Old Dominion Equine Associates

08/12/2026

🐴Your horse’s paperwork just got a whole lot easier!

Did you know you can access your horse’s digital Coggins and health certificates anytime through Global Vet Link (GVL)?

And GVL just added some great new features! 🎉

✨ NEW: Add & Edit Animals
Add horses directly from your dashboard and update animal information (including images!)—no clinic call required for many changes.

👥 NEW: Add Agents
Give barn managers, trainers, co-owners, or other trusted individuals access to your horse’s Coggins and important documents—all from the horse’s profile.

🗂️ NEW: Upload Additional Documents
Keep important records all in one place! Upload:
• Vaccine records
• Health & movement documents
• Supporting veterinary records
• Other important paperwork

🗑️ Need to clean up old profiles?
GVL also now allows you to request deletion of animal profiles you no longer need.

📱 One place. Less paperwork. Easier access.

👉 Log in to Global Vet Link:
https://globalvetlink.com/myvetlink

🐎💜 Keep your horse’s important documents organized and accessible wherever you go!

✨ Feature in Focus: MyVetLink ✨

Stop searching through emails and glove boxes for your animal's health records.

With MyVetLink, your GVL-issued certificates are automatically available, and you can upload records from anywhere else to keep everything together in one place.

One login. One location. Every record you need.

Learn more: https://hubs.la/Q04rlGcm0

07/29/2026

Important USEF medication update regarding Methocarbomal (Robaxin) and Cetirizine (Zyrtec)

- Methocarbomal: now recommend to give a 24 hour withdrawal if given with other medication or supplements due to altered absorption and risk of positive drug test if given at 12 hours with other substances

- Cetirizine: now a permitted substance! No medication report required for this medication.

Please see official USEF link for more information or reach out to our office if you have any questions.

Effective immediately, cetirizine will become a permitted substance in USEF-licensed competition

07/02/2026

Office Closure Notice:

Old Dominion Equine Associates will be closed on Friday, July 3rd, 2026, in observance of Independence Day.

While our office is closed, our doctors remain available for 24/7 emergency care. If your horse requires emergency assistance, please call 434-951-9225.

We wish you, your family, and your horses a safe and happy Independence Day weekend!

04/20/2026

📣 EHV-1 Positive Case Alert: 📣

There was a positive case of EHV-1 Neurologic form at HITS Culpeper on 4/17/26.

42 horses housed in Barn 5 at the showgrounds have been placed under quarantine by the state vet. The positive horse’s home facility has also been placed under mandated quarantine.

The Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) remains the best place to get updated outbreak information:
https://www.equinediseasecc.org/alerts

What to do if your horse attended the show?

🌡 Monitor your horse’s temperature twice per day for 14 days. Any horses with a fever (temp greater than 101.5 F) should be tested for EHV-1.

If your horse was not in barn 5, and if you have not been placed under a quarantine by the state vet, then your horse is not considered directly exposed.

Horses with no direct exposure have no mandated movement restrictions at this time.

📌 Upcoming shows:

If you have any shows coming up, please check in with the host facility for any updated restrictions/rules they may be implementing for their facility.

📞 Questions or concerns?
Feel free to reach out to us by calling 434-951-9225!

03/16/2026

🚨 We're Hiring! 🚨
Veterinary Assistant – Full-Time
📍 Old Dominion Equine Associates – Keswick, VA

Love horses? Want to work with a dedicated, fun team of equine professionals?
We’re looking for a motivated Veterinary Assistant to join our practice!

✅ Horse experience preferred
✅ Team-oriented, reliable, and ready to learn
✅️ Clean driving record

This is a great opportunity to grow in the equine veterinary field!

📩 Submit your resume online at https://olddominionequine.com/careers/ or on Indeed
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Come be a part of something great. 🐴💙

Careers - Loving horses is often what draws us to this profession but serving their owners is what keeps us here. We believe in hard work, honesty, and integrity.

02/25/2026

Two positive cases of EHV-1 were reported on February 24, 2026 at a farm in Louisa County, Virginia. We are not concerned, however we want to be proactive in our communication with the horse community.

Facts:

The affected farm has been quarantined and there is no evidence the disease spread beyond their property.

Contact tracing has been completed, and if additional facilities were affected, the owners would have been notified during that process.

The State Veterinarian is supervising the quarantined farm and actively communicating.

Farm employees have been trained on biosecurity.

EHV-1 is a common disease and veterinarians are familiar with preventing its spread

The single best source for updated case and outbreak information is the EDCC (Equine Disease Communication Center) Website: https://www.equinediseasecc.org/

What you can do:

Ensure that your horse has been vaccinated for flu/rhino in the last 6 months.

Note: the vaccine does not protect against EHM, the neurologic form of EHV but it reduces viral shedding, which decreases the spread of the disease to other horses.

Monitor your horse’s temperature.

Normal temperature: 99-101*F

If your horse develops a fever (temp greater than 101.5) or new respiratory signs (nasal discharge, cough), place them in a quarantine area away from other healthy horses until you receive further guidance from your veterinarian. Ensure they can have no nose to nose contact with other horses.

If your horse becomes ill, your veterinarian will advise the following:

Wash hands with soap and water, and utilize foot baths (dilute bleach, or chlorhexidine solution) after interacting with quarantined horses.

Do not share equipment between horses (brushes, tack, buckets, pitch forks, muck tub, etc).

Reduce traffic (human and animal) at your barn. Ensure visitors follow quarantine and biosecurity guidelines.

