, THANK YOU!!! Diagnosis was spot on and the treatment plan worked out well. Tucson is recovering well and is adapting to his new lifestyle. I appreciate the flexibility of providing a free consultation over the phone. Thank you all for showing Tucson so much support during his visit.

I don't leave many reviews, but I can't recommend the team here enough. I've needed one emergency clinic visit and one routine farm call within weeks of each other, and both scenarios were handled with professionalism and high-quality care. I have also been very pleasantly surprised by the transparency, fairness, and ethical consideration we've received on the financial end of things, which is so rare these days.

My mare had arthritis in her right front pastern joint. She would get short term relief with steroid injection followed by gel injections. She was partially bone on bone in the joint. I interviewed several surgeons before selecting Dr Howard at Az equine!! I could not be happier with my choice!! My mate had surgery today for arthrodesis of the pastern joint. His entire staff makes you feel welcome and explain procedures prior to and after the surgery. Dr Howard spent time answering my email questions as well As meeting with me at my request prior to the surgery. Today was a big day but they were very professional and my mare did great!! I myself work in surgery so I was able to watch through a large window they treated my mare with kid gloves!!! They have great sterile technique and Dr Howard came out when she was in recovery room to tell me he was pleased with how it went. She is in a fiberglass cast and he showed me the X-rays of the screw placement!!! I had been told to euthanize her but she has no other issues so I eould not even consider that! I can’t say enough great things about this place and my experience with DLL of the staff!! It’s clean and they take great care of your horse!! Highly recommend Dr Howard and AZ Equine! A very very happy horse owner Ann

Our Gelding Taitos was near dead when I found him Sunday morning, July 21, 2024 laying in his stall. After our local large animal vet was unable to help due to a blockage...we drove him from Tucson to AZ Equine in Gilbert. Dr. Howard is amazing, he saved our boys live with immediate surgery on Sunday afternoon at 4:35 pm. The culprit was a blockage the size of a softball containing Mesquite beans, knocked off by a heavy storm...he ate a bunch. Make sure to rake them up and away from a heavy muncher! Thank you for everything you did for us Dr. Howard & team. You are all a blessing! The Hoffmann's and Taitos back at home today💕

My horse needed a scope done due to chronic choking. It required an impromptu overnight stay due to some technical issues. Georgia didn’t seem to mind. In fact, she refused to load. How many people does it take to load Georgia? Quite a few. But the wonderful vets and techs at Arizona Equine got her in! They went above and beyond during her stay. Georgia said, "five stars. Didn’t like the tube down my nose. But would stay here again. Good amenities." The scope was done quickly and everything was explained along the way. Was able to do it without sedation and they kept my horse calm through it. I will be switching to Arizona Equine for all of my horse needs going forward. I had used them back in 2021 when I had to help my first horse cross. They came so quickly on a Sunday morning. They were very patient and compassionate despite the fact it was a muddy rainy mess. Let me take a few more minutes to say goodbye and ensured his comfort through it all.

I received better care on my horse from Dr. Howard and his team than I could expect from any hospital for myself. I was surprised with this train wreck first thing the morning of May 19. I called Arizona Equine and they said they would work her in their schedule. I wasn't there 5min and Dr Howard and team was working on her. This is a great outfit, I hope I never need them again but if I do I wouldn't go anywhere else. I couldn't have had a better result or experience Thank you Arizona Equine! Aaron from Casa Grande, Az.

Dr. Howard has done 2 surgeries on my gelding. He is amazing. He was able to get us in on an emergency basis in Dec 2023 to do an enucliation, which turned out beautiful. He placed an implant in the socket. It looks like he has his eye closed, and he even left some eyelashes. Most people don't even notice unless I say something. For such a traumatic procedure for us, Sam was much happier and out of pain. A big thank you to everyone at AZ Equine, Patty & Kevin