Equine Sports Medicine & Surgery in Tioga, Texas
Horse Show Veterinarian | On-Site Care | Mid-South Equine
Welcome to our Equine Veterinary Clinic, where we specialize in sports medicine and surgery for your beloved horses. Our services include advanced diagnostic imaging such as standing MRI and bone scans, as well as lameness rehabilitation and soft tissue care. With in labs and pre-purchase examinations, we ensure your horse receives the highest quality of care. Trust us to keep your equine athlete healthy and performing at their best!
Equine Surgery Procedures
Equine Surgery in North TexasOrthopedic, Arthroscopic & Soft Tissue | Tioga,
TexasMid-South Equine performs orthopedic and soft tissue surgery at our Tioga facility, with a board-certified equine surgeon on staff — a credential held by relatively few practices in this region.Because we diagnose and operate in the same building, no time and no information is lost between the workup and the procedure. The veterinarian who identifies the lesion is the one who addresses it, working from imaging they read themselves.
Your Surgeon
Dr. Alli Salinger, DVM, MS, DACVS-LA
is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal). She completed a three-year large animal surgical residency and a Master of Science at Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine, following an internship at Pioneer Equine Hospital in California, and has published scientific work on carpal fracture fixation and equine skeletal development.
Orthopedic & Arthroscopic SurgeryArthroscopy lets us enter a joint through small portals with a camera, treating what's inside with far less trauma than open surgery and a substantially faster return to work.OCD (osteochondritis dissecans) lesion removal — stifle, hock, fetlockChip and bone fragment removalSubchondral bone cyst debridementJoint lavage and debridement for septic arthritisTenoscopy of tendon sheathsBursoscopy
Because we image in-house, surgical planning happens off studies our own team acquired and interpreted — not a disc that arrived with a horse.
Fracture Repair
Internal fixation using screws and plates for repairable fractures, including condylar fractures, sesamoid fractures, splint bone fractures, and select long bone injuries.
Fractures are emergencies.
Call 940-230-6611 before you load.
How a horse is stabilized and hauled materially affects whether the fracture stays repairable, and we'd rather advise you on the phone than have you arrive with a worse injury than you left with.
Soft Tissue Surgery
Laceration and wound reconstruction
Hernia repair — umbilical and inguinal
Cryptorchid castration (retained testicle)Routine and complicated castration
Mass and sarcoid removal
Angular Limb Deformity Correction
Time-sensitive corrective surgery in foals, including periosteal transection and transphyseal bridging.The window closes as growth plates mature. Fetlock corrections must happen within the first few months of life; carpal and hock corrections allow somewhat longer. If you're looking at a crooked-legged foal, call early. Waiting to see whether it straightens on its own is the most common reason a correctable deformity becomes permanent.Dr. Salinger's focus includes neonatal care, and foal cases are welcome.
Anesthesia & Patient Safety
Every surgical patient receives a pre-anesthetic evaluation and bloodwork.
General anesthesia is maintained with inhalant gas, with continuous monitoring of heart rate, blood pressure, oxygenation, and anesthetic depth by a team member whose only job is the patient's stability. Recovery takes place in a padded stall, with assisted recovery when the case calls for it.Anesthetic risk in horses is real and we don't minimize it. It's also why we perform lower limb imaging on
