Mid-South Equine Sports Medicine & Surgery
in Tioga, Texas
Mid-South Equine Sports Medicine & Surgery
in Tioga, Texas
Mid-South Equine Sports Medicine & Surgery provides equine sports medicine, lameness evaluation, and equine surgery for performance horses across North Texas and DFW. We are the only clinic within two hours of Tioga offering standing MRI, traditional MRI, and equine bone scan. Our services include diagnostic imaging, orthopedic and arthroscopic surgery with a board-certified surgeon, regenerative therapy, rehabilitation,gastroscopy, in-house laboratory, pre-purchase exams, and reproduction.
Performance Horse Show Veterinarian | On-Site Care | Mid-South Equine
Mid-South Equine Sports Medicine & Surgery in Tioga, Texas
Performance Horse Veterinarians
Mid-South Equine is a referral-level equine sports medicine and surgery practice in Tioga, Texas, serving performance horse owners, trainers, and breeders throughout the DFW metroplex and North Texas. We diagnose and treat the lameness and soft tissue injuries that keep good horses out of the ring — and we're the only clinic within two hours of Tioga offering both standing MRI and nuclear scintigraphy under one roof. From a subtle performance change your trainer can't quite name, to fracture repair and arthroscopic surgery, to a veterinarian standing at the in-gate with you at the AQHA World Show — we handle the full arc of care for competitive horses.
What Sets Us Apart
Imaging Without Anesthesia
Standing MRI is performed on a sedated horse that stays on its feet. No general anesthesia means no anesthetic risk, no recovery stall, and no lost day — most horses go home the same afternoon. It also means the limb is imaged under load, the way it actually works. A ligament that looks fine hanging free can show its injury when it's bearing weight.
The Problem a Resting Scope Misses
A horse can scope perfectly clean in the barn aisle and collapse its airway at speed. Our overground endoscope records the airway while your horse works in its own tack at its own job — and because we perform tie-back, tie-forward, and epiglottic entrapment surgery here, the veterinarian who finds it is the one who fixes it.
Diagnostic Scoping That Reaches the Real Problem
Ulcers and airway obstruction cause the same complaint — a horse that quits. Gastroscopy examines the full stomach lining directly, and our overground endoscope records the airway while the horse works in its own tack at its own job.
Surgical Training Most Practices Send Out For
Dr. Alli Salinger completed a three-year large animal surgical residency and became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2024. Cases that would otherwise ship to a university hospital are handled here, by someone who read the imaging herself.
Recovery Built Into the Practice
A cold saltwater spa, shockwave, PEMF, and laser sit in the same building as the surgical suite. Rehabilitation isn't referred out or improvised — it starts the day the horse comes off the table, on a protocol tied to serial ultrasound rather than a calendar.
The Whole Skeleton, Not One Limb
When a horse won't localize to blocking, or the lameness shifts between limbs, a bone scan surveys the entire skeleton for active remodeling. It routinely finds pelvic, sacroiliac, and back problems that no amount of distal limb blocking will ever reveal. Horses stay overnight for clearance.
Taking care of your equine partner
Attention To
Detail
Performance Horse Focus
Western pleasure, reining, trail, cutting, hunter under saddle, barrel racing, ranch riding. We understand what each discipline asks of a horse's body — and where it tends to break down. Your equine partner's comfort and longevity drive every decision we make.
Standing MRI & Bone Scan On-Site
We are the only clinic within two hours of Tioga offering standing MRI, traditional MRI, and nuclear scintigraphy under one roof. Standing MRI requires no general anesthesia — your horse stays sedated but upright, and most go home the same day.
Specialist
Veterinarians
Diagnosis and Surgery Under One Roof
The veterinarian who finds the lesion is the one who addresses it. No shipping your horse across the state between the workup and the procedure, and no information lost in the handoff between practices.
Mid-South Equine Sports Medicine & Surgery is a veterinarian-owned Dr. Tony Rocconi equine practice in Tioga, Texas, serving performance horse owners, trainers, and breeders throughout North Texas and the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
At Mid-South Equine, we specialize in advanced diagnostic imaging for your horse's health. Our facility is the only one within two hours of Tioga offering standing MRI, traditional MRI, and nuclear scintigraphy. With our standing, your horse can remain weight-bearing and sedated without the need for general anesthesia, often allowing them to return home the same day. Our comprehensive imaging services also include digital radiography and diagnostic ultrasound, complemented by an in-house laboratory that provides same-day bloodwork results. .It shows the deep digital flexor tendon, collateral ligaments, and navicular bursa that radiographs cannot see.