Change your clothes in between farms if applicable.

Handle the sick/quarantined horse after handling all of the healthy horses. Tasks such as feeding, haying, grooming, turnout, mucking stalls.

If you have any additional concerns, feel free to call our office at 434-951-9225.

Updates on current disease outbreaks are listed here as they occur and will include the date listed, disease name, location and current status. Specific premises will not be named but the general location by town, county and state will be listed. When locations, events or horses are at risk they wil...

02/06/2026

You could win a lameness exam with Dr. Jeff Beshear by bidding in this auction for Commonwealth Dressage and Combined Training Association: CDCTA! Bidding ends February 15th, so be sure to check it out!

https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/115797/auctions/194320/auction_items/6714046

😃New items added to the CDCTA online Fundraising Auction!!!
The auction is open through Sunday, February 15th. Head over to the link and bid on some amazing items! 🙌

➡️ https://www.32auctions.com/CDCTA2026

We would like to thank the following donors for your support:
A Jump Above
Allison Springer Eventing
Ashley Adams Eventing
Ashley Trier Eventing
B4 Equine Services, LLC
Beaux Reves
Beverly Equestrian
Blue Ridge Farmers Coop-Charlottesville
Bluemont Vineyard
Bourke Eventing
Bright Moon Eventing
CFC - Culpepper
Carin Coker Eventing, LLC
Coat Defense
Cool Breeze Equine, LLC
Crick Hollow Dressage
Custom Horse Ornaments by BZ
Deep Purple Eventing
Dover Saddlery
Dry Run Farm Eventing
Dynamic Duo Equestrian
Ema Klugman
Equimar Riding Academy
Evergro
Ewbank Equestrian
Gabby Dickerson Eventing
Hair by Deena
Half Pass Farm
HighPoint Farm
Hip and Humble
Hollberg Equestrian
Horse Country Saddlery
Jessie Ginsburg, R Dressage Judge Jessie Ginsburg
Journeymen Saddlers
Jubilee Equestrian
Kurt Martin Eventing
Lauren Kieffer Equestrian Lauren Nicholson Eventing
Last Frontier Farm
Leading Edge Dressage
Lisa Reid Eventing
Marion duPoint Scott Equine Medical Center
Mad Barn
Maryland Horse Trials/Loch Moy
Megan O’Donoghue Eventing
Mitchell Dressage Series
Morningside Eventing
Morven Park
Mud & Suds Blanket Washing
Old Dominion Equine Associates
Personal Reflection Day Spa
Piedmont Equine
Plain Dealing Farm
PT-Dressage
Rachel Lawson Eventing
Rappahannock Hunt
Red Gate Farm
Riding Far
Royal Hands Equine Massage
Silver Eagle Stable
Southern States Purcellville
Southwest Mountains Vineyards
Stephen Bradley Eventing
Stitches By Chloe
Stubben North America
Surefire Eventing
Tara Jelenic Photography
The Frame Sport Horses
Tri-County Feeds
Unbridled Equine Photography
United States Eventing Association
Upskill Equestrian
VA Eventing
Veterinary Rehabilitation Services of Virginia
Virginia Equine Rehabilitation & Performance Center / Be Safe Bracelets
Virginia Fall Races
Virginia Gold Cup
Warrenton Hunt
Wayward Springs Farm
Windchase Eventing
WinGreen Farm

01/21/2026

🩺ISO: Insulin Dysregulation Study Candidates🩺

🐴 Is your horse gaining weight, low on energy, or showing odd fat deposits?

Your horse may be dealing with insulin dysregulation - a condition that can quietly affect weight, energy, hoof health, and behavior.
If diet and exercise haven't helped, your horse may qualify for Boehringer Ingelheim's EQUIDY clinical study
👉 https://equidy.boehringer-ingelheim.com/

The study is exploring a potential new treatment option for insulin dysregulation, as there are currently no FDA approved medications for the condition.

❓ Does my horse qualify?
- Is your horse at least 2 years old?
- Has your horse shown signs of insulin dysregulation? This includes one or more of the following: a fatty or cresty neck; unusual fat deposits around the shoulders or tailhead; gaining weight on a restricted diet; low energy or reluctance to work; an "easy keeper"; a history of "founder" or laminitis?
- Have you tried managing it with diet or exercise for at least 6 weeks?

If you answered yes to all of these questions, your horse may qualify for this study.
📧 Please reach out to Dr. Libby Goldstein at [email protected] and make sure to include your name, your horse's name, and where the horse is located and we will be in touch.

📋 What to expect if your horse joins the study:
- Most visits happen at your horse's location
- Screening testing will be done first to see if your horse qualifies
- About 11 farm visits over approximately 20 weeks
- Partial fasting required for up to 4 key study visits
- No changes to your horse's diet or daily management during the study
- Use a simple phone app to log daily medication
- Study medications (or placebo), exams, and lab work are provided at no cost
- You may be eligible to receive up to $400 compensation if your horse completes the study

12/12/2025

Thank you all for celebrating with us at the Old Dominion Equine Associates Holiday Party! 🎄✨

Your presence made the evening so special, and we truly enjoyed seeing everyone.

If you snapped any photos last night, we’d love to see them! Feel free to send them our way or share them in the comments — we can’t wait to relive the fun! 📸💛

12/10/2025

Drs. Brady, Byrwa, and Mayer recently traveled to Denver, CO for another fun and enlightening AAEP conference! Thank you to the rest of the ODEA team for holding down the fort while we were gone!