Mid-South Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery

Mid-South Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery Mid-South Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery, owned by Dr. Richard Rocconi, is an equine veterinary clinic specializing in lameness and surgery.

06/11/2026

๐Ÿฉบ Colic surgery isnโ€™t our first choice, but sometimes itโ€™s the only choice. When medical management canโ€™t resolve the problem, the OR becomes our next step.

๐Ÿ“ž 940-230-6611
๐Ÿ“ 35 McDaniel Rd | Tioga, TX
๐ŸŒ midsouthequine.com

๐Ÿชฐ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ฐ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ: ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐Ž๐ฐ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ž๐ ๐“๐จ ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ Recent confirmed cases of New World Screwworm (NWS) in Texas have ...
06/09/2026

๐Ÿชฐ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ฐ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ: ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐Ž๐ฐ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ž๐ ๐“๐จ ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ

Recent confirmed cases of New World Screwworm (NWS) in Texas have raised concerns throughout the livestock industry. While historically eradicated from the United States, the parasite has now been detected in South Texas, prompting increased monitoring and biosecurity efforts.

๐Ÿชฐ What Is New World Screwworm?
New World Screwworm is the larval stage of a fly that lays eggs in wounds or openings on warm-blooded animals. Unlike common maggots that feed on dead tissue, screwworm larvae feed on living tissue, causing severe damage, pain, and infection.

โš ๏ธ What Should Horse Owners Watch For?
Pay close attention to:
๐Ÿ”น Cuts, scrapes, or lacerations
๐Ÿ”น Surgical incisions
๐Ÿ”น Castration sites
๐Ÿ”น Umbilical areas in foals
๐Ÿ”น Hoof injuries or abscess tracts
๐Ÿ”น Any wound that is draining or slow to heal

Signs of possible infestation include:
โ€ข Excessive swelling around a wound
โ€ข Foul odor or abnormal discharge
โ€ข Visible larvae within the wound
โ€ข Increased pain or irritation
โ€ข Wounds that rapidly worsen despite treatment

โœ… Prevention Is Key

โœ”๏ธ Inspect horses daily for wounds or injuries
โœ”๏ธ Promptly clean and treat all wounds
โœ”๏ธ Maintain aggressive fly control measures
โœ”๏ธ Keep surgical sites protected during healing
โœ”๏ธ Contact your veterinarian if a wound appears abnormal or is not healing properly

๐Ÿš› How Could This Affect Travel?

As federal and state officials respond to confirmed cases, movement requirements and travel recommendations may continue to evolve. Certain regions may have additional inspection, permitting, or movement restrictions. Owners planning to attend horse shows should stay informed and ensure all health documentation is current.

Mid-South Equine will continue monitoring updates from the USDA, Texas Animal Health Commission, and other animal health officials and will share important information as it becomes available.

๐Ÿ“ž 940-230-6611
๐Ÿ“ 35 McDaniel Rd | Tioga, TX
๐ŸŒ midsouthequine.com

06/08/2026

๐Ÿ”ฉ ๐…๐ž๐ญ๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ค ๐‚๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ซ ๐Ÿ”ฉ

When most people think of orthopedic surgery, they think of repairing fractures. However, there are many other conditions that can require surgical intervention.

๐Ÿฅ In this case, the horse had a cyst within the fetlock joint. These cystic lesions can create pain, inflammation, and lameness by weakening the bone and disrupting the normal function of the joint. Left untreated, they can continue to cause discomfort and potentially lead to further joint deterioration.

๐Ÿช›To address the problem, screws were placed across the fetlock joint to provide stability and support while the affected area heals. By reducing motion within the joint and creating a more favorable environment for healing, we can help improve the horseโ€™s comfort and long-term prognosis.

๐Ÿ“‹ Every case is unique, and treatment decisions are based on a variety of factors including the horseโ€™s age, intended use, severity of lameness, and the location and extent of the lesion.

โ˜Ž๏ธ Mid-South Equine proudly accepts referral surgical cases. Our surgeons work closely with referring veterinarians and owners to provide advanced orthopedic and elective surgical care for horses across the country.

๐Ÿ“ž 940-230-6611
๐Ÿ“ 35 McDaniel Rd | Tioga, TX
๐ŸŒ midsouthequine.com

06/05/2026

๐Ÿด ๐…๐จ๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐’๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก

This foal underwent surgery to repair a substantial umbilical hernia.

An umbilical hernia occurs when the body wall at the belly button does not completely close after birth, allowing abdominal contents to protrude through the opening. While some small hernias may be monitored, larger hernias often require surgical correction to prevent complications such as enlargement, trauma to the area, or entrapment of intestines.

During surgery, the hernia is carefully repaired and the body wall is closed to restore normal abdominal strength and function.

The good news? Most foals recover very well and are back to being playful, growing babies in a relatively short period of time.

๐Ÿ“ž 940-230-6611
๐Ÿ“ 35 McDaniel Rd | Tioga, TX
๐ŸŒ midsouthequine.com

๐Ÿš› ๐‡๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐จ๐š๐ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐’๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง? With show season in full force, we want to help make sure you have everything you n...
06/02/2026

๐Ÿš› ๐‡๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐จ๐š๐ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐’๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง?

With show season in full force, we want to help make sure you have everything you need before you hit the open road.

๐Ÿ’Š Please submit medication requests 2 weeks before your departure date.

This allows our team enough time to:
โœ”๏ธ Process your order
โœ”๏ธ Place special orders if needed
โœ”๏ธ Receive shipments into the clinic
โœ”๏ธ Ensure everything is ready before you head to the show

โณ Compounded medications can take up to a week (or longer) to arrive, so the earlier we receive your request, the better.

Our goal is to keep your horses performing at their best and avoid any last-minute medication shortages while youโ€™re on the road.