We perform orthopedic and arthroscopic procedures, fracture repair, soft tissue surgery, hernia repair, and angular limb deformity correction in foals, with full inhalant anesthesia and continuous monitoring. Because diagnosis and surgery happen in the same building, the veterinarian who identifies the lesion is the one who addresses it.
Treatment continues with equine regenerative therapy including PRP, IRAP, stem cell, bone marrow concentrate, A2M, and Renovo, alongside equine shockwave therapy, cold saltwater spa, MagnaWave PEMF, laser, and trigger point work. Rehabilitation programs are built on serial ultrasound rather than a calendar.
Our equine surgery program is led by a board-certified equine surgeon, a credential few practices in this region can offer.
We also provide horse pre-purchase exams with gait, health, and conformation evaluation plus imaging to whatever scope the purchase warrants; equine gastroscopy for ulcers; upper airway endoscopy and dynamic exercising scope; vaccinations and deworming; and equine reproduction and embryo transfer services.
As a horse show veterinarian, our team travels to major shows nationwide, providing on-site care from the moment the trailers unload until the last class is called.
Meet the Team
Our Veterinary Team
Mid-South Equine
Dr. Tony Rocconi
DVM, MS Owner/Veterinarian
Dr. Tony Rocconi is a veterinarian at Mid-South Equine Sports Medicine & Surgery in Tioga, Texas, where he focuses on lameness diagnostics, advanced imaging, and orthopedic surgery for performance horses.
Dr. Dalton Pate
DVM Associate Veterinarian
DVM Dalton Pate joined Mid-South Equine in 2018 and now focuses primarily on equine sports medicine. A native of West Point, Mississippi, he earned his DVM from Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine and completed an internship at Outlaw Equine in Texas.
Dr. Alli Salinger,
DVM, MS, Diplomate American College of Veterinary Surgeons Equine Surgeon
Dr. Alli Salinger, DVM, MS, DACVS-LA is a board-certified equine surgeon at Mid-South Equine. She earned her DVM from Western University, completed an internship at Pioneer Equine Hospital in California, and finished a three-year large animal surgical residency and Master of Science at Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2024 and has published on carpal fracture fixation, foal distal limb development, and equine muscle disease. Her focus is orthopedic and soft tissue surgery, sports medicine, and neonatal care.
Dr. Matt Winter
DVM Associate Veterinarian | Equine Sports Medicine
Dr. Matt Winter completed his internship at Mid-South Equine in 2024 and stayed on as an associate veterinarian.
A native of Punta Gorda, Florida, he earned his DVM from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. Since joining the practice, his focus has moved steadily toward sports medicine and the performance horse.
Dr. Taylor Pappas, DVM — A recent graduate of Oklahoma State University,
Dr. Jake Jenson, DVM — A recent graduate of Iowa State University Dr
Victor Zhidkov, DVM — A 2026 graduate of Texas A&M
MID-SOUTH EQUINE Sports Medicine & Surgery · Tioga, Texas
SPORTS MEDICINE & LAMENESS Lameness evaluation Diagnostic nerve & joint blocks Lameness Locator gait analysis Standing MRI & bone scan Digital radiography & ultrasound Pre-purchase examinations
SURGERY Board-certified surgeon on staff Orthopedic & arthroscopic Fracture repair Soft tissue & hernia repair Angular limb deformity Full anesthesia & monitoring
THERAPIES & REHABILITATION PRP & IRAP Stem cell & bone marrow concentrate A2M & Renovo Shockwave therapy Cold saltwater spa MagnaWave PEMF, laser & trigger point
GENERAL & PREVENTIVE CARE Gastroscopy for ulcers Upper airway endoscopy Dynamic exercising scope Vaccinations & deworming In-house laboratory Reproduction & breeding
ON-SITE HORSE SHOW SUPPORT AQHA World · Congress · NSBA World · World Equestrian Center
940-230-6611 · midsouthequine.com 35 McDaniel Road, Tioga, TX 76271
Contact Us
Work Hours
Monday 8:00-5:00 cst
Tuesday 8:00-5:00 cst
Wednesday 8:00-5:00 cst
Thursday 8:00-5:00 cst
Friday 8:00-5:00 cst
Address
35 McDaniel Road
Tioga, TX 76271
Office: 940-230-6611
Fax: 940-222-2760
Email: info@midsouthequine.com