๐Ÿ“ž Call or text the clinic at 940-230-6611 to place your medication order.

โ˜€๏ธ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ With temperatures on the rise, itโ€™s important to help your horses stay comfortable, hydrated, and ...
06/01/2026

โ˜€๏ธ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž โ˜€๏ธ

๐Ÿ”ฅ With temperatures on the rise, itโ€™s important to help your horses stay comfortable, hydrated, and healthy throughout the summer months. Heat stress can affect any horse, whether theyโ€™re competing, trail riding, or out in the pasture.

๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐“๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐“๐จ ๐Š๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‡๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ฅ:

โ–ช๏ธProvide unlimited access to fresh, clean water
โ–ช๏ธOffer shade whenever possible
โ–ช๏ธConsider adding electrolytes to replace what is lost through sweat
โ–ช๏ธSchedule riding and exercise during the cooler morning or evening hours
โ–ช๏ธUse fans and increase airflow in stalls and barns
โ–ช๏ธHose horses off after exercise and scrape excess water away to improve cooling
โ–ช๏ธMonitor for signs of heat stress, including excessive sweating, rapid breathing, lethargy, elevated heart rate, or decreased appetite

๐Ÿšจ ๐’๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ž๐Ÿ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž ๐ˆ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐. If your horse appears overheated, move them to a shaded area, begin active cooling with water, and contact your veterinarian if they do not improve quickly.

Having extra precautions in place can go a long way towards keeping them cool and safe during the hottest months of the year.

๐Ÿ“ž 940-230-6611
๐Ÿ“ 35 McDaniel Rd | Tioga, TX
๐ŸŒ Midsouthequine.com

05/31/2026

๐Ÿ† ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐€ ๐–๐ซ๐š๐ฉ ๐Ž๐ง ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ž๐ซ! ๐Ÿ†

โ˜”๏ธ Between the rain and construction, this yearโ€™s show certainly kept everyone on their toes. But as horse people always do, we made the best of it, kept moving forward, and enjoyed a great horse show.

๐Ÿฅ‡ Congratulations to all of our clients, trainers, and exhibitors on a successful show. Thank you for trusting Mid-South Equine to be a part of your team.

๐Ÿ‘ Thank you to and the entire horse show staff for adapting and making the best of the hand Mother Nature dealt us.

A special shoutout to for letting Briggs and Koda be our entertainment for the last two weeks. There was never a dull moment when they were around!

โžก๏ธ ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ซ๐›๐ฒ | ๐Ž๐ค๐ฅ๐š๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐š ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ

Dr. Dalton will be there on and off throughout the show, so donโ€™t hesitate to reach out if you need anything.

๐ŸŽ‰ ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐š๐ฒ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ! ๐ŸŽ‰This month, weโ€™re celebrating some amazing members of the Mid-South Equine team!๐ŸŽ‚ Alyssa๐ŸŽ‚ Jen...
05/29/2026

๐ŸŽ‰ ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐š๐ฒ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ! ๐ŸŽ‰

This month, weโ€™re celebrating some amazing members of the Mid-South Equine team!

๐ŸŽ‚ Alyssa
๐ŸŽ‚ Jennifer
๐ŸŽ‚ Rylee
๐ŸŽ‚ Debbie
๐ŸŽ‚ Jordyn

From caring for our patients and assisting our veterinarians to keeping the clinic running smoothly behind the scenes, each of these ladies plays an important role in the care we provide every day.

A special Happy Birthday to Jordyn, who is celebrating her birthday today! ๐Ÿฅณ

Thank you all for your hard work, dedication, and the positive attitudes you bring to Mid-South Equine. We are grateful to have each of you as part of our team.

Help us wish them all a very Happy Birthday in the comments! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽˆ๐ŸŽ‚

05/28/2026

๐Ÿด ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‘๐จ๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ขโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ โ€ฆ

Sports medicine veterinarian, surgeonโ€ฆ and now pony tour guide at The Premier Horse Show. ๐Ÿค 

Briggs sweet talked Dr. Tony into taking him and Koda on a little sightseeing trip around the cross country course. Pretty sure this wasnโ€™t covered in class in veterinary school ๐Ÿ˜†

๐Ÿ‘๏ธ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐›๐ฌ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ฒ๐ž ๐Ÿ‘๏ธA stromal abscess is a serious condition that affects the cornea. These abscesses occu...
05/27/2026

๐Ÿ‘๏ธ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐›๐ฌ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ฒ๐ž ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ

A stromal abscess is a serious condition that affects the cornea. These abscesses occur when bacteria or fungi become trapped deep within the cornea, often after a small injury or ulcer that may have already healed over on the surface.

Because the infection is trapped beneath the outer layer of the eye, these can be painful and difficult to treat without veterinary care.

โš ๏ธ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ:
โ€ข Squinting or keeping the eye closed
โ€ข Excessive tearing
โ€ข Cloudiness or a white/yellow spot on the eye
โ€ข Swelling around the eye
โ€ข Sensitivity to light
โ€ข Pain or discomfort

๐Ÿฉบ ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐?
Treatment depends on the severity and depth of the abscess but may include:
โ€ข Frequent topical medications
โ€ข Antifungal or antibiotic therapy
โ€ข Anti-inflammatory medications
โ€ข Subpalpebral lavage systems for easier treatment delivery
โ€ข Surgery in more advanced cases

Early diagnosis and aggressive treatment are extremely important to help preserve vision and keep the horse comfortable.

If you notice any changes in your horseโ€™s eye, donโ€™t wait. Eye conditions can worsen quickly.

๐Ÿ“ž 940-230-6611
๐Ÿ“ 35 McDaniel Rd | Tioga, TX
๐ŸŒ midsouthequine.com

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